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Somar Digital is a website development company that builds modern, accessible websites designed around real user needs.

We combine strong technical expertise with a people-first approach to deliver solutions that support your organisation and the communities you serve.

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Somar Digital’s Approach to Website Development

We are a website development company that believes in going above and beyond for our client-partners. Our team has the technical know-how to develop bespoke solutions that importantly fit within your budget. Outlined below are the range of services you can expect from us.

Collaborative

We love working in partnership with our clients. We have found, the more we and our clients collaborate and work as a team - the better the outcomes are. We see ourselves as an extension of your team, not just a vendor. We value open communication and transparency, keeping you informed and involved at every stage of the project.

Solution Architecture

Our approach involves understanding your unique challenges, goals, and technical requirements to design a robust framework that seamlessly integrates with your existing systems. We carefully evaluate and select the best tools, platforms, and technologies to build a scalable, secure, and high-performing solution tailored to your needs. By aligning technology with your business strategy, we ensure that our solution architecture supports current objectives while providing the flexibility to adapt to future growth and innovation.

Agile

There are always going to be speed bumps along the way as a project progresses and your priorities may evolve. Our delivery teams roll with the punches and is adept at coming up with solutions as issues arise and requirements change. We embrace an agile approach to website development, which allows us to stay flexible and responsive to your needs.

API Development

As expectations from users of what modern websites are capable of, we have found increasingly that we build rich web experiences that are powered by APIs, often powered by a headless Content Management System. We've built APIs at scale, and look after requests measured in hundreds of thousands per day for Metlink real-time information.

Backend

Our focus is on building flexible, modular and extensible applications. As such, we primarily opt for using Silverstripe, an open-sourced PHP-based framework that allows our teams to focus on creating beautiful, functional and easily updatable online solutions. As Wellington's first appointed Silverstripe Professional Partner, we've used Silverstripe's lack of constraints or restrictions to build websites, rich data-driven web applications, and even intranets.

Frontend

We put user experience first. As such, we use modern front-end Javascript frameworks like Vue.js to build interactive web applications. Taking this approach, we have recently leveraged technology for solutions where it can be built once for web and then delivered as an iOS and Android app.

Hosting & Support

Somar Digital works with your organisation to provide the level of cloud environment management that meets your needs, from incident management to infrastructure optimisations, delivering automation, operational excellence, and speed. Somar Digital Cloud is a hosting platform built upon Amazon Web Services (AWS) that provides a secure and scalable infrastructure, backed by our dedicated support team.

Design & Development Synergy

Our designers and developers work seamlessly together to create cohesive and impactful digital solutions. By fostering close collaboration from concept to launch, we ensure that every design decision aligns with technical feasibility and development goals. This synergy results in websites and applications that are visually appealing, user-centric, and technically sound, delivering captivating digital experiences that drive business success.

Somar Digital Accelerator

What sets Somar Digital apart from the competition is the Somar Digital Accelerator – a game-changing website starter kit featuring a curated collection of reusable Silverstripe core components. The Somar Digital Accelerator is perfect for businesses and organisations who are looking for a more cost-effective solution. It unlocks significant build efficiencies, enabling us to fast-track your website's launch timeline - we can take it to market and into the hands of your audience much sooner.

Why Choose Somar as Your Website Development Company

We are a leading Wellington-based website development company delivering modern, reliable websites for government agencies, not-for-profits, and large organisations across New Zealand. Our team blends strong technical capability with a collaborative, people-first approach to help clients solve real problems and create digital experiences that work for everyone.

We focus on building stable, secure, and easy-to-manage websites that support your organisational goals and the communities you serve. Organisations like Greater Wellington Regional Council, Cancer Society, and Centreport NZ trust us to deliver high-quality website development outcomes that scale with future needs.

Explore more about our approach in our blogs on collaborative website development and why Somar Digital is your go-to web developer in NZ.

Baybus
Cancer Society
Health NZ
Metlink
MSD
MSC
Northland Waste
CentrePort Wellington
Plunket NZ
Commerce Commission

What our clients have to say

“The Somar team are a really great bunch of people and they really reflect the values of the business here and how we work.”

David Boyd, Customer Experience Manager

Metlink

“It was very clear from the absolute beginning that Somar was truly committed as a partner and there was a real belief in our vision and what we wanted to achieve.”

Nathan Watson, Operations Manager

New Zealand Mountain Safety Council

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Supporting Your Website at Every Stage

Web Design - UX & UI

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Our Designers work closely with our Development team throughout the design phase. We create refreshing and compelling designs that celebrate your brand, with an intuitive information architecture to considerably improve the user experience and navigation of content. 

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Website Hosting and Support

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Our website hosting and support services are designed to take that pressure off your team. We offer secure, scalable and cost effective hosting options with our AWS backed cloud hosting solution. With a dedicated support desk, expert engineers, and a responsive process backed by clear Service Level Agreements, we help your website stay secure, stable, and running smoothly every day.

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See how we put this into action

Water Services Authority - Taumata Arowai New Website

Water Services Authority - Taumata Arowai New Website

Water Services Authority – Taumata Arowai: A Modern Website Making Information Easier to Find
NZSBA’s School Board Elections Site

NZSBA’s School Board Elections Site

Fast Turnaround with Lasting Impact: NZSBA’s New School Board Elections Site
Empowering Teachers with Kura Kete: A Digital Resource Hub

Empowering Teachers with Kura Kete: A Digital Resource Hub

Creating a Library of Engaging and Relevant Learning Experiences for Teachers
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