Website design Christchurch: websites built to rank in Canterbury
Website design for Christchurch businesses, from the central city to Rolleston and Rangiora. Fast, mobile-first websites written and built to rank in Canterbury searches, from $199 with a monthly SEO plan. Copywriting and Google Business Profile setup included, and a monthly SEO plan that does the work of getting it found.
Web design for a growing Canterbury
Christchurch businesses have changed faster than their websites. Many firms that moved after the rebuild, or set up in the new subdivisions of Selwyn and Waimakariri, still run on a site built in a hurry years ago: slow on a phone, one page for every service, and nothing that tells Google which suburbs they cover.
We build websites the way Canterbury customers search: a page for each service, a page for each area you work in, and a design that loads fast on a phone in a ute or on a building site. Because we're an SEO company first, every site launches with the keyword map, structured data and Google Business Profile work that most web designers leave for later.
Who we build for in Christchurch
- Builders, electricians, plumbers and landscapers working across the city and the growth suburbs
- Clinics, accountants, lawyers and other professional services in Riccarton, Merivale and the central city
- Manufacturers and agri-businesses around Hornby, Wigram and Rolleston selling across Canterbury
- Retailers and makers selling online across New Zealand
Example pages we'd build
A typical Christchurch trades website gets one page per service and one per area, each written for real local searches:
- electrician Rolleston
- builder Rangiora
- heat pump installation Christchurch
- bathroom renovation Papanui
- roofing Kaiapoi
- landscaper Halswell
- accountant Riccarton
- physio Lincoln
Already have a site that ranks for some of these? A redesign keeps those rankings while giving you a modern, faster site.
Website design packages for Christchurch businesses
The same prices for every business in Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri: a low build price with a monthly SEO plan, or a standalone price. All prices are in New Zealand dollars with no GST added.
Starter website
Up to 5 pages. Trades, sole traders and new businesses.
$199 with an SEO plan
Paired with the Local SEO plan at $149 a month for 6 months. Standalone, no SEO plan: $599.
- Up to 5 pages on WordPress, built mobile-first
- Professional design matched to your brand
- Copywriting for every page, in NZ English
- On-page SEO and structured data on every page
- Google Business Profile set up or optimised
- Contact form, click-to-call and map
- Analytics, Search Console and enquiry tracking
- 90+ mobile PageSpeed score
- 2 rounds of revisions
- Live in 2–3 weeks; 3 months of Website Care included
Business website
Up to 15 pages. Established service businesses.
$349 with an SEO plan
Paired with the Growth SEO plan at $299 a month for 6 months. Standalone, no SEO plan: $1,099.
- Everything in Starter
- Up to 15 pages, including service and location pages
- Custom design, not an off-the-shelf template
- Blog set up, with 2 launch articles written
- Quote or booking form
- Your Google reviews shown on the site
- 3 rounds of revisions
- Video training so you can edit it yourself
- Live in 3–5 weeks; 3 months of Website Care included
Website redesign
Your existing site, rebuilt without losing rankings.
$249 from with an SEO plan
Paired with the Local or Growth SEO plan at $149 a month for 6 months. Standalone, no SEO plan: from $899.
- Up to 15 pages rebuilt in a fast, modern design
- Rankings and traffic benchmarked before launch
- Every old URL mapped and redirected (301s)
- Content carried over, and rewritten where it's weak
- Titles, headings and structured data kept or improved
- Tested on a private staging site first
- 30 days of daily ranking checks after launch
- Live in 3–5 weeks; 3 months of Website Care included
How the "with an SEO plan" price works
- You pay the low build price up front, then your SEO plan monthly for at least 6 months. The SEO plan is what makes the site rank, so the two belong together.
- After 6 months, carry on month-to-month, or drop to Website Care at $20 a month and keep the site.
- If you cancel the SEO plan before month 6, you pay the difference up to the standalone build price, and you keep the site. Nothing else.
- Hosting and care, $20 a month after the free 3 months: we host the site on fast managed hosting with SSL, daily backups, updates, uptime monitoring and 30 minutes of edits. Your domain and site always stay in your name.
Areas we cover
- Christchurch Central
- Riccarton
- Addington
- Merivale
- Papanui
- Hornby
- Wigram
- Halswell
- Sumner
- Rolleston
- Lincoln
- Prebbleton
- Rangiora
- Kaiapoi
- Selwyn District
- Waimakariri District
Want ongoing search work too? See our Christchurch SEO plans from $149 a month.
The SEO plan that pairs with your Christchurch website
The low build prices above pair with a monthly SEO plan, and in Christchurch that plan is the work that wins the suburb and service searches your customers make. See SEO in Christchurch for how we approach the local market, or the SEO plans from $149 a month.
Websites, stores and the SEO behind them
Website design and development
Starter, Business and redesign packages from $199 with an SEO plan, each built SEO-ready with copywriting included.
Website redesign
Rebuild your site in a modern design while keeping the rankings and traffic it has earned.
Ecommerce websites
Shopify stores from $349 with our Ecommerce SEO plan, built to rank from day one.
SEO plans and pricing
Local, Growth, Ecommerce and Scale plans from $149 a month, with every monthly task listed.
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Websites for Auckland small businesses, from single-suburb trades to city-wide brands.
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Real 2026 prices for templates, custom sites and online stores, and what drives the cost.
Christchurch web design questions
How much does a website cost in Christchurch?
Christchurch web design typically costs $1,300 to $8,000 plus GST for a small business site. Our prices are the same as everywhere in New Zealand: Starter $199 with an SEO plan ($599 standalone), Business $349 ($1,099 standalone) and redesigns $249, with copywriting, SEO setup and three months of hosting and care included.
Do you build websites for Selwyn and Waimakariri businesses?
Yes. Rolleston, Lincoln, Prebbleton, Rangiora, Kaiapoi and the surrounding towns are a big part of the Canterbury market, and we build area pages for them so local searches find you.
Do we need to meet in person?
No. Projects run over a video call, a short content interview and a private staging site where you review the design. Most clients never need to be in the same room.
How long does a website take?
Two to three weeks for a Starter website, and three to five weeks for a Business website or redesign, depending on how quickly you can review drafts.
Will my new website rank in Christchurch searches?
It launches with everything Google needs to rank it: a page per service and area, structured data and a properly set-up Google Business Profile, and the Local SEO plan then does the monthly work. Christchurch search competition is lighter than Auckland's, so suburb and service searches often move within two to three months.
Get a fixed-price quote for your Christchurch website
Tell us what you need and we'll reply within one working day with a fixed price, a timeline and a few ideas for your site. No obligation.