The Piercing Shop Hamilton, at 6 Garden Place in central Hamilton, is a piercing studio that describes itself as the longest established in the Waikato. It has had the same owner since 2000. The studio is open seven days a week, and walk-ins are welcome with no appointment needed. The website says it uses autoclave sterilisation, single-use needles and implant-grade titanium and gold jewellery. It specialises in gentle earlobe piercings for all ages from birth. Customers also mention belly button, tongue and industrial piercings.
Customers praise the welcoming staff, who come up more than anything else. One first-time visitor, who had a septum piercing, said the set-up was very clean and sterile, with written aftercare, and that they were given water and time to lie down when they nearly fainted. Another said the staff fixed an uneven ear piercing that had bothered them for years. Open Locally lists two other tattoo businesses within a kilometre, Poison Studios Tattoo, 0.1 km away and rated 4.8 from 34 reviews, and Flax Roots Tattoo, 0.7 km away and rated 4.7 from 81 reviews. Our pick in central Hamilton for a gentle earlobe piercing.