How to Get the Best from The Matakana App (TMA)

The Matakana App is a community app built and designed for our community. One button, one push away from everything you need or want to know from Puhoi to Mangawhai region.

It is our mission and vision to have 85% of our content from the local area - for locals and visitors to access instantly.

The Matakana App is the place locals can:

• Read local and national news
• Read stories about our local people
• Find local events and things to do
• Check road and weather reports
• Find help and support
• Look for a job
• Win stuff through our competitions win
• Support local businesses and much more.

Utilising the ubiquity of mobile devices, the Matakana App is now the go to destination for residents for breaking news and updates. This is because the app has no delays and outputs more content than anyone else.

The App is smart, functional and 100% focused on building App Users, Members and Advertisers. We want to ensure our App is the place locals go to first to access information on the area. We want our users to know how it works and how to get the best from it…

Our top suggestions when using The Matakana App (TMA)

1)   Download it! We do have a desktop version, but apps are designed for smart phones/tablets. TMA is like a business, event, job, news, weather, traffic, tourist, entertainment directory all rolled into one handy app, that won’t get left at home. But also, it can do so much more!

2)   Look around TMA, check out all the buttons, see what it can do.

3)   Notifications: Enable push notifications in your app settings, so that we can send you news, weather, or traffic warnings that you need to know now!

4)   If you miss a notification from us and don’t know where to find it, just click on the Notification button at the bottom of the home page and it takes you to them all.

5)   Share: Spread the word far and wide to your friends, family, work colleagues, visitors, and tourists. It is the perfect way to introduce people to the area! Invite them to download the app (it’s free!). We want and need people to come back again and again.

6)   Jobs: List or check for jobs. Job listings are found under the Community button. 

7)   Podcasts: Tune into podcasts that are specifically LOCAL based. Find the Local Podcast button at the bottom of the home page.

8)   Community: Check out the Community button; know where to find local emergency numbers, the nearest defibrillators (anywhere in the country), schools, churches, and community groups. If your community group or school isn’t there, let us know and we’ll get it listed.

9)   Feedback: Tell us what is missing, what do you want to see on the App. It is your App so let us know what is important to you!

10) Enjoy it!