Web Design in Auckland
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Typical price: NZ$800–NZ$25,300
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Web Design prices in Auckland
| Job size | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landing page (1 page) Single-page site with contact form | NZ$800 | NZ$1,700 | NZ$3,450 |
| Small business site (5 pages) Custom brochure site | NZ$2,300 | NZ$4,600 | NZ$9,200 |
| Business site with CMS (~10 pages) CMS-driven site with blog and on-page SEO | NZ$4,000 | NZ$8,650 | NZ$16,100 |
| Basic e-commerce store Shopify/WooCommerce store with payments and shipping | NZ$5,200 | NZ$11,500 | NZ$25,300 |
How to hire a web design pro in New Zealand
- Review live portfolio sites and take a client reference
- Contract with IP transfer, domain (.nz or .co.nz) registered in your name, hosting access handed over
- Confirm a privacy policy consistent with NZ's Privacy Act 2020 if collecting personal data
- Agree scope in writing: pages, revision rounds, CMS, on-page SEO basics
- Pay 30-50% deposit, balance on launch
- Confirm GST (15%) treatment in the quote
Web design is unlicensed in New Zealand. Sites collecting personal data should comply with the Privacy Act 2020 (privacy policy, secure handling, breach notification duties for serious breaches). Confirm whether quotes include 15% GST.
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Frequently asked questions
Is SEO included in web design?
Distinguish two things: technical SEO basics (clean structure, fast loading, meta tags, sitemap, mobile-friendliness) should be included in any competent build. Ongoing SEO — content, keywords, link building — is a separate monthly service. A designer bundling 'SEO' vaguely into one price is worth interrogating.
What are red flags when hiring a web designer?
No contract, no portfolio of live sites, registering the domain in their own name, 'free' websites with mandatory monthly fees, 100% payment up front, and guaranteed #1 Google rankings. The domain-ownership trap is the costliest — walking away can mean losing your web address.
Do I need e-commerce or is a brochure site enough to start?
If you take fewer than a handful of orders a week, a brochure site with a contact/order form or a payment link costs half as much and launches faster. Move to full e-commerce (cart, inventory, shipping rules) when order volume makes manual handling the bottleneck.
What is a CMS and do I need one?
A content management system (WordPress, Webflow, Shopify) lets you edit text, images and posts without a developer. If you'll update content more than a few times a year — blog, menus, listings — you need one. If the site is a static business card, skipping the CMS makes the site cheaper, faster and harder to hack.
What does a website cost in New Zealand?
Freelancers typically charge NZD 50-140/hr; a 5-page small-business site commonly lands at NZD 2,000-8,000, with e-commerce from NZD 4,500. Rates track slightly below Australian equivalents.
Should I use a .nz or .co.nz domain?
Either works — .co.nz remains the small-business default and .nz the shorter modern option; many businesses register both and redirect one. What matters is that the registrant is your business, not your designer.
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