Cornerstone Ink Tattoo Studio

Fantastic experience: Came in this weekend from out of town to get a piece from Wayne. Heard on the grapevine about his work and definitely worth the travel. This was a really important tattoo for me celebrating a milestone birthday, heritage, and my spiritual journey. Wayne was really happy to answer all my questions about my design along the way, which was super helpful for my neurodivergent self! Studio was super clean, Wayne was super supportive while I sat 7hrs in the chair on day 2. Price very reasonable for how beautiful the art is. Will be back to get my piece finished later and probably more besides. Sköl!

Fantastic experience: had the best experience! such a lovely and chill studio and i’m absolutely in love with my tattoo

Fantastic experience: Wayne was amazing! He researched places my family was from to source designs. So talented and takes care ensuring that it all lines up well before he inks it on. Highly, highly recommended for your next tattoo. Great vibe, lovely people!!!

Fantastic experience: Zola has done two of my leg tattoos now and I’m hoping for more in the future. Clean environment, awesome staff and the tattoo itself is way better than it’s worth. Will be back soon.

Fantastic experience: Cornerstone are absolutely awesome, I had a cover up done and Zola did a brilliant design that was absolutely perfect and personal to me... Love it so much. Definitely going back for another

Fantastic experience: Wayne and the crew at Cornerstone ink are fantastic to deal with. Wayne designed/tattooed a large Nordic serpent covering my chest arm and back that incorporated my heritage. He performed the research on this and delivered multiple options for me to choose from. Cornerstone ink's service exceeded my expectations especially with regards - Tattoo Quality, Customer Service, Appointment Availability/Flexibility, Fast Response Times to Messages, Studio Comfort - Furniture, Temperature, Music, Privacy. I will be returning to Cornerstone ink in the future and recommend this studio to anyone.

Fantastic experience: I've received some awesome tattoos from here! very friendly and professional artists, great studio with a nice relaxing atmosphere always very clean and always a great experience!

Fantastic experience: Have been here a few times and had work done by two different artists. Have always had really positive experiences. The artists are very professional and care a lot about their work. In particular Wayne who spends a lot of time and effort researching and custom designing prior to the appointment he obviously cares a lot about his art and making sure you are completely happy with the design. In turn he exceeds customer expectations. Couldn’t be happier with my piece and looking forward to getting some more work done by Wayne.

Negative experience: Bad tattoo experience, charged me “master tattooist” hour rate for a bad tattoo that he rushed the lines on + got infected, wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone and I’ve had so many people I’ve told about this say the same thing. Do better this stuff is on your customers for life mate

Fantastic experience: I loved having Akira as my artist! Great experience and I felt very comfortable in the studio. My tattoo turned out great too!

Fantastic experience: We had an amazing experience here. Lorna was extremely helpful and very quick to respond to our emails. Zola came in just for us to get our matching tattoos. Everyone was super friendly and nice. Prices are great too. We absolutely love our tattoos and had an overall awesome time. Thanks guys!

Fantastic experience: Really loved the service an my tattoo is awesome <3

Fantastic experience: Love this place. Wayne has done amazing ☺️

Fantastic experience: Being my first tattoo, I was super anxious. But Wayne me feel so relaxed and comfortable, in the end was a great experience with a tattoo O love. Thanks Wayne, you’re a legend.

Fantastic experience: Very welcoming environment- professional staff- rapt with my first tattoo.

Fantastic experience: such a great experience here especially with lia !! she’s so sweet and accommodating and a super talented artist. highly recommend !!! :))))

Fantastic experience: had such a good experience here as a first timer ! lia was such a talented artist and gave such beautiful results :) in love with the finished product and would definitely recommend. (ps she deserves a raise hehe)

Fantastic experience: Lia was absolutely amazing, she was so patient and understanding and has incredible skill. (she definitely deserves a raise)

Fantastic experience: Great team and tattoo that I LOVE!

Fantastic experience: Great place! Got my tattoo from Wayne, he squeezed me in last minute. The tattoo looks amazing, exactly what I wanted. Overall, very good experience. Very professional and highly recommended! :)

Fantastic experience: second to none. very impressive work out of this shop. highly recommend

Fantastic experience: excellent service and friendly staff AAA+++

Negative experience: Not the friendliest place to even ask about getting something.

Fantastic experience: i went in today to get my first tattoo, i had a fine line tattoo done on my wrist and it was done by zola. she was really lovely and made me feel comfortable, she also made sure i was okay and happy with the placement. definitely recommend ☺️

Fantastic experience: I was in New Zealand in 2023 to support Concacaf at the Women's World Cup. I wanted to record this with a tattoo. Excellent work, guys! :)

Negative experience: Very talented crew, just not very considerate at all, I payed my $50 deposit willing to spend around $600-$700 for my tattoo and due to an unfortunate surprise expense of my own I messaged to reschedule (I will not go and get a tattoo that day if I can’t afford it) I was told I must pay another $50 for another deposit and they will keep my other one, I got a very unprofessional instagram message saying how they have to pay bills ect ect as well, I was confused as I didn’t cancel my appointment and they would be getting their money, just a week later.

Fantastic experience: I had three tattoos in one go with tattoo artist Zola. Love the tattoo work she did on me, highly recommend her!

Fantastic experience: My first tattoo is amazing and also my 3rd one. The most amazing experience I fell asleep during my second one I'll be back for more!! Love love love my body art. Thank you

Fantastic experience: Recently got a matching tattoo with my flatmate done by Chantelle. We're both really happy with the work done. She did us a big favor by sticking around after hours as my flatmate gets off work pretty late. Will definitely be getting more work done in the future thanks again!

Fantastic experience: Chantelle has done most of my tattoos and she is great eases me into it and talks to me about if I'm okay be definitely going back there all the time

Fantastic experience: My first ever tattoo. My wife got it for me as a fathers day gift and Wayne was awesome. Very cool atmosphere and had some good chats with Wayne. Will be returning the favour soon for my wife and be back myself for sure!

Fantastic experience: Absolutely love my first tattoo done by Wayne, very skilled and accommodating. Definitely recommend !!

Fantastic experience: No booking walked in and asked can you and they said yes outstanding effort outstanding job and user friendly price good on ya team keep it up

Fantastic experience: I got my 2nd tat here months and months ago but I realised I never took the time to say how amazing Ben was - both with tattooing and in general! everyone here is super friendly, when I've got enough $$ in the bank I'll def be coming back here for another tattoo!

Fantastic experience: Thank you Ben and Chantelle for the easy going last minute Tattoos. Myself and Tony couldn't have asked for a more professional and awesome experience. I know the pictures don't do it justice as it's still in its wrap after 24 hours. Will send a updated one in the next week..

Fantastic experience: Couldn’t be happier with my tattoos! Chantelle did my first two tattoos and she was amazing, super kind and made me feel extremely comfortable. They both look better than I could’ve imagined. Also very well priced! 100% recommend.

Fantastic experience: Absolutely love this place, got my first tattoo done today and Wayne was great, talked me through everything and at the end i was really happy with tattoo !

Fantastic experience: Amazing work done by Wayne. Very happy with the tattoos.

Fantastic experience: Saw Chantelle for my key tattoo she was great talked to me through it asked if I was okay etc definitely be going back

Fantastic experience: Ben is awesome! My friends and I all went to him for first tattoos and then more. Great to work with with incredible talent and skill! Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: Got my first Tattoo done by Wayne, a special script I chose, even though it was only lettering Wayne has done a fantastic job, more than happy, my husband has also got Wayne to do some work on his Arm has turned out fantastic. Second tattoo I got done by apprentice Toa, another good job. Would definitely recommend these guy's

Fantastic experience: Wayne was great, could tell he really put time into the research and drawing. Music vibes in the shop matched me too which was a bonus

Negative experience: I got 2 apprentice tattoos. First was fine, albeit heavy handed. Second was super wobbly and also heavy handed. Price obviously reflects quality but just not worth it, wouldn’t recommend Reply- I obviously got both at the same time, I wouldn’t have gone back. There was no one observing to make sure she was doing the right thing as I would have expected for an apprentice. I won’t be going back for a cover up, I am getting them removed - I got the tattoos a while ago now but wanted to comment about my experience as the laser studio commented about how badly done they are.

Fantastic experience: Awesome place and nice people. Got my tattoo from Wayne he was professional and paid attention to details. Highly recommended

Fantastic experience: Great job by Wayne, managed to fit me in at short notice, very professional easy-going. Very happy with the tattoo.

Negative experience: Found Wayne rude. Would not go back again. Was a tattoo that was special to me so was sad it wasn’t a very nice experience.

Fantastic experience: Beautiful work.exactly what I had envisioned.

Fantastic experience: Great place, great service by Eloise doing changes on my design and doing the kiwi tattoo itself. Love my new tattoo. Thanks lots

Fantastic experience: Studio was nice and clean, staff were easy going and professional. Eloise did my tattoo (and my sister's a month ago), she is a very talented apprentice!

Fantastic experience: Myself, daughter, daughter in law and 2 granddaughters had the privilege of receiving a sunshine tattoo from Wayne. Certainly a five star experience from a kind and professional tattooist.

Fantastic experience: Eloise is an amazing artist with a friendly personality which makes the time spent there so worthwhile. Will definitely recommend them and would be back

Negative experience: Wayne was good first time around second time I was told to leave and come back later when I had a appointment scheduled went to a different tattoo shop and had a slightly longer wait before I could get booked in but definitely worth it.

Fantastic experience: Ben tattooed myself and my 2 daughters. It was their first tattoos. He totally put them at ease and they are absolutely rapt with how they turned out. Can definitely recommend and will 100% be back next time we are in Dunedin.

Fantastic experience: Amazing place great artists a definitely must go fo4r wicked tattoos

Positive experience: No tents and not to much help

Negative experience: If you want to waste your time and be given attitude for trying to be reasonable to businesses in current times. Then this is the place for you. Update your social media because all it states is to wear a mask and if people drive from places like balclutha like I did they will not be so understanding like I was. The lady in there was lovely though. Shame about the artist

Fantastic experience: Mean spot to get a tattoo, me and my mate got some and they look sick

Fantastic experience: I was sooo impressed with the work I got. Love my tattoo.

Fantastic experience: Had a tattoo completed by an apprentice. Tattoo was A+ quality. Service was great and additionally did all they could to make sure I was comfortable and satisfied. Have full sleeve tattoos and have been to a lot of parlours and this was one of the best, would highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: My daughter & I went in as walk-ins & it was no problem fitting us in. They were both really nice, great to deal with & made us very comfortable. We couldn't be happier with our tattoos & would never go anywhere else now. 100% recommend!!

Fantastic experience: Excellent atmosphere cruisy afternoon getting inked with my family.

Fantastic experience: After being let down by my regular artist I was able to get a booking here the next day. Line work is spot on, respect and care was given and was made to feel very comfortable. Walked out of cornerstone incredibly happy! Thank you so much dude!!!

Fantastic experience: Met Mason at the CHC Tatt Expo and very pleased with my manaia. And we gelled I think, I'll be going down to the studio in DUD from CHC for more.

Fantastic experience: Love my very first tattoo. Thankyou so much!!!

Fantastic experience: My family and I got matching tattoos tonight and Wayne was awesome. Extremely helpful and patient when we were arranging times, our tattoos look amazing and he was extremely professional. Highly highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: Comfortable tidy studio, amazing people, worth a visit!

Fantastic experience: Solid work quality in totally stoked with it

Fantastic experience: Chose to have my first tattoo done, and Wayne did a fantastic job. Very professional, and made sure I knew how to take care of my tattoo after it was completed. Definitely a great artist!

Negative experience: Tattoo was sub par, not straight or well done. Outside the lines and wonky

Fantastic experience: This place is GREAT! I will definitely will go to Wayne again when we go back to NZ! He was very professional, but also very personable and made you feel welcome and comfortable! This was my first visit to New Zealand and I wanted some ink to check off my bucket list and he gave me exactly what I wanted. Thank you Wayne, you are an amazing artist!

Fantastic experience: Amazing! The tattoos came out perfectly and they were a very very good price! Definitely going back and recommend anyone else to as well!

Fantastic experience: Very happy with the tattoo and the service.

Fantastic experience: I had a script done by Wayne. I’m very happy with the tattoo. It was quick and clean. Wayne was patient and flexible with what I wanted, how and where I wanted the tattoo. Price was very reasonable as well! Would totally recommend

Fantastic experience: Brilliant tattoo shop, clean lines and reasonably priced. Not left worried it's going to be messed up while talking which is great. Would highly recommend especially for people after Celtic/tribal designs.

Fantastic experience: Absolutely amazing!!! Super chill vibe, great work great Artist! Wayne does a great job at putting you at ease and talking you through everything. His original pieces are amazing super accomodating and a very talented artist!!! I love my pieces and can't wait to come back and get all the colour put in!!!!! Highly recommended

Fantastic experience: Wayne fit me in on very short notice and was happy tattooing me with my own design. I felt like my comfort was a priority and the process was quick and easy. Happy with the outcome.

Fantastic experience: Love my new tattoo, Wayne was awesome, took his time to make sure we had everything just how I wanted and did a great job of it. Would highly recommend, and I'll see you again for the next one.

Fantastic experience: Mason did my Ta Moko and what a meaningful piece of art. Wayne and Mason have done an awesome job getting me this tattoo.

Fantastic experience: Had a really great experience at Cornerstone Ink today. Me and a friend were both last minute walk ins hopping to get a number of pretty specific tattoos and Wayne was happy to oblige. I’m very happy with how mine turned out and would definitely visit again if I’m ever back in Dunedin. Amazing price, a chilled vibe and great service! Thank you

Negative experience: Not my experience but a real shame about the 'mistake' on the anime clock face with numeral numbers . Doesn't look like it could be corrected easily.

Fantastic experience: Had a great experience getting tattooed here! Super friendly and clean environment to get new ink. Went with my two girlfriends and we all love what we got. Would recommend! Thanks again. Alex

Fantastic experience: Was very accommodating and helpful for me and my two friends, was patient with our indecisiveness and did an amazing job on putting together everything we wanted. We love our tattoos, they look great!! Thank you!

Fantastic experience: Really good. Awesome people that make you feel comfortable. Fair price and the ink itself is exactly what I hoped for. Clear recommendation to anyone looking for a great tattoo studio.

Fantastic experience: Went there for my first tattoo and got great advice. The tattoo is fantastic and was at a great price, definitely would go back if I ever get another one.

Fantastic experience: Chill place, really friendly guys, and really happy with my tattoo. Mason went above and beyond what I had presented them with. Thanks!

Fantastic experience: Amazing work! Our first tattoo and everything was perfect. It's a clean atmosphere and it seemed professional. Wayne was really friendly and we felt comfortable from the first moment. He informed us well about the aftercare. Thank you!

Fantastic experience: very happy with the overall tattoo experience. very well done and super happy with the end result, thanks wayne!

Fantastic experience: Was a great experience for my first tattoo will definitely go back again

Fantastic experience: Very well priced and so professional on his work thank you for my tui bird Wayne

Fantastic experience: Cornerstone Ink has a great vibe and amazing art work! I got my first tattoo here and loved the process

Fantastic experience: I went in to see Wayne with a very complex tattoo and hoped he could deliver on my expectations. I am delighted to say he did more than that. The work he did was amazing. He is definitely a perfectionist and I would recommend him to anyone. Thank you

Fantastic experience: Awesome work.. i love my tattoo nice and clean.. Much recommended place for a beautiful work

Fantastic experience: Amazing work!! Loved my piece that much I went back for another one in the same week. Definitely a perfectionist which I could notice almost straight away and I knew from there you were going to do a great job!! Thank you a lot!

Fantastic experience: Me and my 2 friends got tattoos here yesterday and are all so happy with how they turned out! It was a great price and the tattoos look absolutely beautiful, Wayne and mason do an amazing job!

Fantastic experience: Professional and clean atmosphere in the studio that allows you to feel very confident that you are getting a good quality tattoo! I've gotten three tattoos from there now and they are all exactly how I wanted them to turn out. All of my requests were met, even when changing tattoo design last minute! On top of that the rates are very good in comparison to other tattoo studios I have been to, and quality is not jeopardised with this lower price. Friendly service and a great place to go for a first tattoo or any tattoo, and a good student discount. HIGHLY recommend

Fantastic experience: Wayne has done some tattoos for me this year. One was designed by a friend of mine, and another is a Celtic armband designed by Wayne. He also touched up an old I've had for a few years. Real professional job, relaxed friendly atmosphere. Definitely highly recommend Cornerstone.

Fantastic experience: Awesome experience! Would definitely go back again

Fantastic experience: First tattoo and couldn’t be happier with it!! Was made to feel very comfortable and made sure I was confident with the design, did a perfect job and will definitely be back!

Fantastic experience: Super chill guy does awesome work

Fantastic experience: Had a wonderful experience at Cornerstone Ink. Wayne was patient and very helpful in the design as well as sizing and placement. The finished product looks amazing! 100% would recommend!