Updated 5 November 2026 · every day

AI findability in Manawatū-Whanganui

Findable
62%
of 2,716 Manawatū-Whanganui businesses with a website
Sites that did not load
20.8%
did not resolve when we visited
National figure
60.8%
Manawatū-Whanganui is 1.2 points above the national rate
Claimed their listing
0.2%
of Manawatū-Whanganui businesses in the index

The four facts in Manawatū-Whanganui

FactShareBusinesses
A description of what they do55.7%2,716
A phone number68.3%2,716
A logo79.2%2,716
A social profile43.5%2,716

According to the List-It NZ AI-Findability Index (live figures, list-it.nz/findability/regions/manawatu-whanganui, read 5 November 2026), 62% of the 2,716 Manawatū-Whanganui business websites read publish at least 3 of the 4 facts an AI assistant needs before it can name them.

Source register
Companies Office Bulk Data October 2026, no file generation date stated in the release, 774,627 entities
Websites read
112,619, read between 5 September 2026 and 5 November 2026, of 120,720 on the register with a website
Method
We read each business’s own website for four facts (about text of 40 characters or more, a dialable phone number of 6 to 12 digits, a logo image, and a link to at least one social profile). At least 3 of the 4 facts. Full method.
Computed
5 November 2026 at 6:00 am NZ, frozen 5 November 2026 at 6:00 am NZ
Code
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How we got this number

Findable in Manawatū-Whanganui: 62%
Among NZ businesses whose own website List-It has read, a business counts as findable when that website exposed at least 3 of 4 facts an AI assistant needs: a description of what it does, a valid phone number, a logo, and a social profile. Every fact is read from the business’s own website. Nothing List-It has added to a page counts towards its score.
1,684 of 2,716

The denominator is every entity on the NZBN register, dormant companies and holding companies included. We do not filter it, because any filter would be a guess. Treat these as figures for the register, not for the trading economy.

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Manawatū-Whanganui towns

Towns with at least 150 businesses with a website.

Most findable
Whanganui67% · 491
Feilding63.4% · 268
Levin61.7% · 308
Palmerston North60.6% · 1,340
Least findable
Palmerston North60.6% · 1,340
Levin61.7% · 308
Feilding63.4% · 268
Whanganui67% · 491

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The dated Manawatū-Whanganui report from September 2026 · The national index · How it is measured · All editions

Frozen editions: October 2026, September 2026.