Good Local Media editorial team
Our online breaking coverage of the local body elections dominated last month’s Te Awamutu News web statistics with nearly 12 per cent of all visits going to the constantly updated page.
The catch up with new mayor Mike Pettit and a wrap up of his victory were second while the home page was third followed by Waipā council’s rationale behind banning walkers and horse riders from the Sainsbury Road Forest Reserve in Pirongia and news up to 35 jobs will created with the opening of a new day care centre in Te Awamutu’s Frontier Estate rounding out the top five.
Other election coverage, including interviews with Pirongia’s Clare St Pierre and former mayor Susan O’Regan made the top 10.
Roy Pilott
Editor Roy Pilott said the web statistics proved Good Local Media’s decision to prioritise election coverage both in print and online was the right one.
“On election day the team was in Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Kakepuku, Tamahere, Ōtorohanga and Piopio to talk to three new mayors, one who was returned and one who was not.
“And then in print four days later, our analysis was spot on with them and our columnists. I’m proud of what we achieved in Election 2025,” he said.
Good Local Media journalists who followed the elections. Pictured from left are: Viv Posselt, Chris Gardner, Jesse Wood, Roy Pilott, Peter Carr and Mary Anne Gill.
