Tattoo shops in Auckland
A tattoo is a permanent decision made in a room you'll spend hours in, so the studio matters as much as the artist. Auckland, Auckland has 40 tattoo shops mapped right now. All 40 are mapped as tattoo studios proper, and each one is worth a portfolio browse before you commit — style varies more between shops than towns.
This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around Auckland (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Town Hall Tattoo and Sacred, plus Dream Hands. If a studio's missing from Auckland's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Auckland tattoo lineup
40 mapped within about 40 km:
Town Hall Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Town Hall Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Auckland
Sacred
Tattoo studio
Sacred — Tattoo studio on 521 New North Road.
521 New North Road
Dream Hands
Tattoo studio
Dream Hands — Tattoo studio on 307 Karangahape Road. Also worth knowing about Dream Hands: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
307 Karangahape Road, 1010
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-18:00
Phone: +64 210 205 1010
Stained Skin Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Stained Skin Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Otautahi Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Otautahi Tattoo — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Otautahi Tattoo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Bruce Tattoos
Tattoo studio
Bruce Tattoos is Tattoo studio. Bruce Tattoos also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as "by appointment".
Hours: "by appointment"
Western Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Western Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Biond Ink
Tattoo studio
Biond Ink — Tattoo studio.
Black Hart Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Black Hart Tattoo — Tattoo studio on 25a Queens Road.
25a Queens Road
Green Tide Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Green Tide Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 410 Titirangi Road, Auckland. Green Tide Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as "By appointment only"; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
410 Titirangi Road, Auckland, 0604
Hours: "By appointment only"
Phone: +64 9 816 8988
Starry Tattoo & Piercing
Tattoo studio
Starry Tattoo & Piercing is Tattoo studio. Starry Tattoo & Piercing also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:30-21:30.
Hours: Mo-Su 09:30-21:30
Tri Line Tattoos
Tattoo studio
Tri Line Tattoos — Tattoo studio on 9 Great North Road. Also worth knowing about Tri Line Tattoos: the map lists its hours as "by appointment".
9 Great North Road
Hours: "by appointment"
Tattoo & piercing
Tattoo studio
Tattoo & piercing is Tattoo studio. Tattoo & piercing also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-19:00.
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-19:00
New Vision Ink
Tattoo studio
New Vision Ink — Tattoo studio.
Tattoo Gold
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Gold is Tattoo studio.
St Ray Tattoos
Tattoo studio
St Ray Tattoos — Tattoo studio.
Wild Child Tattoo Piercing
Tattoo studio
Wild Child Tattoo Piercing is Tattoo studio on 22.
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Ballistic Tattoo Studio Ltd
Tattoo studio
Ballistic Tattoo Studio Ltd — Tattoo studio, found on 1T/239 Queen Street in Auckland.
1T/239 Queen Street, Auckland, 1010
Nice Goblins Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Nice Goblins Tattoo — Tattoo studio on 222 Dominion Road.
222 Dominion Road
Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Tattoo is Tattoo studio on Anzac Avenue.
Anzac Avenue
Blood Works
Tattoo studio
Blood Works — Tattoo studio on 29B Mount Eden Road. Also worth knowing about Blood Works: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
29B Mount Eden Road
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-19:00
Phone: +64 22 517 2607
OM Tattoo Supplies
Tattoo studio
OM Tattoo Supplies is Tattoo studio on 94 Dominion Road. OM Tattoo Supplies also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
94 Dominion Road
Phone: +64 21 216 2763
Auckland Fine Line Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Auckland Fine Line Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio on 450 Karangahape Road.
450 Karangahape Road
Tattooing
Tattoo studio
Tattooing — Tattoo studio on 60 Ponsonby Road. Also worth knowing about Tattooing: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
60 Ponsonby Road
Phone: +64 9 376 7217
Custom Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Custom Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 125A Ponsonby Road.
125A Ponsonby Road
Sea of Ink
Tattoo studio
Sea of Ink is Tattoo studio on 2/62 Hurstmere Road.
2/62 Hurstmere Road
Starry - tattoo & piercing
Tattoo studio
Starry - tattoo & piercing is Tattoo studio on 118 Hurstmere Road.
118 Hurstmere Road
Adorn
Tattoo studio
Adorn is Tattoo studio on 471 Lake Road.
471 Lake Road
Think Again -Tattoo Removal
Tattoo studio
Think Again -Tattoo Removal is Tattoo studio on 2A Jervois Road.
2A Jervois Road
Iron Dragon Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Iron Dragon Tattoo — Tattoo studio on 109 College Hill.
109 College Hill, 1011
Raven Ink Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Raven Ink Tattoo — Tattoo studio on Great South Road.
Great South Road
Sunset Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Sunset Tattoo — Tattoo studio on 238 Karangahape Road. Also worth knowing about Sunset Tattoo: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
238 Karangahape Road, 1010
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +64 9 376 3423
Sunset
Tattoo studio
Sunset is Tattoo studio on 4A Cross Street.
4A Cross Street
Tattoo Removal
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Removal — Tattoo studio on L 1 / 111 Newton Road. Also worth knowing about Tattoo Removal: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
L 1 / 111 Newton Road
Phone: +64 9 363 2004
Petals & Thorns Tattoos
Tattoo studio
Petals & Thorns Tattoos is Tattoo studio on 1/77 The Strand.
1/77 The Strand
Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio on 186 Great South Road. Also worth knowing about Tattoo Studio: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00.
186 Great South Road, 2110
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
Harwood Tattoos
Tattoo studio
Harwood Tattoos — Tattoo studio on 3/143 Great South Road.
3/143 Great South Road
Tattoo by Bruce
Tattoo studio
Tattoo by Bruce is Tattoo studio on 64 Symonds Street.
64 Symonds Street, 1010
Always tattoo studio
Tattoo studio
Always tattoo studio — Tattoo studio on Moana Court.
Moana Court
Gone FIshing Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Gone FIshing Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 47/683 Queen Street, Auckland.
47/683 Queen Street, Auckland, 1010
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Auckland
10 of the 40 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — tattoo studios often work by appointment, so posted hours can be more of a guideline than a promise.
3 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
The Auckland tattoo shop tour
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Town Hall Tattoo, Sacred on 521 New North Road, Dream Hands on 307 Karangahape Road, Stained Skin Tattoo, Otautahi Tattoo, Bruce Tattoos, Western Tattoo, and Biond Ink. That's 40 stops on the Auckland tattoo shop tour. 32 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Auckland
Picking a studio in Auckland? A little homework pays off:
- Book a consultation first at Town Hall Tattoo. Most good shops offer free consults. You get to meet the artist, talk placement and price, and see how clean the place is.
- Think about placement long-term at Sacred. Hands, neck and face limit job options in some fields. Your artist will be honest about this if you ask.
- Don't pick the scabs. Healing tattoos itch and flake. Picking pulls ink out with the scab and leaves patchy spots.
- Eat before your session. A real meal, not a granola bar. Long sessions on an empty stomach are how people faint.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Auckland — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new tattoo shop in Auckland can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 40, or a tattoo shop we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't rate studios or artists, and we never list prices — those are between you and the shop. What we list is the where and the how-to-find, from places real mappers have verified.
If you run one of the 40 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Tattoo shop listings for Auckland: 40 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.