David's Excellence in Hair Design is a hair salon on Pāora Hapi Street in Taupō, rated 4.9 from 56 Google reviews; details and updates are on its Facebook page.
A good salon starts with the consultation. Before the scissors come out, a stylist worth returning to will ask how you wear your hair day to day, how much time you'll give it, and what has gone wrong before — so bring photos and be honest about your routine. Regulars often stay with one stylist for years, because it takes a couple of visits to learn how your hair falls, grows and takes colour, and each cut after that gets easier. Most salons fill up before weekends and school holidays, so booking ahead is wise.
In the middle of Taupō's town centre, a 4.9 rating doesn't happen by accident — word like that travels a long way in a town this size.