Website design and build in Tauranga for iwi, trusts and businesses
People often find you online first: a new member checking how to register, a funder reading about your kaupapa, a customer deciding whether to call. It needs to look right, load fast on a phone and be easy for your own team to keep up to date.
Tohu Studio designs and builds websites for iwi, trusts, Māori organisations and businesses. Our studio is in Mount Maunganui, with a base in Te Tai Tokerau near Whangārei, and we build sites for clients across Aotearoa.
Websites for iwi, trusts and businesses
We build:
- Iwi and trust websites with member registration, pānui (news), hui calendars and document libraries
- Event and festival websites with programmes and registrations
- Business websites built to bring in enquiries
- Online stores for Māori-made products
A good website for an iwi or trust has different jobs to a business site. It has to serve uri (descendants and members) of every age, many on their phones, and present governance documents and reports clearly. We plan the site around the people who will use it.
What is included
- Planning: a site map and content plan built from kōrero with your team
- Design: a look that matches your brand, with te reo Māori handled with care
- Build: WordPress, so your team can edit pages, news and documents without calling us
- Content: help with writing, photography and image preparation
- Search set-up: page titles, descriptions, sitemaps and Google Search Console, so people can find you
- Analytics: Google Analytics with enquiry and form tracking, so you can see what is working
- Training: a hand-over session and a short guide for your team
Care after launch
A website is never finished. We offer ongoing care so yours stays fast, up to date and backed up:
- Plugin, theme and WordPress updates
- Security checks and regular backups
- Managed hosting
- Small content changes and help when you need it
Recent websites
- Kohinga Koha: website design and build.
- Mangai Media: website design and build.
- Steve Bird Wines: website design and build.
- Te Awanui Huka Pak: website design and build.
- Te Tomika Trust: brand identity and website design and build.
- Wawata: website design and build.
Based in Tauranga, working across Aotearoa
Our studio is in Mount Maunganui, so we can meet Tauranga and Papāmoa clients in person. We also work with clients in Te Tai Tokerau and right across the motu (country) online.
Frequently asked questions
How long does a website take?
Most websites take 8–12 weeks from the first kōrero to launch. The biggest factor is usually content, so we help you plan it early.
Can we update the website ourselves?
Yes. We build on WordPress and train your team to update pages, news, events and documents. If you would rather not, we can do it for you.
Do you redesign existing websites?
Yes. We can refresh the look of your current site or rebuild it, redirecting old pages properly to protect the search visibility you’ve built.
Can you help with hosting and domain names?
Yes. We can set up and look after hosting, your domain, or work with your existing provider.
Let's Kōrero
Tell us what your website needs to do and who it is for, and we will come back with a plan.
