Website visits soar upwards

8 May 2025 • By Mary Anne Gill Share:

Website visits soar

Te Awamutu News website views continue to trend upwards fuelled by local news content.

Website visits soar

Hits are up 27 per cent on March with the top story about a lawyer denying the waste to energy plant for Te Awamutu will release toxic emissions followed closely in number two by news the transfer station is to close.

Alpha Hotel’s request for Waipā District Council to help out its funding attempts comes in at three with the News in Brief fourth and the home page fifth.

A new Business Showcase advertising showcase on the website was edged out of sixth by a piece on Sanctuary Mountain.

Readers’ desire for community news and information shows when comparing views with the same month last year. Hits are up 540 per cent and the break down shows ex-pats in Auckland and Wellington are turning to the Te Awamutu News to keep up with the news while Sydney and Melbourne also feature highly.

 

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