--- title: "How popular is CoLab Planning? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand" description: "CoLab Planning is a planning consultancy. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/colab-planning" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # How popular is CoLab Planning? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand CoLab Planning is a planning consultancy. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Brand**: CoLab Planning - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Oct 2026 - **Share of Search among planning consultancies**: 4.3% ## Where does CoLab Planning compete? | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Planning consultancies | 5 | 4.3% | 90 | - [Planning consultancies](/demand/nz/categories/nz-planning-consultancies) ## Top planning consultancies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, CoLab Planning was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. CoLab Planning is the fourth most recommended of the eight. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Planz Consultants | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Barker & Associates | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Planning Focus | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | CoLab Planning | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Boffa Miskell | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Planr | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Mitchell Daysh | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Bentley & Co | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about planning consultancies - Asked ChatGPT "Which planning consultancy should I hire in New Zealand?": 1. Planz Consultants, 2. CoLab Planning, 3. Planr - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best planning consultancies in New Zealand?": 1. Barker & Associates, 2. Boffa Miskell, 3. Planning Focus, 4. CoLab Planning, 5. Mitchell Daysh - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best planning consultancy in New Zealand for a property project?": 1. Planz Consultants, 2. Planning Focus, 3. Planr - Searched Google, AI Overview "property planning consultants": 1. Planz Consultants, 2. Barker & Associates - Searched Google, AI Overview "planning consultancies nz": 1. Planz Consultants Not named in any answer: Bentley & Co. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for CoLab Planning changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for CoLab Planning in New Zealand held steady at 90. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, CoLab Planning’s share of searches among planning consultancies in New Zealand peaked at 10.1% in January 2026 and was lowest at 4.1% in August 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, CoLab Planning fell from 4th to 5th among planning consultancies in New Zealand. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand planning consultancies in October 2026? - In October 2026, Planr overtook Barker & Associates and CoLab Planning to rank 3rd among planning consultancies in New Zealand, with 8.1% of the searches. - In October 2026, Bentley & Co lost share of searches among planning consultancies in New Zealand, from 2.8% to 1.9%. - In October 2026, Barker & Associates lost share of searches among planning consultancies in New Zealand, from 5.2% to 4.3%. - In October 2026, CoLab Planning lost share of searches among planning consultancies in New Zealand, from 5.2% to 4.3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Planning Focus in New Zealand fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 30 to 20 in October 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | Planning consultancies | 90 | 4.4% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | Planning consultancies | 110 | 7.3% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | Planning consultancies | 170 | 10.1% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | Planning consultancies | 110 | 5.7% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | Planning consultancies | 110 | 4.4% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | Planning consultancies | 110 | 6.4% | 4 | | May 2026 | Planning consultancies | 110 | 5.1% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | Planning consultancies | 110 | 5.5% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | Planning consultancies | 90 | 4.4% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | Planning consultancies | 90 | 4.1% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | Planning consultancies | 110 | 5.2% | 4 | | Oct 2026 | Planning consultancies | 90 | 4.3% | 5 | ## How are CoLab Planning’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CoLab Planning’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “colab planning” ## Which planning consultancies compete with CoLab Planning? - [Boffa Miskell](/demand/nz/brands/boffa-miskell) - [Mitchell Daysh](/demand/nz/brands/mitchell-daysh): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/colab-planning-vs-mitchell-daysh - [Planr](/demand/nz/brands/planr): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/colab-planning-vs-planr - [Barker & Associates](/demand/nz/brands/barker-and-associates): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/barker-and-associates-vs-colab-planning - [Planz Consultants](/demand/nz/brands/planz-consultants): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/colab-planning-vs-planz-consultants - [Bentley & Co](/demand/nz/brands/bentley-and-co): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/bentley-and-co-vs-colab-planning - [Planning Focus](/demand/nz/brands/planning-focus) ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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