Laura Wharehinga Design

began as a side hustle for Rachel while juggling other work and life with a young family. Combining skills with her hubby Keegan (a builder), they've created a pretty special business.
Space Jam Cabins is a locally owned & operated, family business that specialises in the cabin rental. Their cabins are uniquely built in-house, with a modern aesthetic, built to the highest quality and are affordable in price.
Looking to bring their brand vision to life and start promoting their product, Rachel approached me for assistance. The project included a new identity, business cards and a complete brand guide along with some website advice.

Thanks so much for opportunity Rachel 👍

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Our recent brand & packaging design for EverGrow Bags captures the essence of their simple and genius growing bags.

From the warm & vibrant colour palette to the catchy tagline & sophisticated icons - every aspect has been designed to enhance their product and communicate its unique selling points.

You can purchase these NOW from their newly launched website! 🌟

Want a branding or packaging that perfectly encapsulates your vision?
Get in touch, I'd love to help!

Last month we went live with a quick website refresh for 🚀

The refresh included updating colours, fonts and imagery, as well as some practical additions to the website like a new form to improve the customer enquiry process.

🚨 SHOUT OUT >>> If you’re looking for concrete services for your next build or renovation, or want to see the exceptional work have done, check out their website or follow them on Facebook or Instagram.

Sometimes a simple flyer is exactly what is needed. I recently completed this A5 Flyer for a local internet provider after previously producing their company logo.

A while back I had the pleasure of working with the team in collaboration with to create some fresh & new sales material including this multi-page brochure, tailored to highlight all the delightful things about their team and why you should choose them for selling your property.

Embarking on ‘journey of good’ They're cleaning up the world — one tablet at a time. About three and a-half years ago and through a mutual business contact overseas, marketing...

Recent branding for RMC Construction's affordable premium home range - FuturePlus. Project in collaboration with Phil Jones .com

A project from a while back.

Prior to going on maternity leave in 2022, I had the pleasure of designing O'Brien Groups new website alongside

As New Zealand's largest bench top manufacturer, their slick new website showcases everything from their extensive range, to their modern factory facility, retail partners and locations.

Thrilled to unveil some recent and for tourist.nz.

Tourist.nz uses technology that places relevant information at the fingertips of visitors, right when they need it.

The logo design is warm and welcoming, whilst being sleek and modern. The brief for the interface was to design a user-friendly platform that is on brand and easy to navigate.

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🙌 Not often do you get the opportunity to work on an up and coming international brand.

Since 2021 I have been working behind the scenes, helping a few work colleagues bring their passion project to life. Which is something I am super proud of.

Ecokaps New Zealand is a company driven to make the world a better place through dissolvable cleaning and hand soap products.

It's been a long road of brainstorming, language barriers, deadlines, more brainstorming and adapting as we go but to finally see ECOKAPS products on the shelves when I stroll into Mitre10 is beyond satisfying and its exciting to see the brand continue to grow 🌟

This ongoing project has included a range of elements:
- Branding & Logo Design
- Brand Guidelines
- A Large Range of Product Packaging
- Presentation Templates
- Brochures
- Business Cards
- Shelf Displays
- Promotional Material
- Social Media Graphics
- Website & Online Store

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Once described as an industry "unicorn" by work associates, I offer a broad range of graphic design services.

My agency background taught me a diverse range of skills, no day was the same and I think it's something that makes what I do unique.

If there is something a client needs and I can't do it, I like to use those moments as an opportunity to educate myself further and broaden my design knowledge.

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... rebrand was one of my favourite and final projects I got to work on before going on maternity leave.

The very talented Ash has been doing my hair since forever and she approached me to work alongside her to rebrand the business as it launched into a new era, now offering hair & beauty services.

The journey involved renaming the business and developing an entirely new visual identity system. Fast track to 2024 and the salon has had a complete overhaul, from walls to signage and a new beauty room. Looking forward to my next appointment already.

Branding for Feral Free - Hunting & Trapping Services

Based in Southland, Feral Free specialises in the eradication and control of feral species.

Tom wanted his idea brought to life, starting from an idea on a piece of paper I transformed his sketch into a sleek, professional and unique logo.

A look at Micron’s new flyer, hot off the press for the Wanaka Show

PW Engineering

Hi 👋🏼 it's been a while since reemerging from maternity leave and there are lot of new faces on here so I thought I’d re-introduce myself!

I am Laura, Freelance Graphic Designer and owner/operator of Laura Wharehinga Design. I love helping businesses of all sizes build an impactful brand that is unique and eye-catching but, more importantly gets results. 💰

A bit about me:
☆ Born and raised in Dunedin, New Zealand
☆ Living in the beautiful seaside town of Taieri Mouth
☆ Attended Otago Polytechnic & graduated with a Bachelor of Communication Design
☆ I live with my husband, son Lachlan and dog Ozzy on a lifestyle block, bringing our Farmville dream to life 🐑

Your support means so much to me! Because of y’all, I am able to live out my dream of being a self-employed business owner 💖

Got a question, want to work together? Flick me a DM or drop it like its hot in the comments. ⬇️

I'M BACK!!! 💁‍♀️

After a years maternity leave I am returning to work for 2024, thank you to all my loyal customers whom have been ever so patient while I figure out this mum life, daycare, work balance craziness. You're the best!

The years hiatus has given me some time to reflect on how I see my business working moving forward, lessons I've learnt so far and goals for the future.

With this I have decided to change my name from Designs By Loz to Laura Wharehinga Design, refresh my branding, work on my social media and update my website (pending launch). Becoming a mother is an identity change and it just felt like it was the right time to reemerge from the shadows with a fresh look.

I am super excited to kick back into things and my books are now open to take on work for both new and existing clients. So if you are looking to kick off 2024 with a new look just like me, update your marketing material or refresh your website, please get in touch.

Wrap your laughing gear around some this...
Introducing ALBAR's Salted Caramel Whisky. A rich malty whisky, with layers of caramel and a hint of Marlborough sea salt. Brewed right here in beautiful Ōtepoti, Dunedin.

Throughout this year, in conjunction with Lawford and Co. Marketing I've been working on this tasty little project including: label, poster and website design.

Their label was inspired by a one off painting in their bar and the print work whipped up by the talented team at Dunedin Print Ltd, because we are all about keeping it local!

Word has it that even non-whisky drinkers love it and even better you can now order it online!!! So grab your's today.
www.saltedcaramelwhisky.co.nz