Indigenous-led · Aotearoa

Digital spaces that honour who you are.

We build fast, accessible, mobile-first websites for iwi, hapū, marae and local businesses — and we sell ready-made templates so you can start today. Fairly priced, owned by you, and built on your terms.

Why NZ1Labs

Built by a Māori & Pacific-led studio

We're not a generic web shop. We're an Indigenous-led dev studio that treats your digital presence as a taonga — something to get right, and to keep.

On your terms

You own the site, the domain, the content. We hand over everything — no lock-in, no monthly ransom.

Accessible by default

WCAG AA, mobile-first, fast on rural connections. Everyone in the whānau can use it — on any device.

Original, not copied

Motifs and artwork are created with you — generic, original te ao Māori-inspired geometry. We never reproduce a specific iwi's emblem or tukutuku.

Custom build — done for you

We build it, you own it

Fixed NZD pricing, clear deliverables, two to three rounds of changes. Priced to undercut local agencies without cutting corners.

Korowai — Presence

$480 +GST

A single-page home for your hapū, marae or rōpū. The essentials, done beautifully.

  • 1-page scrolling site (story, people, contact, map)
  • Mobile-first, accessible (WCAG AA)
  • SEO basics + Google Business setup
  • 2 rounds of changes · 5-day delivery
Choose Korowai
Templates — own it today

Start now, for less

We can replicate these with minimal effort, so we price them to undercut local competition. Buy, customise yourself, or have us tweak it for a small add-on.

Base Template

$49 +GST

A clean, responsive, accessible starter. Re-theme in minutes with one CSS file.

  • HTML/CSS/JS, mobile-first, WCAG AA
  • Themable via CSS variables
  • Setup guide included
  • We-customise add-on: +$65
Preview Base →

Both templates include a licence to use for your own rōpū or client. Reselling the raw template is not permitted. Want them on Gumroad? Ask us.

How it works

Five steps, no jargon

1

Kōrero

A free 20-minute call or form. We listen first.

2

Design

Wireframe + look, built around your stories and tikanga.

3

Build

Clean, fast, accessible code — no page-builder bloat.

4

Review

You see it live. Two to three rounds of changes.

5

Launch

Domain, hosting and handover. You own it all.

A live example: a hapū presence site

We built a demo to show the bar — original artwork, marae info, upcoming events, and a contact path that actually works on a phone.

Open the demo ↗
Preview · Te Hapū Demo

On cultural respect & IP

Every motif, pattern and piece of artwork on our sites is original and created with you. We do not reproduce specific iwi or hapū emblems, tukutuku patterns, or any other group's intellectual property. If you hold the rights to specific imagery, we'll incorporate it only with your explicit permission and attribution. Your stories stay yours.

Contact

Start the kōrero

Tell us a little about your rōpū or business. No obligation — we'll reply within two working days.

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