Kia Ora —
We are here to make you shine online.
In a nutshell
Sunny Side Up is a web design and development company. We are based in Wellington (right next to the cable car). We aim to create beautiful websites that add value to your organisation. We can help with:
- Planning and strategy
- Web design
- Web development
- E-commerce solutions, including Shopify
- Upgrades and maintenance
- Web hosting
We’re people-focused and like to keep things ‘Sunny Side Up’. Learn more about Sunny Side Up, explore our work, or browse our full range of services. If you’d like to chat, then please get in touch. We look forward to adding a bit of shine to your online projects.
Our clients
We work with a wide range of clients, from small businesses and startups to larger companies, government agencies, and NGOs. Most are based in New Zealand, with others in Australia, and we’ve also partnered with organisations in the Americas and Europe. They share a focus on building a strong, authentic online presence.
Examples of our work
Below is a small selection of websites and applications we have worked on over the past 20 years.
Life Insurance Calculator: Home page
Client:
Life Insurance Plus
Design:
Sunny Side Up
Our responsibility:
Design and build a life insurance calculator
Eagle Lighting: Home page
Design:
Trout Creative Thinking
Our responsibility:
Provide technical assistance to build the product section, craft cms upgrades, and hosting
Te Puna Taurite Match: Home page
Client:
Philanthropy NZ
Design:
Sunny Side Up
Our responsibility:
Design and build a "dating" site for funders and fund seekers
Wood Processors and Manufacturing Association (WPMA): Home page
Design:
Salted Herring
Our responsibility:
Design, develop, and maintain a new website
The International Engineering Alliance: Home page
Design:
Salted Herring
Our responsibility:
Build a new website with enhanced functionality including a members only section
Pic's Peanut Butter Shop (Shopify): Product Page
Client:
Pic's Peanut Butter
Design:
Sam @ Sunny Side Up
Our responsibility:
Design and build a site for NZ sales
We delivered:
We made efficient use of the provided budget to build a fully branded site
Te Puna Taurite Match: Editable Funding Request
Client:
Philanthropy NZ
Design:
Sunny Side Up
Our responsibility:
Design and build a "dating" site for funders and fund seekers
NZ Government Employee-led Networks: Search Page
Client:
Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission
Design:
Ministry of Education / Schickedanz / Sunny Side Up
Our responsibility:
Enhance and maintain an existing website including a search section
ComplyWith Website: Home page
Client:
Salted Herring / ComplyWith
Design:
Salted Herring
Our responsibility:
Develop and maintain the website based on design provided by Salted Herring
Pic's Peanut Butter Version 2: Recipe example
Client:
Pic's Peanut Butter
Design:
Niels @ Sunny Side Up
Our responsibility:
Design and build new website
We delivered:
We transformed the website to be more in-line with the new brand direction
Blokes Who Bake: Recipe page
Client:
Steve Joll
Design:
Sunny Side Up
Our responsibility:
Build a website to promote the Blokes Who Bake concept and recipes.
We delivered:
A unique website, including the coffee stain.
Royal Society Te Apārangi: Our people page
Client:
Royal Society Te Apārangi
Design:
Various, including Sunny Side Up
Our responsibility:
Upgrade, enhance and maintain the site
The Cottages Matakana: Home page
Client:
The Cottages Matakana
Design:
Sunny Side Up
Our responsibility:
Design and build a website for a boutique bed and breakfast
David Trubridge: Home page
Client:
David Trubridge Lighting
Design:
Ben @ David Trubridge
Our responsibility:
Develop the designs provided into an international e-commerce website (various iterations)
Pic's Peanut Butter 2025: Tour Page
Client:
Pic's Peanut Butter
Design:
Sam @ Sunny Side Up
Our responsibility:
Reimagine the website in-line with the 2025 requirements and brand updates
The Rocket: Home page
Client:
L'affare / Hey Smarty Pants
Design:
Hey Smarty Pants
Our responsibility:
Build a website for a coffee machine called "The Rocket"
Avelon Fashion: Product Page
Client:
Tijl Dhe Nije
Design:
Tijl Dhe Nije
Our responsibility:
Build a unique site with fun features and a fully functioning e-commerce facility
Goodness Gracious Bio Foods: Home page
Client:
Goodness Gracious Bio Foods
Design:
Sunny Side Up
Our responsibility:
Design and build website
Te Puna Taurite Match: Search Page
Client:
Philanthropy NZ
Design:
Sunny Side Up
Our responsibility:
Design and build a "dating" site for funders and fund seekers
Cable Top Eatery: Dinner Menu
Design:
WordPress Theme
Our responsibility:
Host and maintain an existing WordPress website
The International Engineering Alliance: Grid example
Design:
Salted Herring
Our responsibility:
Build a new website with enhanced functionality including a members only section
Future for Local Government: News Listings
Client:
Strategy Creative
Design:
Strategy Creative
Our responsibility:
Built and maintain the site for the duration of the project
Photo and Video International: Product Listings
Design:
Sunny Side Up
Our responsibility:
To improve the product section of the site
Horowhenua Tourism Site: Home page
Our responsibility:
Maintain and enhance an existing website
Covid inspired multiplication experiment: Homepage
Our responsibility:
Built a tiny wee online tool to teach kids multiplication tables
Don't pull the plug: Home page
Client:
Better NZ Trust / Supergood
Design:
Supergood
Our responsibility:
Develop a site that provides information about pending changes and asks for donations from the EV community.
nzicacentenary.com: Home page
Client:
New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants
Design:
NZICA
Our responsibility:
Build design provided by NZICA to commemorate 100 years of NZICA
Future for Local Government: Home page
Client:
Strategy Creative
Design:
Strategy Creative
Our responsibility:
Built and maintain the site for the duration of the project
Eagle Lighting: Product Page
Design:
Trout Creative Thinking
Our responsibility:
Provide technical assistance to build the product section, craft cms upgrades, and hosting
Wood Processors and Manufacturing Association (WPMA): Resources section
Design:
Salted Herring
Our responsibility:
Design, develop, and maintain a new website
Our tools
For our development work, our tool of choice is the Silverstripe Content Management System (CMS).
Other technologies we like to use include the Craft CMS, SquareSpace, Wix, WebFlow, Svelte, Vite, Webpack, Tailwind, NextJS, VueJS, ReactJS, and many more.