S & K Barbers is a barber shop at 10 Beach Rd in the seaside village of Pukerua Bay, Porirua, and it holds a 4.9 Google rating. A good barber does more than run the clippers over the top: they read how your hair sits, work around the cowlicks and the flat patch at the crown, and shape a cut that still looks right three weeks on. The first visit with someone new is the time to be specific: a photo and a plain word about length will get you closer than "just a bit off the top" ever will. Regulars know, too, that shorter styles and fades need a freshen-up every couple of weeks, while scissor-cut hair grows out more forgivingly. For that kind of straightforward, well-kept cut, S & K Barbers sits handy on Beach Rd in Pukerua Bay.