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:

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

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

Eagle Lighting / Home 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) / Home page

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

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

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

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
Te Puna Taurite Match / Home page

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
Pic's Peanut Butter Version 2 / Recipe example

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

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

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
David Trubridge / Home page

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

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
Avelon Fashion / Product Page

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
Te Puna Taurite Match / Search Page

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
ComplyWith Website / Home page

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
Future for Local Government / News Listings

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
Future for Local Government / Home page

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
Wood Processors and Manufacturing Association (WPMA) / Resources section

Wood Processors and Manufacturing Association (WPMA) / Resources section

Design: Salted Herring
Our responsibility: Design, develop, and maintain a new website
Reece Foundation Website / Home page

Reece Foundation Website / Home page

Client: Reece Foundation
Design: Reece Foundation
Our responsibility: Help build their new website
We delivered: A great looking website
Client feedback: It was a great pleasure to work with Peter from Sunny Side Up

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.

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