Hollows Ink is a tattoo studio on Maunganui Road in Mount Maunganui, founded in 2019. The website describes resident artists, a rotating roster of guest artists and apprentices, and a sterile, safe environment. It offers aftercare called After Art, which the site describes as New Zealand's premier tattoo aftercare. A deposit is needed to secure a booking, and it is non-refundable. Designs are approved before work starts, and the website says clients can sit with their artist for up to an hour on the day to discuss changes. Touch-ups are free within three months when aftercare has been followed, except on hands, where they are at the client's own expense. The studio does not tattoo anyone under 17, and 17-year-olds need a parent or guardian to sign a consent form in the studio. It does not tattoo anyone who is pregnant or breastfeeding.
Reviewers say it is the place they would suggest for a first tattoo, and praise the talent of the artists and the artwork. One likes the smell of cleaning products as a sign of safety and responsibility, and calls the store beautiful and clean, with kind service. Another says the sessions were comfortable. The nearest other tattoo studio is banko tattoo, 0.2 km away, which is rated 5.0 from 14 reviews.