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Website design for Otago / Ōtākou / Otago

Otago / Ōtākou / Otago is home to 240,900 people in the 2023 Census. Its businesses operate across distinct towns, communities and sectors, so effective websites need both a clear regional proposition and useful paths into the places customers know.

Otago at a glance

A region of contrasting identities: university and heritage Dunedin, high-growth Queenstown Lakes, inland gold and stone landscapes, farming districts, Waitaki heritage and the Catlins coast.

Harbour and peninsula, schist basins, high alpine lakes, dry inland valleys, rolling farmland and rugged southern coast.

People, economy and website implications

Student, professional, rural, migrant and tourism-workforce communities; Kāi Tahu identity is foundational. Faith profiles vary sharply between Dunedin, Queenstown Lakes and rural districts.

Education, health, tourism, construction, food and agriculture, technology, professional services, wine, transport and creative sectors.

Development context

Dunedin health and education investment; technology and research; Queenstown Lakes housing, infrastructure and visitor management; Cromwell growth; inland food/wine and logistics.

Priority sectors

  • Education: match the customer journey to regional buying conditions and proof needs.
  • health: match the customer journey to regional buying conditions and proof needs.
  • technology: match the customer journey to regional buying conditions and proof needs.
  • professional: match the customer journey to regional buying conditions and proof needs.
  • tourism: match the customer journey to regional buying conditions and proof needs.
  • Tourism: match the customer journey to regional buying conditions and proof needs.
  • hospitality: match the customer journey to regional buying conditions and proof needs.
  • construction: match the customer journey to regional buying conditions and proof needs.
  • property: match the customer journey to regional buying conditions and proof needs.
  • retail: match the customer journey to regional buying conditions and proof needs.
  • food: match the customer journey to regional buying conditions and proof needs.
  • Horticulture: match the customer journey to regional buying conditions and proof needs.

Districts and areas

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