• Join Waitaki's fastest growing community platform today!

    Our EDGE memberships help you get discovered, drive customers to your door, and grow your business — all while supporting our local community.

    More visibility > More customers > More growth!

    We help you stand out by:
    ✓ Boosting your visibility in search
    ✓ Tapping into the power of local loyalty
    ✓ Enabling instant, seamless client contact
    ✓ Optimising for web and mobile – for people on the go!

    Scroll down to compare EDGE & EDGE PLUS and follow the links to sign up today.

Here's what's included

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Great Value Best Value
Feature EDGE EDGE PLUS
Custom Business Feature
Custom Business Feature
Your story, fully optimised for search
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Custom Business Feature

Custom Business Feature

Your own dedicated profile with unlimited text, links, and images. Helps locals find you fast in the app — and boosts your profile in search. More visibility. More clicks. More business.

Tap-to-Contact
Tap-to-Contact Smart Links
Instantly let customers call, click or connect
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Tap-to-Contact

Tap-to-Contact

Make it easy for people to reach you — no digging, no typing. With one tap they can call, email, or visit your site or socials. Zero friction, instant connection.

In-App Navigation
In-App Navigation (optional)
Literally guide customers to your door
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In-App Navigation

In-App Navigation

Have a physical location? We’ll link your profile to in-app navigation. Makes it easy for customers to find and visit you in real life (optional).

Community News
Text-Link Ad in News Stories
Clickable link promotions in local news stories
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Community News

Text-Link Promo

We place your name and link in the stories locals are already reading. Helps build brand awareness and traffic at the same time.

Discount Ads
20% off Advertising
Always on member discount
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Discount Ads

Member Discounts on Ads

You’ll always get at least 20% off additional ads and promos — because we back the locals who back us. Whether you want a big push or just a boost, we’ve got you.

Banner Ads
Banner Ads for Enhanced Profile
More impact in our most-read section
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Banner Ads

Banner Advertising

Reach locals where they’re already paying attention — the news. Your banner appears in our highest-traffic section. Value: $125/month ($29/week).

Bonus Ads
Bonus Ad Exposure (subject to avail)
Free ads utilising our spare inventory
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Bonus Ads

Bonus Ads

When we’ve got spare inventory, we use it to feature you. Extra views, extra value — at no extra cost.

Job Vacancies
Free Job Vacancy Listings
Worth $49 per listing
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Job Vacancies

Free Job Listings

Post unlimited job vacancies — for free, whenever you need. Normally $49 per listing, but always included with your plan.

Creative Control
Edit Your Ads Anytime
24/7 creative control
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Creative Control

Creative Control

Need to update your ad message or swap out a banner? Log in anytime, no wait time or middle steps - your promotions stay timely and relevant 24/7.

  • Understanding EDGE

    EDGE stands for empowered, data-driven growth & engagement.

    By data-driven, we mean we can see what our readers engage with and click on, and by empowered we mean that information helps you make better marketing decisions... in real time.

  • Megan Miller Marketing + Media

    "You can customise [your feature] quite a bit... your images, text, links and video that acts as sort of a mini website so it will show up in Google results as well."

    See my business feature 
  • Anvil Engineers

    "Supporting local is something [they] do so well. From the early days Ailsa and Cara have worked together so it was a no brainer to support their most recent venture; Waitaki App."

    See my business feature