10 of the Best Hair Straighteners & Flat Irons in NZ 2025
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We know that for those who rely on them, hair straighteners can make or break your look.
That’s why choosing the best hair straightener for you is key.
But, with so many great hair straighteners in NZ, we know you might need the kind of friend who makes pro/con lists to find your perfect match.
Let us be the Rory Gilmore in your life, and keep reading this well researched roundup of the best hair straighteners in NZ that we stock here at Adore Beauty.
PSA: Got the best hair straightener, now what? While you’re here why not peruse one of our guides on damaged hair or heat protectants to keep things healthy and smooth while you’re styling.
You can also watch Millie from Customer Experience talk through her fave hair straighteners in NZ in the video below...
The Best Straighteners to Buy in NZ in 2025...
And here you have it folks, our roundup of the best straighteners in NZ.
A Classic Cloud Nine Iron
Built for versatility, this state of the art styling iron can be used to create curls, pin-straight styles and everything in between while minimising damage to your hair. This iron features unique ceramic black plates, which help to keep her healthy, minimising snags, and adding shine. With an easy to adjust temperature gauge, swivel cord, and hibernation mode (no stressing over whether you left your straightener on!), it’s pretty much foolproof. Ideal for all hair types, the Cloud Nine Original Iron is the best iron in NZ for beginners in styling or pros looking for a streamlined styler.
A streamlined design and superior styling has made ghd one of the top brands in heat styling in NZ, and their classic styler is no exception. This sleek, back-to-basics styling iron has a curved barrel to minimise snags and maximise styling potential, allowing you to create whatever style you’re looking for- waves, curls, or pin straight, you’re all set with this versatile styling iron. High quality ceramic plates smooth over the hair with perfect heat distribution every time, ensuring your look is uniform and perfectly styled with each pass. This award-winning styler, beloved by pros and consumers alike, creates beautiful styles effortlessly while leaving hair silky and frizz free.
A smart styler with 70% wider plaes, the ghd max hair straightener uses ultra-zone predictive technology to adapt and adjust the temperature to provide optimal styling and minimal damage to your hair. The result? Sleek locks - and less damage - with every pass. This wide styler has floating plates to make creating any style you’re looking for - curls, waves, or sleek and straight - totally achievable with ease, using ceramic plates that create shine and decrease damage. This is the best hair straightner in NZ for long and thick hair, but for those with particularly frizzy, unruly or damaged hair, this unique styler is a must.
Ultimate Wide Iron
Have a tough time wrangling all your hair with thin flat irons? The is the styling iron for you. With much wider plates than standard flat irons in NZ, the C9 Wide Iron is able to style hair more evenly, cutting styling time down for less of a headache when trying to achieve a smooth, sleek look. The C9 Wide Iron is built for ease of use, with a swivel cord, LED temperature control panel, and a hibernation mode for the ultimate in peace of mind when styling your locks. This iron is suitable for all hair types, but it’s best for those with thick, curly, or very long hair.
A travel essential for anyone who values style and convenience. This mini hair straightener gives professional grade perfornmance for quick and easy touch ups and effortless styling. This compact styling tool is ultra-compact and lightweight, making it easy to touch up your hair, then pop it in your bag and go! This iron is suitable for all hair types but particularly great for those on the go! The smaller size makes this an ideal tool for men’s styling as well, making this a great gift for the style-conscious man in your life.
A Keratin Straightener
Silver Bullet takes a high tech approach to their styling tools, featuring a specialised Accelerator Microchip to speed up heating to your desired temperature, an auto-sleep mode to reduce worry, and Ceramic Tourmaline plates that leave hair soft, silky, and distribute heat evenly for a unified style every time. This is the best straightener in NZ if you’re short on time but don’t want to sacrifice quality- with its’ quick heat up time, frizz-fighting plates, and ease of use, you’ll be looking just as chic as you did before - just in half the time. Suitable for all hair types, but best for those who have things to do and need to get their styling done in no time.
Another Wide Plate Straightener
This high-quality styling iron is perfect for anyone dealing with hair a standard sized straightener can’t fully tackle due to its’ wide plates, which increase ease of styling for those with thick, curly, or coarse hair. Featuring Ceramic Tourmaline plates for optimal shine, a specialised Accelerator Microchip to speed up heating to your desired temperature, and a sleep mode to ease worry, you’re in good plates with the Silver Bullet 230 Ceramic Wide Plate Straightener. Ideal for those who want to decrease styling time as well as those with thick, curly, or coarse hair.
This innovative hair straightener gives you salon-quality hair at home! The ghd Chronos straightener delivers 3x faster styling, exceptional shine, and enhanced hair protection all in one sleek hair tool. ghd Chronos will give your hair up to 85% more shine and halve your hair's frizz to give sleek, shiny, polished hair. This innovative hair tool brings salon-quality results right into the comfort of your own home. What more could you want?
A Matte Black & Wireless Hair Straightener
The ghd unplugged hair straightener - Matte Black is a cordless styling option from ghd that is high-tech and easy to use. This is the best travel hair straightener in NZ and is perfect for those who need extra touch ups throughout their day. It's lightweight, compact, and heats up in 45 seconds flat. It also offers smooth, rounded plates that allow you to create effortless waves and curls. Ideal for anyone who has fine and easily managable hair.
Titanium Flat Iron
The Hot Tools Gold Titanium Flat Iron is an affordable and effective option that will leave you with a smooth, glossy finish. With 25mm wide plates, this is the best flat iron in NZ for short or medium hair of different textures, with 14 adjustable heat settings. It also has an ergonomic design, along with plates that heat up quick and stay heated up!
You may have noticed two particular brands are mentioned A LOT throughout this guide on the best hair straighteners in NZ. If you want to know more about GHD and Cloud NINE hair straighteners in Australia, be sure to have a read through of our BeautyIQ article What’s the Difference Between GHD and Cloud NINE?
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