TenFold Barbershop is a men's barbershop in the heart of Timaru Central on Stafford Street, holding a perfect 5.0 rating across 353 customer reviews. The shop keeps its craft tightly focused: men's scissor cuts and styles, classic standard haircuts, skin fades, and beard trims with clean lineups, all delivered by a three-strong team of barbers who take pride in precision and plenty of chair-side chat.
The service list covers the whole family — kids' cuts for ages 12 and under, dedicated student and senior cuts, and a popular one-hour Father and Son booking so dad and a child can both be sorted in a single visit. Combo appointments pair a haircut with a beard trim and lineup, or a skin fade with beard work, for those who want the full works in one sitting.
Appointments can be booked online in advance — choosing your preferred barber — or by phone, and the team shares its latest cuts on Instagram and Facebook. Ashton Hurrell, a qualified barber with three years' experience, sums up the shop's approach: clean, precise cuts, a comfortable experience for every client, a good chat along the way, and helping people look and feel their best when they leave the shop.
Timaru has no shortage of places to get a haircut, but very few that can point to a perfect 5.0 rating earned across more than 350 reviews. TenFold Barbershop on Stafford Street in Timaru Central is one of them. Scroll through the feedback on the shop's booking page and a pattern emerges quickly: precise, tidy cuts, a warm welcome, and barbers who genuinely enjoy a conversation. "Excellent cut, even better chat," is how one recent client put it. Another, a first-timer, declared it the best haircut experience they had ever had and promised to be a loyal returning customer "for the rest of my hair growing days."
That kind of loyalty doesn't happen by accident. TenFold runs a tight, barber-focused service menu and delivers it with the consistency that turns first visits into standing appointments.
The backbone of the menu is the men's standard haircut, a brisk 30-minute appointment for a clean, classic result. For clients who want more shaping, texturising and finish, the scissor cut and style books out a full hour. Skin fades — arguably the signature service — get their own half-hour slot, and the results in the shop's gallery show crisp blends and sharp edges.
Beard men are well looked after too. A standalone trim and lineup takes 30 minutes, while two one-hour combos — haircut plus beard trim and lineup, or skin fade paired with beard work — cover the whole face in a single sitting. The Father and Son booking is the family favourite: one hour, and dad and a child both sorted in a single visit.
The menu also makes room for every stage of life, with dedicated 30-minute cuts for kids aged 12 and under, students, and seniors.
Ashton Hurrell is a qualified barber with three years behind the clippers and scissors. His own description of the job doubles as the shop's philosophy: clean, precise cuts, a comfortable experience for every client, and a good chat along the way. He is upfront about continuous improvement too, keeping up with the latest trends and techniques so clients leave looking and feeling their best.
Alongside him work Brooklyn Ngaronoa V and Natui Saumani Su'a, and reviews happily name names — one grandmother made a point of crediting Brooklyn with the cut that left her grandson delighted, while a regular calls Ashton's work the thing that "always tidies me up good." When you book online you choose your barber as well as your time, so regulars can keep their favourite chair.
Everything about a TenFold visit is built to be easy. Appointments are made through the shop's online booking page, where you pick a service, a barber and a time slot; the same page handles rescheduling and cancellations from your phone. Prefer to talk to a human? The shop answers on +64 27 376 7029, takes email at tenfoldbarbershop@gmail.com, and posts its latest work on Instagram and Facebook.
Most single services are 30-minute appointments, so it's easy to slot a cut into a lunch break; the hour-long combos reward those who want the works. Hours are straightforward: the shop opens at 9 AM Monday through Friday, running to 6 PM on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 5 PM on Tuesday and Thursday. Saturday is a morning-only session from 8 AM to noon, and Sunday is closed — worth remembering when you're planning the week's tidy-up.
Five stars from 350-odd reviewers is a number, but what sits behind it is simpler: a shop where the fades are crisp, the lineups are sharp, kids leave happy, students and seniors get a fair deal, and nobody minds if the conversation runs long. Whether it's a fortnightly fade, a father-and-son double, or a first haircut for a nervous youngster, TenFold Barbershop has become the Timaru Central address for getting it done right.