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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
50% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
48% 
Server
95% 
External factors
0% 
SEO Score
Response time
2.20 s
File size
54.50 kB
Words
465
Media files
13
Number of links
124 internal / 6 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | Build Southland
The length of the page title is perfect. (210 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Build Southland is your comprehensive resource for housing. Access practical advice, council links, and expert contacts for buying, building, or renovating.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (947 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
generatorSilverstripe CMS 5.3
descriptionBuild Southland is your comprehensive resource for housing. Access practical advice, council links, and expert contacts for buying, building, or renovating.
robotsindex, follow
application-name 
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langen-us
og:titleHome | Build Southland
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://buildsouthland.nz
og:descriptionBuild Southland is your comprehensive resource for housing. Access practical advice, council links, and expert contacts for buying, building, or renovating.
og:site_nameBuild Southland
og:localeen_US
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 465 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
19.6% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 24.5 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 9 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...ld-southland-logo-white.svg?m=1748554596Build Southland
...ld-southland-logo-white.svg?m=1748554596Build Southland
...ciLCJ3ZWJwIl0_ScaleMaxWidthWzIwMDBd.webpNo alt attribute provided
...ciLCJ3ZWJwIl0_ScaleMaxWidthWzEwMDBd.webpBuild Southland Concerns Complaints
...mages/news-placeholder.webp?m=1748554597No alt attribute provided
...GciLCJ3ZWJwIl0_ScaleMaxWidthWzUwMF0.webpBuild Southland Safety
...GciLCJ3ZWJwIl0_ScaleMaxWidthWzUwMF0.webpbehivegovt
...-southland-logo-stacked.svg?m=1748554596Build Southland
...ildsouthland/images/icc.png?m=1748554597Invercargill City Council
...ildsouthland/images/sdc.png?m=1748554597Southland District Council
...ildsouthland/images/gdc.png?m=1748554596Gore District Council
...s/environment-southland.png?m=1748554596Environment Southland
...land/images/great-south.png?m=1748554597Great South

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Build Southland Housing Portal
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Build Southland Housing Portal
H2 How can we help you?
H2 Latest News & Updates
H3 Are you a Homeowner?
H3 Thinking of Moving to Southland?
H3 First Time Building in Southland?
H4 Granny Flats Exemption
H5 ES Launches new mapping platform
H5 Granny Flat Law Coming 2026
H5 Building Consent System Reform
Baselink: https://buildsouthland.nz
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 4 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 6 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://buildsouthland.nz/IMG-ALT Build Southland
A-TITLE Build Southland
/housing-landscapeHousing Landscape
/housing-landscape/quotable-valueQuotable Value (QV)
/housing-landscape/district-plansDistrict Plans
/housing-landscape/mapsMaps
/housing-landscape/dishData Insights Southland Hub (DISH)
/housing-landscape/housing-rep...Housing Reports
/housing-landscape/clean-airClean Air
/housing-landscape/healthy-hom...Healthy Homes & Sustainable Building
/housing-landscape/southland-h...Southland Housing Forum
/resource-consentResource Consent
/resource-consent/council-reso...Council Resource Consent Links
/resource-consent/do-i-need-a-...Do you need a Resource Consent?
/resource-consent/talk-to-the-...Talk to a Council
/resource-consent/apply-for-a-...Apply for a Resource Consent
/resource-consent/resource-con...Resource Consent Fees
/resource-consent/maps-and-pro...Maps and Property Information
/resource-consent/district-plansText duplicate District Plans
/resource-consent/subdivisionSubdivision
/resource-consent/resource-con...Resource Consent Hearings
/resource-consent/public-notif...Public Notifications
/building-consent/natural-haza...Natural Hazards and Liquefaction
/building-consentBuilding Consent
/building-consent/council-buil...Council Building Consent Links
/building-consent/the-building...The Building Consent Process
/building-consent/do-i-need-a-...Do you need a Building Consent?
/building-consent/grany-flat-e...Granny Flat Exemptions
/building-consent/how-to-apply...How to apply for a Building Consent
/building-consent/apply-for-a-...Apply for a Building Consent
/building-consent/talk-to-your...Talk to your Council First
/building-consent/building-con...Building Consent Fees and Costs
/building-consent/maps-and-pro...Text duplicate Maps and Property Information
/building-consent/the-building...The Building Process
/building-consent/inspections-...Inspections, Certificates & Approvals
/building-consent/owner-builde...Owner-Builders, DIY & Special Cases
/building-consent/heaters-pool...Heaters, Pools & Amusement Devices
/building-consent/natural-haza...Text duplicate Natural Hazards and Liquefaction
/useful-linksUseful Links
/useful-links/national-multipl...National Multiple Use Approvals
/useful-links/concerns-and-com...Concerns & Complaints
/useful-links/independent-qual...Independent Qualified Person (IQP)
/useful-links/producer-statementsProducer Statements
/useful-links/licensed-buildin...Licensed Building Practitioners (LBP)
/useful-links/building-industr...Building Industry Professional Organisations
/news-and-updatesNews & Updates
https://buildsouthland.nz/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Build Southland
/housing-landscapeText duplicate Housing Landscape
/resource-consentText duplicate Resource Consent
/building-consentText duplicate Building Consent
/useful-linksText duplicate Useful Links
/news-and-updatesText duplicate News & Updates
https://buildsouthland.nz/Back
/housing-landscapeText duplicate Housing Landscape
/housing-landscape/quotable-valueText duplicate Quotable Value (QV)
/housing-landscape/district-plansText duplicate District Plans
/housing-landscape/mapsText duplicate Maps
/housing-landscape/dishText duplicate Data Insights Southland Hub (DISH)
/housing-landscape/housing-rep...Text duplicate Housing Reports
/housing-landscape/clean-airText duplicate Clean Air
/housing-landscape/healthy-hom...Text duplicate Healthy Homes & Sustainable Building
/housing-landscape/southland-h...Text duplicate Southland Housing Forum
https://buildsouthland.nz/Text duplicate Back
/resource-consentText duplicate Resource Consent
/resource-consent/council-reso...Text duplicate Council Resource Consent Links
/resource-consent/do-i-need-a-...Text duplicate Do you need a Resource Consent?
/resource-consent/talk-to-the-...Text duplicate Talk to a Council
/resource-consent/apply-for-a-...Text duplicate Apply for a Resource Consent
/resource-consent/resource-con...Text duplicate Resource Consent Fees
/resource-consent/maps-and-pro...Text duplicate Maps and Property Information
/resource-consent/district-plansText duplicate District Plans
/resource-consent/subdivisionText duplicate Subdivision
/resource-consent/resource-con...Text duplicate Resource Consent Hearings
/resource-consent/public-notif...Text duplicate Public Notifications
/building-consent/natural-haza...Text duplicate Natural Hazards and Liquefaction
https://buildsouthland.nz/Text duplicate Back
/building-consentText duplicate Building Consent
/building-consent/council-buil...Text duplicate Council Building Consent Links
/building-consent/the-building...Text duplicate The Building Consent Process
/building-consent/do-i-need-a-...Text duplicate Do you need a Building Consent?
/building-consent/grany-flat-e...Text duplicate Granny Flat Exemptions
/building-consent/how-to-apply...Text duplicate How to apply for a Building Consent
/building-consent/apply-for-a-...Text duplicate Apply for a Building Consent
/building-consent/talk-to-your...Text duplicate Talk to your Council First
/building-consent/building-con...Text duplicate Building Consent Fees and Costs
/building-consent/maps-and-pro...Text duplicate Maps and Property Information
/building-consent/the-building...Text duplicate The Building Process
/building-consent/inspections-...Text duplicate Inspections, Certificates & Approvals
/building-consent/owner-builde...Text duplicate Owner-Builders, DIY & Special Cases
/building-consent/heaters-pool...Text duplicate Heaters, Pools & Amusement Devices
/building-consent/natural-haza...Text duplicate Natural Hazards and Liquefaction
https://buildsouthland.nz/Text duplicate Back
/useful-linksText duplicate Useful Links
/useful-links/national-multipl...Text duplicate National Multiple Use Approvals
/useful-links/concerns-and-com...Text duplicate Concerns & Complaints
/useful-links/independent-qual...Text duplicate Independent Qualified Person (IQP)
/useful-links/producer-statementsText duplicate Producer Statements
/useful-links/licensed-buildin...Text duplicate Licensed Building Practitioners (LBP)
/useful-links/building-industr...Text duplicate Building Industry Professional Organisations
/are-you-a-homeownerBuying a Home
A-TITLE Buying a Home
/are-you-a-homeownerUnderstanding Your Home’s Value
A-TITLE Understanding Your Home’s Value
/are-you-a-homeownerRenovating Your Home
A-TITLE Renovating Your Home
/are-you-a-homeownerMaking your Home more Energy Efficient
A-TITLE Making your Home more Energy Efficient
/thinking-of-moving-to-southlandRenting in Southland
A-TITLE Renting in Southland
/thinking-of-moving-to-southlandHouse Prices & Buying Trends
A-TITLE House Prices & Buying Trends
/thinking-of-moving-to-southlandGet to know the Southland Community
A-TITLE Get to know the Southland Community
/thinking-of-moving-to-southlandThe Southland Advantage
A-TITLE The Southland Advantage
/first-time-building-in-southlandWhy Build in Southland?
A-TITLE Why Build in Southland?
/first-time-building-in-southlandLand In Southland
A-TITLE Land In Southland
/first-time-building-in-southlandCouncil & Compliance Info
A-TITLE Council & Compliance Info
/first-time-building-in-southlandSubdividing Property
A-TITLE Subdividing Property
/news-and-updatesView All
/news-and-updates/granny-flats...IMG-ALT Build Southland Concerns Complaints
A-TITLE Read more about Granny Flats Exemption
/news-and-updates/granny-flats...Granny Flats Exemption
A-TITLE Read more about Granny Flats Exemption
/news-and-updates/granny-flats...Trivial anchor text
Read More
A-TITLE Read more about Granny Flats Exemption
/news-and-updates/es-launches-...A-TITLE Read more about ES Launches new mapping platform
/news-and-updates/es-launches-...ES Launches new mapping platform
A-TITLE Read more about ES Launches new mapping platform
/news-and-updates/es-launches-...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
A-TITLE Read more about ES Launches new mapping platform
/news-and-updates/granny-flat-...IMG-ALT Build Southland Safety
A-TITLE Read more about Granny Flat Law Coming 2026
/news-and-updates/granny-flat-...Granny Flat Law Coming 2026
A-TITLE Read more about Granny Flat Law Coming 2026
/news-and-updates/granny-flat-...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
A-TITLE Read more about Granny Flat Law Coming 2026
/news-and-updates/building-con...IMG-ALT behivegovt
A-TITLE Read more about Building Consent System Reform
/news-and-updates/building-con...Building Consent System Reform
A-TITLE Read more about Building Consent System Reform
/news-and-updates/building-con...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
A-TITLE Read more about Building Consent System Reform
https://buildsouthland.nz/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Build Southland
A-TITLE Build Southland
https://www.icc.govt.nz/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Invercargill City Council
A-TITLE Invercargill City Council
https://www.southlanddc.govt.nz/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Southland District Council
A-TITLE Southland District Council
https://www.goredc.govt.nz/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Gore District Council
A-TITLE Gore District Council
https://www.es.govt.nz/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Environment Southland
A-TITLE Environment Southland
https://greatsouth.nz/External IMG-ALT Great South
A-TITLE Great South
https://firebrand.nz/New window External Firebrand.
A-TITLE Firebrand

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://buildsouthland.nz/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (2.20 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (55 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
servernginx
dateWed, 18 Feb 2026 01:10:46 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
content-length6494
varyX-Forwarded-Protocol,Accept-Encoding
cache-controlno-cache, must-revalidate
etag"727bcac12c9aed2a3f46d467dfac97f4-gzip"
content-encodinggzip
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

We didn't find any backlinks to this page.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

Sitemap: https://buildsouthland.nz/sitemap.xml
User-agent: *
Disallow: /dev/
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /Security/

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Home | Build Southland
Build Southland is your comprehensive resource for housing. Access practical advice, council links, and expert contacts for buying, building, or renovating.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Southland97%Check
Build Southland97%Check
Southland Housing83%Check
Build76%Check
Housing66%Check
Building59%Check
Portal55%Check
Building Consent53%Check
Resource52%Check
Council52%Check
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