Digital magic,
for your brand.
Merlin Wise is a small digital agency in Addington, Christchurch, doing website design in Christchurch, WordPress development and SEO for businesses across New Zealand — precision code, considered design and strategic marketing, from $2,000.
Transmuting vision into reality.
Six disciplines, one studio, no handoffs, from the first conversation to a site we keep looking after.
Website design Christchurch
Fast, flagship sites that turn visitors into enquiries.
WordPress development
Custom WordPress, no themes, editable in Elementor.
SEO Christchurch
Technical audit, keyword map and a content plan for local search.
Paid advertising
Google, Meta and LinkedIn ads with reporting you can read.
Marketing automation
Email flows and CRM clean-ups that keep working while you sleep.
Managed hosting & maintenance
Updates, backups, monitoring and SSL on Cloudways, from $39/mo.
Something else?
Workshops, audits, landing pages, copy sprints. If it’s digital and ambitious, ask.
From new brand to 200+ loyal customers.
We designed and built EasyLife’s site and booking flow, set the marketing plan and run their SEO. A brand-new Auckland laundry service is now a growing subscriber base.
- #2 on Google for “laundry auckland”
- 200+ customers across Auckland
- 4.9★ average customer rating
- 96+ Lighthouse score, all four audits
Ranking checked 9 Oct 2026 with Semrush (New Zealand results). Search results vary by location and change over time.
Read the full case study
From first brief to launched product, in three movements.
Iterative, transparent and results-oriented. No agency theatre, no surprise invoices.
Discovery & audit
One workshop and one written brief, so we agree what we’re building.
Design & prototype
A clickable prototype you approve before any code is written.
Code & launch
Clean, tested code, shipped. Every repo, asset and login is yours.
Case studies in excellence.
Recent projects across web, e-commerce and local SEO.
Merlin Wise
EasyLife
Ric Lounge
ProfessioNAIL
Bánh Mì King
Diamond Nail
The Cleaning Crew
KD Tiling
Three ways in. Real prices, no surprises.
Pick the shape that fits: a custom business site, a flagship build, or an ongoing growth partnership.
- Bespoke design & art direction, on your stack of choice
- Mobile-first responsive design
- Optional hosting & care from $39/mo
- On-page SEO setup & analytics
- Everything in Business, plus
- More pages and sections
- E-commerce: online shop & payments
- Deep SEO keyword research
- Bookings & CRM integrations
- Copywriting & content strategy
- Hosting, care & security
- SEO retainer & monthly reporting
- Paid ads management (min $1k spend)
- Quarterly strategy sessions
Tell us about your project. We’ll reply within a day.
One short call or email tells you whether we’re the right studio, and if we’re not, who is.