Case Study: Wellington City Council achieves improved search relevance and performance with Squiz

New Search Platform Provider to Power Multiple Websites Along With Vital Search Features That Were Used by Up to 3000 People an Hour

Wellington City Council faced a looming deadline to replace their Google Search Appliance across multiple sites, including the main council and library websites, with search features used by up to 3,000 people an hour. They engaged Squiz to provide a new search platform as a like‑for‑like replacement that preserved critical functionality while meeting a tight timeline and allowing room for future growth.

Squiz delivered a rapid, low‑risk migration to its search platform, quickly restoring search results and features while improving relevance, performance and administrative controls. Council staff can now curate results, access analytics to identify gaps, and scale licenses across additional sites and content repositories — giving Wellington City Council a future‑ready search solution that supports thousands of users per hour.

Wellington City Council