15 July 2026 | Studio News

What we’ve been up to March to June 2026

It’s been another busy few months, with new website launches, design refreshes, plenty of behind-the-scenes improvements, and lots of smaller tweaks for our clients. With four months of updates to catch up on, here’s what we’ve been up to.

A big hello

Weโ€™re excited to welcome our new clients: Kingdom Builderz, Bay Gas, and Pacific Frangipani. We look forward to helping them get online and building websites that work hard for their businesses.

Looking after WordPress websites

Clients on our WordPress Management Plan have continued to receive regular weekly maintenance in the background. This includes WordPress updates, plugin updates, backups, testing, and monitoring to keep everything secure and running smoothly.

Weโ€™ve added extra protection to our hosting by limiting WordPress login access to New Zealand. This blocks a lot of unwanted login attempts before they reach client websites, making things more secure and faster.

New websites

Kaimai Plumbing and Gas

Weโ€™ve launched a brand-new one-page website for Kaimai Plumbing and Gas. Our one-page websites are ideal for businesses that want a professional online presence without unnecessary complexity. Theyโ€™re simple, modern, mobile-friendly, and designed to turn visitors into enquiries.

screenshot of the one-page website for Kaimai Plumbing and Gas

Kingdom Builderz

Another one-page website has gone live, this time for Kingdom Builderz. It’s a clean, professional website that gives the business a strong online presence while keeping everything straightforward and easy to maintain.

one-page website for Kingdom Builderz

Fourie Building Group

Pacific BOP Builders is now officially Fourie Building Group. With the rebrand, we updated their one-page website to match the new branding, giving their business a consistent and professional look. We also set up a new Google Business Profile to help potential customers find them more easily in Google Search and Maps.

screenshot of the one page website for fourie building group

Website refreshes

Mount Tours

Mount Tours has been with us for many years. The website was still working, but it wasnโ€™t keeping up with todayโ€™s mobile devices. We rebuilt it with our latest one-page framework, making it cleaner, faster, and much easier to use on phones and tablets.

screenshot of the one-page website for mount tours

Coast Palms & Cycads

We gave the Coast Palms & Cycads website a fresh look with full-screen images, better typography, and a cleaner layout with more white space. We also added an online Gift Voucher section, so customers can buy vouchers easily through a simple order form, making the process quick and easy for both customers and the team.

website design refresh for Coast Palms

Tauranga Tree Co

Over the past few months, weโ€™ve made several improvements to the Tauranga Tree Co website. We refreshed the design, updated the coding framework, improved product pages for search engines, strengthened page content, and added enquiry buttons that take visitors straight to the enquiry form with the selected tree already filled in. These small changes make the website easier to use and help generate more enquiries over time.

web design refresh tauranga tree co

Hayson Knell

We’ve made several improvements to the Hayson Knell website. The homepage now features a video hero section for a stronger first impression. We’ve also customised the WordPress backend so the team can update office locations from one central place, making future updates much quicker and easier.

website refresh for hayson knell

Sneak Peeks

Celebrity Chef Bobby Chinn event page design mock-up

We’ve been working on a concept for a brand-new Events section for Celebrity Chef Bobby Chinn’s website. Before building larger website updates, we often create a design mock-up first. It gives clients a clear picture of the direction we’re heading and lets us fine-tune the design before any development begins. Weโ€™re excited to bring this project to life.

website design preview of the event page for the bobby chinn website

Redesign mockup for the The Fire Dept website

A fresh new look is on the way for The Fire Dept website. Weโ€™re working on a full design refresh for a cleaner, more modern look, while keeping the website simple and easy to use. We look forward to sharing the finished result soon.

website design preview for the fire dept

Helping clients keep their websites current

A website should grow along with the business. Sometimes that means adding a new feature, sometimes fresh content, and often just making small improvements over time.

Over the past few months we’ve completed ongoing updates for many of our clients, including:

  • adding new projects to the First Homes website, giving visitors fresh inspiration while showcasing the latest homes the team has completed.
  • updating awards and team members for Rentwith.BB, helping keep the website accurate and reflecting the business as it continues to grow.
  • adding a Latest Updates section to the Tara Road Medical Centre website, making it easy for the practice to share important announcements and health information with patients.
  • celebrating Watershed’s 20-year milestone with website updates and matching email signatures, keeping their branding consistent across both their website and email communications.
  • updating banners, promotions, and sponsor information for the Bay of Plenty Garden and Art Festival, helping keep visitors informed throughout the event season.
  • creating new landing pages for Mosh Social Media, making it easier for visitors to discover and use their online marketing tools.
  • ongoing content creation and SEO improvements for Marine Pro, keeping the website focused on the right services while strengthening its visibility in search engines.
  • regular course, webinar, and article updates for Montessori Aotearoa New Zealand, making it easier for members to discover upcoming learning opportunities while giving each page the best chance of being found through search engines.
  • refining the content and service pages for Evolve Vehicle Centre, placing more emphasis on EV battery health checks, hybrid servicing, and pre-purchase inspections while making the website easier for visitors to navigate.

Regular updates keep a website accurate, improve search visibility, and show visitors that the business is active and thriving.

Sharing what we know

Weโ€™ve kept publishing articles about WordPress, Google Business Profiles, AI, and website marketing. The goal is always to help business owners understand their websites without overwhelming them with technical jargon.

Recent topics include:

Posts on the Good Website blog

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If you’re looking for website design in Tauranga, or need help getting more from your existing website, let’s have a chat. Always happy to help.