Aims / Goals
A future-ready digital platform supporting science for natural hazard resilience
Weave worked with the Resilience to Nature’s Challenges National Science Challenge to design and develop a large-scale website that showcases research, people, resources, and real-world impact. With a focus on making complex content accessible and interlinked, the site is a home for hundreds of pages of research outputs, tools, and publications—all managed through a customised CMS.
Helping researchers, communities and policymakers access vital knowledge
The Challenge produces a large volume of research, guidance, media articles, and team profiles. Their previous website had outgrown its structure, making it difficult to navigate and update. The new website needed to better serve multiple audiences and reflect the scale and relevance of the mahi being done.
Project goals included:
- Designing a scalable, structured site that supports filtered discovery of content
- Making it easier for users to explore projects, tools, and articles by topic or theme
- Customising the CMS for clarity and efficiency, supporting non-technical editors
- Showcasing team members, contributors, and the breadth of collaborative work
- Supporting SEO, accessibility, and future expansion
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Features / Deliverables
Custom WordPress development for clarity and connection
We created a calm, confident digital presence that reflects the resilience kaupapa while offering a high-performing user experience. The site architecture was designed to handle complex relationships between research, people, projects, and resources.
Behind the scenes, we built a custom CMS using flexible content blocks, custom post types, and taxonomy tagging—enabling smart content filtering and intuitive site navigation.
Website features include:
- Fully responsive and WCAG-accessible design
- Custom post types for people, projects, resources, and media
- Filtered content browsing by theme, topic, or project
- Structured navigation and SEO-optimised content architecture
- CMS training and documentation for internal teams
- Ongoing support from the Weave team as the site grows
Deliverables included:
- Website design and development in WordPress
- UX and IA planning for complex content
- CMS customisation and block library
- Taxonomy design and filtering logic
- SEO setup and metadata planning
- CMS training and onboarding support
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