ninjaflower is a piercing and jewellery studio at 90 Dixon Street, Te Aro, Wellington, and it also does tattoos. Each piercing and tattoo is sterilised in a Statim 2000 autoclave, which treats every item, including the gloves, in its own cycle just before the procedure. Piercings are done with sterile technique and without clamps, pliers or similar tools, using gentle tissue massage and alignment. Initial jewellery is glass, such as pyrex or quartz, or internally threaded titanium, certified to ASTM standards for surgical implant materials.
For healed piercings there is a range of organic jewellery in stone, horn, bone, bamboo, wood and shell. Aftercare advice is given for new piercings, and the website has guides for first ear piercings. One customer who had snakebites done says the piercer explained each step as they went, and that questions were answered by email before the appointment. Enquiries can be made through Facebook, email, phone, or in person at the store. Our pick in Te Aro for careful piercing with clear aftercare.