A self-service laundromat on Kokako Street in Selwyn Heights, Rotorua, run by a New Zealand family-owned company. It is cashless: customers pay with a Liquid Card, which costs $1 once and is topped up at the kiosk by EFTPOS or notes. Every $100 loaded on the card earns a $5 bonus.
The 28kg washer is the size the company recommends for king duvets, mink blankets and curtains. Cold is for dark colours and delicate items, warm for synthetics and moderately soiled clothes, and hot for heavy soiling, bedding and towels. Pet blankets go in the dedicated pet washers. Powder is brought from home or bought in single-serve packs from the vending machine. A wash cycle takes roughly 25 to 30 minutes. The dryers are large, and the company advises low to medium heat for mink blankets.