Dragonfly Hair Design is a modern, New Zealand owned and operated hair salon on Ghuznee Street in Te Aro, Wellington, on the edge of Aro Valley. Its promise — 'Where beautiful hair takes flight!' — reflects where the focus sits: on you, your comfort, your style and your confidence. The team takes the time to understand your needs and inspiration, working with a warm, personal approach so you leave feeling refreshed and valued.
The service menu covers the full hair journey. Bespoke colour packages combine foils, balayage or global colour with a cut and blow-wave for a complete finish, using NAK professional colour for healthy, vibrant results. Cuts and styling are tailored to your face shape, hair type and preferences — from a trim or reshaping to a complete style change — each finished with a wash, dry and style. Customised treatments deliver instant results when hair needs a boost, and the Special Events Package brings hair and makeup together in one place for birthdays, weddings, bridal parties, proms, award nights and photoshoots.
Makeup comes through a collaboration with expert artist Lucy Sockett, who offers four signature looks — Soft Glam, Full Glam, Natural Everyday Glam and the Glow-Up — each tailored to your skin tone, undertone and personal style. Behind the chairs, owner Katrina Gray leads a collaborative, supportive team that includes Team Lead and Executive Stylist Volita Pese and stylist Tommy Goose, whose product knowledge and energy (he assisted at the NZ Fashion Show 2025) reflect the salon's creative culture.
The salon is open Tuesday to Saturday, with later evenings on Wednesday and Thursday, and takes bookings online or by phone. Visa, Mastercard and Afterpay are accepted, and the online shop keeps your haircare topped up between visits.
Tucked along Ghuznee Street in Te Aro, on the edge of Aro Valley in central Wellington, Dragonfly Hair Design runs on a simple idea: the salon is about you — your comfort, your style, your confidence. It's a modern, New Zealand owned and operated salon whose tagline, "Where beautiful hair takes flight!" sets the tone from the moment you walk in. Stylists take the time to understand your needs and your inspiration before a single snip, then build the look with a warm, personal approach — the kind of appointment that leaves you feeling refreshed and valued rather than rushed.
Colour is at the heart of the menu. Dragonfly's bespoke colour packages bundle foils, balayage or global colour with a cut and blow-wave, so you walk out with a complete finish. The team works with NAK professional colour, chosen for healthy, vibrant, beautifully tailored results — whether you're refreshing faded ends or committing to a full transformation.
Cuts and styling get the same individual treatment. Every appointment is shaped around your face shape, hair type and preferences, whether that's a trim, a reshape or a complete style change, with precision cutting and layering where you want it. Each cut finishes with a wash, dry and style — sleek and straight or bouncy and wavy, depending on the look you're after.
When hair needs more than a cut, the treatment range steps in. Treatments are customised to address specific hair care challenges and deliver instant results, which makes them a go-to pre-event booster — that "WOW" factor before a wedding, a party or a big night out.
One of Dragonfly's standout offerings is the Special Events Package: hair and makeup in one place, for any occasion — birthdays, weddings and bridal parties, prom, award nights, photoshoots and everything in between. Packages are tailored, so it pays to get in touch with what you have in mind.
The makeup side comes through a collaboration with expert makeup artist Lucy Sockett. Lucy brings a deep understanding of colour harmony and facial balance, reading skin tone, undertone, complexion and hair colour to tailor every look to the individual. She offers four signature looks: Soft Glam for polished, softly sculpted radiance; Full Glam for bold, editorial drama with dramatic eyes and a statement lip; Natural Everyday Glam for understated, no-fuss enhancement; and the Glow-Up for weddings, proms and photoshoots. Clients love her as much for her warm, calming presence as for her technical skill.
The salon's culture starts with owner Katrina Gray, who brings a strong business background and leads alongside her team rather than above it, fostering a high-trust environment where ideas are bounced around and creativity can breathe. Team Lead and Executive Stylist Volita Pese anchors the floor with a calm, grounded presence, guiding the team with what the salon calls a big-sister hand and a solutions-first mindset, while passing on her real-world tricks of the trade. Stylist Tommy Goose brings enthusiasm and standout product knowledge to the chair, and assisted at the NZ Fashion Show 2025 — a sign of the drive and industry dedication the team is building on.
Dragonfly Hair Design is open Tuesday to Saturday: Tuesdays and Fridays run 10am to 4pm, Wednesdays 10am to 7pm, Thursdays 10am to 8pm (the late night for after-work appointments) and Saturdays 9am to 3pm. The salon is closed Mondays and Sundays, so weekend spots are worth planning ahead for.
Appointments can be booked online through the salon's booking system, or you can get in touch by phone or via the contact form on the website. Payments are in NZ dollars, with Visa, Mastercard and Afterpay accepted — handy for spreading out the cost of a bigger colour transformation. There's also an online shop, so you can keep up the routine between visits.
Whether you're after a precision cut, a bespoke balayage, an instant-result treatment or full hair and makeup for the biggest day of the year, Dragonfly Hair Design pairs genuine craft with a team culture built on support and creativity. It's a salon where the hair is taken seriously — and where you, the client, are taken seriously too.