Become a member

As a member, you play an important role in our community because it's your investment that enable us to deliver independent local news, our What's on Guides and important community information free to everyone.

But you're not only investing in our community, you're also investing in your future success. That's because our memberships are uniquely designed to give you more bang for your buck and critically, a local marketing edge!

  • What's the edge? It's empowered, data-driven growth & engagement (edge).

    Our ability to see what readers look at, engage with and click on gives you unparalleled insight.
    It gives us critical knowledge which combined with our expertise, helps you craft an effective ad or promotion.
    Even better, we can monitor and tweak it to ensure you're getting the best results.
  • Our reports show views, hovers and clicks + relative performance against industry standards.
  • We use this data to understand which sections of Waitaki App appeal to different readers and which ads (and types of ads), people engage with more.
    Joining Waitaki App means you become part of our 24/7 business directory putting your business at the fingertips of locals, newcomers and visitors alike.
    By fingertips we mean conveniently in the palms of our readers on mobile devices and online.
    Online matters because our fresh content and growing audience helps your business get more recognition from search engines like Google.

Choose the Edge

  • Edge Membership

    $49 per month + GST.

    Fixed price for 12 months.

  • You get:

    Your own business feature

    • unlimited words
    • multiple images

    One-click links to all your contact information

    • phone
    • website
    • email
    • socials
    • booking/ ticketing site
    • videos
    • reviews and more...

    In-app navigation (optional)

    • straight to your door

    Membership discounts & bonuses

    • members' discounts of over 20%
    • bonus ads (if available)

  • Including text link ads!

    Regular promotion in news stories

    "...because of me, your news is free..."

    • attribution for your support
    • your text link ad to entice locals
I want the edge

Upgrade to Edge+

  • Edge+ Membership

    Everything in Edge and more!

    $89 per month + GST.

    Fixed price for 12 months.

  • Add on:

    Banner advertising
    Ongoing promotion throughout Waitaki App including;
    • news
    • what's on guides
    • public notices
    • job vacancies
    • local business directories
    • local information
    Creative control (optional)
    Choose to manage your own banner ads; upload and swap out your banner ad whenever you want.

  • Including banner ads!

    Ongoing promotion in the most popular sections of Waitaki App
    Your banner on rotation including in our most visited sections; news, what's on guides and more...
Upgrade me to Edge+