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Updated 2026·176 agencies·Avg score 53/200·Auckland, Wellington, Taranaki, Nelson, Waikato, Canterbury, Bay of Plenty, Manawatū-Whanganui, Hawke's Bay, Southland, Otago, Tasman, Northland, West Coast, Gisborne

Web Development Agencies in New Zealand

Independently ranked web development agencies across New Zealand. Sorted by client portfolio, expertise, and track record.

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Catch Design
135
digital

Catch Design

Auckland, Auckland

Catch Design is a digital experience agency founded in 2005 with offices in Wellington and Auckland. It provides digital strategy, user insights, UX/UI design, and digital product development, and is an approved supplier on the New Zealand government marketplace.

Notable clients

Mercury, 2degrees, Vend +1

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Journey Digital
135
digital

Journey Digital

Auckland, Auckland

A strategic design and technology agency with offices in Auckland and London, delivering AI-enabled digital products, applications, and large-scale websites for enterprises and scale-ups.

Notable clients

Air New Zealand

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Psychoactive Studios
81
digital

Psychoactive Studios

Wellington, Wellington

Wellington design and development agency building websites and digital experiences for global events and tech brands, including World of WearableArt, Summer Game Fest and SuperAI. A Webflow Enterprise Partner building AI-era digital products since 2018.

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jnr.
80
software

jnr.

Auckland, Auckland

A web development studio that builds reliable, well-structured websites for design agencies and growing brands.

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75
creative

About Image

New Plymouth, Taranaki

About Image is a New Plymouth design studio providing graphic design, web design, printing, signage, and marketing services to businesses in Taranaki and across New Zealand since 2001.

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Avoca Web Design
75
software

Avoca Web Design

Nelson, Nelson

A Nelson-based web design studio operating since 2006, providing strategy-led website design, SEO, and content services alongside ongoing hosting and site management.

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Black Sheep Creative
75
creative

Black Sheep Creative

Hamilton, Waikato

A web design and development agency based in Hamilton with over 20 years of experience, building websites on HubSpot, Shopify, and SilverStripe platforms for New Zealand brands.

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75
creative

Dialog Studio – Design Agency

Auckland, Auckland

Full-service brand agency providing strategy, brand design, web design, copywriting, and campaign delivery from its studio in New Zealand.

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Forme Creative Studio
75
creative

Forme Creative Studio

Christchurch, Canterbury

Christchurch graphic design agency providing brand strategy, web design, content creation, and marketing services. Works with businesses across dental, arts, construction, and education sectors.

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hairyLemon
75
creative

hairyLemon

Christchurch, Canterbury

Full-service digital agency with over 20 years' experience delivering brand strategy, digital platforms, and performance marketing for Kiwi and international businesses.

Notable clients

ANZ

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Hodgeman Web & Design
75
digital

Hodgeman Web & Design

Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

Rotorua-based web design company established in 2007, building bespoke responsive WordPress websites with hosting, photography, and video production services.

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HornTech SEO
75
digital

HornTech SEO

Auckland, Auckland

Auckland-based data-driven SEO agency and Google Partner offering SEO, Google Ads, Shopify development, web design, and AI search optimisation for New Zealand businesses.

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Icon Design
75
creative

Icon Design

Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui

Palmerston North-based branding and design studio offering logo design, website creation, graphic design, and community art project collaborations.

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Kōwhai Creative
75
creative

Kōwhai Creative

Christchurch, Canterbury

Creative studio based in Christchurch offering branding, website design and development, marketing, photography, and ongoing creative support. Works with clients including Canterbury Rugby and Kidney Health New Zealand.

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MoMac Creative Agency
75
creative

MoMac Creative Agency

Rangiora, Canterbury

A full-service creative agency based in Rangiora, North Canterbury, offering videography, photography, website design, graphic design, branding, and social media marketing.

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Pinnacle&Co. Ltd.
75
creative

Pinnacle&Co. Ltd.

Christchurch, Canterbury

Christchurch full-service advertising and digital marketing agency operating since 1997, offering branding, custom website development, SEO, digital advertising and marketing strategy for businesses ranging from sole traders to corporates.

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Quest Marketing - Marketing Made Easy
75
digital

Quest Marketing - Marketing Made Easy

Hastings, Hawke's Bay

A New Zealand digital marketing agency operating for over 20 years, providing marketing strategy, web development, video production, and social media for established growth-focused businesses.

Notable clients

Fonterra

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TBD Digital
75
digital

TBD Digital

Wellington, Wellington

Wellington-based creative and digital studio providing branding, website design, video production, and print services.

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29i Digital: Web Design Hamilton | Digital Marketing Agency Hamilton
70
creative

29i Digital: Web Design Hamilton | Digital Marketing Agency Hamilton

Ngāruawāhia, Waikato

29i Digital is a Hamilton-based digital marketing agency offering SEO, Google Ads, Meta Ads, website design, and email marketing strategy for businesses across New Zealand.

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Alphero
70
software

Alphero

Wellington, Wellington

Digital agency with studios in Wellington and Auckland, creating mobile apps, websites, digital strategy, and user experience design.

Notable clients

Waka Kotahi, Te Whatu Ora, Westpac +3

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70
creative

Ambit

Auckland, Auckland

New Zealand-based AI platform provider offering conversational AI agents that use a company's own content to answer customer questions on websites and digital channels.

Notable clients

Tower Insurance

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Ambitious Aotearoa
70
creative

Ambitious Aotearoa

Wellington, Wellington

Full-service advertising, brand, and digital agency based in Wellington, offering strategy, creative, media planning and buying, web development, and digital marketing.

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70
creative

Attraction Studio

Christchurch, Canterbury

A Christchurch-based branding agency offering brand development, marketing strategy, web development, and design solutions. Also runs digital transformation workshops through the Regional Business Partner Network.

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Back9 Digital
70
creative

Back9 Digital

Invercargill, Southland

A digital marketing agency providing website and app development, SEO, Google Ads, social media advertising, CRM automation, and AI agent solutions for businesses and not-for-profits.

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About the web development agencies ranking

Agencies listed

176

Verified profiles

2

Claimed profiles

0

Average score

53/200

Regions covered

15

Longest established

1996

Which web development agencies rank highest?

Catch Design, Journey Digital and Psychoactive Studios currently rank highest in this listing.Catch Design leads with a directory score of 135/200. Rankings recompute automatically as directory data changes — placement is never paid or sponsored.

How the ranking works

Every web development agency is scored out of 200 from five public signals: verification status, client portfolio, specialty breadth, project track record, and public presence including years in business. There are no paid placements, and scores exclude self-reported claims that cannot be checked against public sources. See the full methodology.