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PBNZ Barbers

Barber shop · Halswell, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers.

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Checked13 October 2026
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PBNZ Barbers

Barber shop · Halswell, Christchurch

Where you stand#209of 498 hair salons & barbers
Overall health5.8/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

PBNZ barbers is a small walk-in barber shop in Halswell, Christchurch at 3 Kennedy's Bush Road. They offer quick, no-appointment haircuts from a local team and maintain an active social presence on Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Neighbourly and Instagram. The shop runs monthly competitions and community giveaways and is known locally for consistent, well-executed cuts.

PBNZ barbers is a small local barber shop located at 3 Kennedy's Bush Road in Halswell, Christchurch. The shop operates on a walk-in basis with no appointments required, serving residents and visitors to the area.

They provide barbering services focused on standard haircuts and quick turnarounds. The team promotes the business across Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Neighbourly and Instagram, and runs monthly competitions that give back to the community and customers.

Customers typically report short wait times, reliable cut quality and a friendly, attentive team. Reviews note that barbers take time to get the cut right, with several customers returning over years and some prepared to travel back for future appointments.

As a local Halswell business, PBNZ barbers is distinguished by its walk-in convenience, active social channels for updates and community engagement, and a reputation for consistent, well-executed haircuts among neighbourhood clients.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

PBNZ barbers shows a below-average health score on Google Business Listing, with the most pressing gaps in a missing website link and missing logo. Strengths include a claimed listing, open-for-business status, a visible phone number and a complete physical address. Overall health is 3.3 out of 10, indicating room for targeted improvements to raise visibility and credibility.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top three opportunities

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    WebsiteYour listing has no website link, so a customer who wants to check your prices or your work before ringing has nowhere to go from Google.
  • 2
    LogoYour listing has no logo, so in a list of local results yours is the one with a blank space where every competitor has a mark.
  • 3
    Category fitYour categories cover less of this market than nearly every competitor, so someone searching for a job you actually do is shown a list your listing was never entered into.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
3.7Room to grow
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PBNZ Barbers✓✓
4.9 ★★★★★ (67)
Barber shop · Halswell3
Open 6 days · late Thu and Fri ✓
DirectionsCall No website 1
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
From the business

We are a small local business Located at 3 Kennedy’s bush road halswell No appointments needed just walk-in You can find us on Facebook , TikTok , YouTube, neighbourly and Instagram just search PBNZ Barbers and keep up to date about everything we are doing including current reviews, photos and videos, shop updates and our monthly competitions giving back to the community and customers.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

PBNZ barbers shows a very high health score on Google Business reviews, reflecting strong customer engagement and a solid reputation. The standout finding is the outstanding review response rate, placing the business in the elite 10% for engagement. The overall rating, review count, and response activity support reliable client trust.

Strengths

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    Response rateYou answer virtually every review, which almost nobody in this market does, and the page reads as a business that is present.

Top three opportunities

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    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together sit ahead of half the field here, so a customer has enough to go on and no reason to hesitate.
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    Review countYour review count sits above the middle of this market, which puts you in the group customers read as established rather than untested.
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    Star ratingYour rating is higher than most of this market, and it is the first thing a customer reads about you.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
9.4Strong
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Mike P.★★★★★ · a month ago

Response from the owner✓

Thank you so much for taking the time to give us a 5 star review

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fraser P.★★★★★ · a month ago

Great place to get a haircut. The boys take their time and make sure it's done well.

Response from the owner

Wishing you a happy new year thank you so much for the review

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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

The maps search health for PBNZ barbers sits at 5.4 out of 10, signaling average visibility in Google Maps results. The top finding is strong performance for the keyword barber shop in halswell (rank 1). A second takeaway is solid presence for barber shop in aidanfield (rank 4), with several Halswell-area terms ranking well. Opportunities focus on boosting aggregate and borough scores to rise above the median.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than the middle of the field, so customers searching from outside your own patch are finding you.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches more often than the middle of your suburb, so a customer searching nearby is likely to see you in the first handful.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
5.5Room to grow
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1Top three for "barber shop" in 1 suburb, seen in 5
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PBNZ Barbers24.9 ★ (67) · Barber shop
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D'LUXX Hair Studio5.0 ★ (2) · Barber shop
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BYond the Fringe5.0 ★ (9) · Barber shop
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Candid Hair Studio4.9 ★ (14) · Barber shop
Map positionsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #225 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Citations and social presence for PBNZ barbers show an above-average health score with solid profiles on Facebook and Neighbourly. The strongest current asset is the very high trust Facebook profile, while opportunities exist to improve TikTok credibility, consider LinkedIn presence, and expand NoSecretSalon profile listings if relevant.

Strengths

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page, and the trail is strong enough that nobody would question it is yours - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page, and the trail between you and it is unambiguous - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Tiktok ProfileWe found your Tiktok Profile page, and the trail between you and it is unambiguous - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.

Top three opportunities

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    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
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    Fresha ProfileThe Fresha Profile listing that comes up when someone searches for you belongs to another business, and we could not find one of your own.
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    Neighbourly ProfileWe could not find an active Neighbourly Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
14 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
9.8Strong
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FacebookPBNZ-barbers-61554283175075PBNZ Barbers | Facebook✓
Tiktok@pbnzbarbersPBNZ Barbers | Tiktok✓
InstagrampbnzbarbersPBNZ Barbers | Instagram✓
Neighbourlybeauty/canterbury-region/christchurch/halswellPBNZ Barbers | Neighbourly3
Freshabarber-co-christchurch-bnz-centre-shop-16a-120-hereford-street-wtt5vljvFound through search, not linked from anything you own2
YellowNo listing found1
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    A phone numberA phone number shows on your page, so the person who found you on Facebook before they found your website can ring straight from it.
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    An email addressCustomers can see an email address on the page, which gives the one who wants a quote in writing a route that does not depend on anyone picking up the phone.
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    A street addressA street address sits in your page details, so someone deciding between you and a business two suburbs over can see which of you is closer.

Top three opportunities

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    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post reaches people who already know you rather than anyone still deciding.
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    A page address you choseYour page address is one Facebook generated rather than one you chose - your business name with a long number bolted on, or just the number.
  • 3
    Recommendations on your pageA couple of recommendations have landed on the page, fewer than most here.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
3.4Room to grow
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165 followers 1
Brand new barber shop newly opened in the heart of Halswell Christchurch. Find us at 3 kennedys bush road Open 6 days a week
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★ 2 reviews · recommended 3
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☎ +64 210 247 4107✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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Your website

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    Domain Age ScoreWe could not read how long your domain has been registered, or it is only weeks old.
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    Domain HealthYour site answers, but something did not check out - an insecure link, a redirect chain, a domain shared with other businesses, or a listing pointing at a social page.
  • 3
    Domain UniquenessYour web address belongs to a platform rather than to you - a social page or a site builder's own domain.
3 checks on your website. You're seeing all of them.
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How people find you on Google

Strengths

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Where we can help

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0 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing all of them.
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

PBNZ barbers' hours mostly match Christchurch search patterns: all 54 well-aligned peak hours fall on busy mid-morning and lunchtime windows, and there are no low-demand open hours. However, 17 high-demand hours on Sundays are currently closed, representing the main timing gap. Practical options include testing Sunday midday openings or shifting staff to cover popular Sunday afternoon slots.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    Hours aligned with demandYour hours cover more of the busy stretches than the middle of the field, so you are open for most of the searching that happens near you.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
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PBNZ Barbers
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
Hours 1
Monday9am-6pm
Tuesday9am-6pm
Wednesday9am-6pm
Thursday9am-7pm
Friday9am-7pm
Saturday10am-5pm
SundayClosed
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

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