An artists' collective in Eden Terrace, Auckland, with a tattoo studio, art exhibitions, music gigs and merchandise under one roof. NiceGoblins HQ is at 52 Upper Queen Street. The NiceGoblins Collective was founded in 2018 as an Instagram page for its artists, and opened its first tattoo studio on Dominion Road, Mount Eden, in July 2020. We hear the collective moved to the larger Upper Queen Street site in June 2026. The website describes a space for Auckland tattoo artists and illustrators, with tattoo flash, art exhibitions, music gigs, movie nights and other events. It sells T-shirts and merchandise, and runs a mobile tattoo van called the Goblin Mobile Tattoo Van.
Enquiries are made through an online form for tattoo bookings, venue hire and events, merchandise, posters and graphics, and collaborations. Walk-ins are welcome, but the website says the studio may not be open. The collective's stated aim is a creative community that welcomes people who feel pushed to the edges, and its exhibitions draw on submissions from local artists. Of the ten nearby tattoo studios with ten or more reviews, none rates higher than this one. Horiyama Japanese Tattoo and Otautahi Tattoo Auckland, both 0.4 km away, and Three Dice Tattoo Parlour, 0.5 km away, all rate lower.