Sonna Reihana
Company Director/ Leader in Business Development
Sonna is co -founder of Aurum and busy helping his wife Ria run the Hairstylist team.
Sonna has a huge amount of passion for the industry and attends education with the team but particularly loves the business development side of Aurum - he loves helping motivate the team and thinks of the staff as part of his whanau and his mission is to make sure he can help them to succeed professionally.
Sonna has been absolutely essential to Aurum’s success. He is always supportive of his team who he sees as part of his whanau. Sonna’s ability to make those around him feel encouraged and valued has helped each team member realise their potential - as Ria says - “he makes me brave”.
Company Director/ Leader in Business Development
Sonna is co -founder of Aurum and busy helping his wife Ria run the Hairstylist team.
Sonna has a huge amount of passion for the industry and attends education with the team but particularly loves the business development side of Aurum - he loves helping motivate the team and thinks of the staff as part of his whanau and his mission is to make sure he can help them to succeed professionally.
Sonna has been absolutely essential to Aurum’s success. He is always supportive of his team who he sees as part of his whanau. Sonna’s ability to make those around him feel encouraged and valued has helped each team member realise their potential - as Ria says - “he makes me brave”.
Ria Reihana -
Hairstylist | Company Director | Aurum Lighthouse Keeper
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Ria is currently taking clients with limited hours as she is recovering from back surgery - but she is so excited to get back in the salon and see you all!
Ria with her husband Sonna created Aurum in 2014 with a dream to create a safe space for creatives to thrive . Her passion is in training and inspiring the next generation of Hairstylists’s with a key focus on self belief, confidence and empowering her team to believe in their own strengths.
She has such a passion for the industry and taking care of people. Ria loves colour work blondes and balayage and also specialises in curly hair and loves restyles, but mostly just loves connecting with people and helping them feel amazing everyday.
Ria is blessed to absolutely love what she does and call this beautiful salon her second home and the team part of her family. Sonna and Ria continue building their dream with outstanding people by their side.
Hairstylist | Company Director | Aurum Lighthouse Keeper
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Ria is currently taking clients with limited hours as she is recovering from back surgery - but she is so excited to get back in the salon and see you all!
Ria with her husband Sonna created Aurum in 2014 with a dream to create a safe space for creatives to thrive . Her passion is in training and inspiring the next generation of Hairstylists’s with a key focus on self belief, confidence and empowering her team to believe in their own strengths.
She has such a passion for the industry and taking care of people. Ria loves colour work blondes and balayage and also specialises in curly hair and loves restyles, but mostly just loves connecting with people and helping them feel amazing everyday.
Ria is blessed to absolutely love what she does and call this beautiful salon her second home and the team part of her family. Sonna and Ria continue building their dream with outstanding people by their side.
Nakita Reihana | COMPANY DIRECTOR Senior Stylist & Educator
Nakita is Ria & Sonna’s niece and one of Aurum’s first apprentices - with 9 years experience in hairdressing, Nakita has qualified, led a full team, then owned & operated her own successful salon - post covid and with a new recent baby arrival making her family a party of 5, Aurum’s maternity part time hours suited her family and lifestyle without the pressures of business ownership while her kids are so young.
We welcome her home and know many clients will be pleased to see her in the salon again!
A skilled stylist and educator Nakita and now Company Director, has been trained & mentored by Ria her whole career and has learned from so many of the best stylists & educators. She has taken her knowledge and made it her own as the awesome stylist she is today.
If you are lucky enough to get a spot with Nakita be sure to rebook as she fills up fast.
Nakita is Ria & Sonna’s niece and one of Aurum’s first apprentices - with 9 years experience in hairdressing, Nakita has qualified, led a full team, then owned & operated her own successful salon - post covid and with a new recent baby arrival making her family a party of 5, Aurum’s maternity part time hours suited her family and lifestyle without the pressures of business ownership while her kids are so young.
We welcome her home and know many clients will be pleased to see her in the salon again!
A skilled stylist and educator Nakita and now Company Director, has been trained & mentored by Ria her whole career and has learned from so many of the best stylists & educators. She has taken her knowledge and made it her own as the awesome stylist she is today.
If you are lucky enough to get a spot with Nakita be sure to rebook as she fills up fast.
Becky Greenall • COMPANY DIRECTOR • Senior Hairstylist • Salon Manager • Curl specialist
Winner Top Performing Stylist 2023
Loves Blondes & Creative Colour.
Becky is one of our lead stylists & company directors and has been with Aurum over 4 years now. She also has a strong background in performance art bringing confidence and a charismatic personality to our team.
Becky handles the day to day smooth running of the salon and ensuring our clients love and remember their experience with us.
Becky has been assisting and training for the past 4 years with some of Aurum’s greatest stylists in advance colour work and has a passion for colouring and a strong understanding of styling curly hair.
Becky won Aurum Top performing Hairstylist 2023 due to her incredible client feedback, reviews, client retention and overall client care.
Winner Top Performing Stylist 2023
Loves Blondes & Creative Colour.
Becky is one of our lead stylists & company directors and has been with Aurum over 4 years now. She also has a strong background in performance art bringing confidence and a charismatic personality to our team.
Becky handles the day to day smooth running of the salon and ensuring our clients love and remember their experience with us.
Becky has been assisting and training for the past 4 years with some of Aurum’s greatest stylists in advance colour work and has a passion for colouring and a strong understanding of styling curly hair.
Becky won Aurum Top performing Hairstylist 2023 due to her incredible client feedback, reviews, client retention and overall client care.
Mercy Barrett | COMPANY DIRECTOR • Senior Stylist & Blonde and Balayage specialist.
WINNER NZ Apprentice Hairdresser of the Year 2020
Our Beautiful Mercy and Company Director has returned from maternity leave and available late nights & alternate Saturdays. Mercy is such a bubbly creative hairstylist we are so proud to have her working alongside us.
mercy is a skilled stylist specialising in big Blonde transformation and balayage. Mercy is also one of our Hair Extension specialists so book a consult.
Mercy does a lot of blonde work and is extremely talented at colour changes and getting her clients on the blonde journey.
WINNER NZ Apprentice Hairdresser of the Year 2020
Our Beautiful Mercy and Company Director has returned from maternity leave and available late nights & alternate Saturdays. Mercy is such a bubbly creative hairstylist we are so proud to have her working alongside us.
mercy is a skilled stylist specialising in big Blonde transformation and balayage. Mercy is also one of our Hair Extension specialists so book a consult.
Mercy does a lot of blonde work and is extremely talented at colour changes and getting her clients on the blonde journey.
Georgia Gray - COMPANY DIRECTOR International Stylist, Educator & Colourist
Georgia as a Company Director is so incredibly awesome for us because she was a massive part of Aurum’s heart centre being a key person in building our business foundation up to where it is today.
9 years ago I was a scared new owner and she was a determined apprentice who wanted a job & just kept asking…finally I took a chance on what I had originally thought was going to be a one man band - she was my first apprentice & inspired me to take on more & more people - building Aurum into the fantastic training salon we have today.
Georgia has an absolute wealth of knowledge and experience working in Australia the past 5 years as an educator for Paul Mitchell - she also had an extremely successful career over there working full time in a busy city salon. Becoming a mum in 2022 to her beautiful daughter we were so excited to see her & her family returning home and coming back to Aurum.
Georgias availability is very limited so we advise booking in advance.
We are so happy to have her with us - for years after she left clients we’re still asking after her which is a true testament to the great stylist she is!
Georgia as a Company Director is so incredibly awesome for us because she was a massive part of Aurum’s heart centre being a key person in building our business foundation up to where it is today.
9 years ago I was a scared new owner and she was a determined apprentice who wanted a job & just kept asking…finally I took a chance on what I had originally thought was going to be a one man band - she was my first apprentice & inspired me to take on more & more people - building Aurum into the fantastic training salon we have today.
Georgia has an absolute wealth of knowledge and experience working in Australia the past 5 years as an educator for Paul Mitchell - she also had an extremely successful career over there working full time in a busy city salon. Becoming a mum in 2022 to her beautiful daughter we were so excited to see her & her family returning home and coming back to Aurum.
Georgias availability is very limited so we advise booking in advance.
We are so happy to have her with us - for years after she left clients we’re still asking after her which is a true testament to the great stylist she is!
Hannah McDouall | Senior Stylist | Educator | Creative Cutter
✨Very excited to introduce Hannah!
We welcome Hannah’s 12 years of experience and strength in creative cutting. Previously managing a team herself, Hannah loves all things hairdressing and can complete all services with confidence. She loves creating amazing hair to complement her clients and brings strong values that align with ours and how we take care of people.
Hannah is available on online booking and as a new mum she will be doing late nights and Saturdays until November when she will increase her hours.
Welcome Hannah - we are so proud to have you join us!
✨Very excited to introduce Hannah!
We welcome Hannah’s 12 years of experience and strength in creative cutting. Previously managing a team herself, Hannah loves all things hairdressing and can complete all services with confidence. She loves creating amazing hair to complement her clients and brings strong values that align with ours and how we take care of people.
Hannah is available on online booking and as a new mum she will be doing late nights and Saturdays until November when she will increase her hours.
Welcome Hannah - we are so proud to have you join us!
Megan Fairbairn | Emerging Intermediate Stylist
Megan is in her final months of apprenticeship and is used to running a full column already. After taking some time to be a mum she spent the past two years completing her training and is excited to finally be finishing her qualification and is transitioning to the role of senior stylist on the Aurum team. Megan loves and does a lot of blondes and balayage and is working full time along side Becky and the team who are supporting her in this role.
Welcome beautiful Megan who has been trained by two incredible hairstylists I admire and respect and I feel honoured to have her join us.
Megan is in her final months of apprenticeship and is used to running a full column already. After taking some time to be a mum she spent the past two years completing her training and is excited to finally be finishing her qualification and is transitioning to the role of senior stylist on the Aurum team. Megan loves and does a lot of blondes and balayage and is working full time along side Becky and the team who are supporting her in this role.
Welcome beautiful Megan who has been trained by two incredible hairstylists I admire and respect and I feel honoured to have her join us.
Redo & Adjustment policy:
We want you to love your experience with us!
If there are any issues with your hair or your experience in the salon please make contact with us via email within 7 days after your appointment and we will gladly fit you in to rectify the issue free of charge.
AURUM CANCELLATION POLICY
We require a minimum of 24 hours notice if you need to change your appointment.
We require a deposit on all online bookings.
Please understand that if we are unable to fill your booked space, a fee equal to 50% of the service will be charged if we are not given enough notice to fill the time spot that you have booked out with our stylist.
This creative work we do is what we love - but please remember it is also our team & family livelihoods.
We are a small business so last minute cancels can hit hard.
We ask that you please respect our time and let us know as soon as possible so we can fill your appointment space.
We are also understanding that extreme circumstances can come up so please communicate with us if there are any issues.
Email: reception@aurumhairstylists.co.nz
We require a minimum of 24 hours notice if you need to change your appointment.
We require a deposit on all online bookings.
Please understand that if we are unable to fill your booked space, a fee equal to 50% of the service will be charged if we are not given enough notice to fill the time spot that you have booked out with our stylist.
This creative work we do is what we love - but please remember it is also our team & family livelihoods.
We are a small business so last minute cancels can hit hard.
We ask that you please respect our time and let us know as soon as possible so we can fill your appointment space.
We are also understanding that extreme circumstances can come up so please communicate with us if there are any issues.
Email: reception@aurumhairstylists.co.nz
