that was then, this is now sits at 57 Ghuznee St on The Plateau in Upper Hutt, and holds a 4.9 Google rating.
A good barber does more than run clippers over your head. They read how your hair grows, where the cowlicks sit, and how a cut will look in three weeks, not just on the day. Most work mainly with clippers and scissors — fades, tapers, beard shaping — so it helps to know the names for what you want, or to bring a photo and be honest about how much styling you will actually do at home. Regulars tend to stick with one barber who has learned their head, because a good cut is difficult for someone new to reproduce from a description alone.
For Upper Hutt locals around Ghuznee St, that was then, this is now is a well-rated place to find exactly that kind of ongoing relationship.