Goldie The Salon is a cosy, thoughtfully designed hair studio on Maclean Street at Paraparaumu Beach, built around the idea of luminous, luxurious hair with a sense of playfulness. The name reflects the salon's focus on creating stunning, lived-in blondes and balayages, while taking equal pride in every other colour and styling brief. It caters to clients looking for premium treatments and services, with one-on-one, specialised service as the standard.
The small team brings serious pedigree. Petra has twenty years in the industry, beginning at Buoy Salon in Wellington, with experience spanning photographic competitions, a national creative team, magazine and expo work, and both New Zealand and New York Fashion Weeks. Zandra adds thirty years across respected Wellington salons including Buoy Salon and Luca Styling, with a signature of big, voluminous, smooth blowouts, creamy sunkissed blondes, rich brunettes and bold, confident cuts.
Every visit starts with a complimentary consultation, and services — from foils, toners and balayage to k18 treatments, haircuts and blowaves — are treated as a guide, adapted to each client's hair and desired look. Goldie is committed to sustainable, eco-friendly practice and is a proud Kapiti-exclusive stockist of Original Mineral, chosen for safe, responsible, clean and healthy haircare. Afterpay is available, and bookings can be made online.
**Goldie The Salon** sits on Maclean Street at Paraparaumu Beach, a cosy, thoughtfully designed hair studio with a clear idea of what beautiful hair means: luminous, luxurious and effortlessly lived in. The name Goldie was chosen for exactly that feeling — stunning blondes with a sense of playfulness — and it shapes everything that happens in the chair, from blonde and balayage work to colour, cutting and styling.
What sets the salon apart is its one-on-one approach. Rather than passing you between stations, Goldie specialises in personalised, premium service: a complimentary consultation to plan the look, a service menu that adapts to your hair rather than forcing you into a preset package, and a finish that leaves hair feeling lived in, looking effortless and — as the salon puts it — transforming confidence.
Petra, the salon's founder, brings twenty years of industry experience to Paraparaumu Beach. She began at Buoy Salon in Wellington before bringing specialised salon services to Kapiti, and her career reads like a masterclass: learning from and alongside some of the industry's greats, competing in photographic competitions, serving on a national creative team, showcasing work in magazines, shows and international expos, and working at both New Zealand and New York Fashion Weeks. Her heart, though, is in the salon — creating stunning, lived-in blondes while taking just as much pride in every other colour and styling request.
Zandra adds thirty further years of craft. Her journey ran through some of New Zealand's most respected salons, including Buoy Salon and Luca Styling in Wellington, and her signature is the big, voluminous, smooth blowout with movement. She loves creating sunkissed creamy blondes, rich mushy brunettes and bold cuts that bring shape and confidence, and she thrives on transformative chops and statement fringes. Her promise is a calm, relaxing experience where clients feel seen, heard and completely spoilt — and leave with hair that is beautiful and realistic to manage at home.
Blondes and balayage are the calling cards here. Every appointment begins with a complimentary consultation, and the service list is offered as a guide to be adapted — the goal being the look you want while protecting the health and integrity of your hair.
The menu runs deep. Lightening options include full head foils, maintenance foils and face-framing babylights, plus a between-foil colour to keep things fresh. Global colour is tailored to short, medium or long hair with root retouches available, while toners, multi-dimensional toners and an all-over gloss refine and perfect any shade. Balayage comes as full head coverage or maintenance. On the care side there are k18 bond-building treatments and shine or volume shots. Haircuts cover ladies, men's and short styles, and school students, with fringe trims complimentary in the four weeks after your cut.
Styling gets its own spotlight: a Blowave is complimentary with any colour service, and you can add a Blowave with mask or a Shine Shot & Blowave when hair deserves extra finish. One practical note the salon makes a point of: if you book a colour service without a haircut, include a Blow Wave Service so adequate chair time is allocated.
Clients describe a sparkling clean space with soft tones, a spa-like vibe and welcome privacy from the road. It is the kind of room where you can kick back, unwind and let the stylist do the rest — exactly as the salon intends. Reviews single out Petra's knowledge and professionalism, her ability to listen and deliver on both cut and colour, and her skill at restoring health and silkiness to hair that has been damaged by years of home colouring.
Underpinning it all is a products philosophy. Goldie is committed to being a sustainable, eco-friendly business and is a proud stockist of Original Mineral — exclusive to Kapiti — choosing safe, responsible, clean and healthy products for clients and stylists alike. The range is available through the salon's online shop, so home routines can carry on what the chair started.
Goldie The Salon is at 59b Maclean Street, Paraparaumu Beach, on the Kapiti Coast. Hours are Tuesday from 5pm to 9pm, Wednesday to Friday from 9:30am to 3:30pm, and Saturday from 12pm to 5pm — the Tuesday evening session a rare after-work window for hair appointments. Bookings are made online through the salon's booking link, and Afterpay is available.
Whether you are chasing a creamy sunkissed blonde, a bold transformative chop or simply a blowout with serious movement, the promise is the same: impeccable technique, honest guidance and hair that makes you look and feel incredible.