--- title: "Cook Street Pharmacy: search popularity in New Zealand" description: "Cook Street Pharmacy is a pharmacy in Palmerston North. 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/cook-street-pharmacy" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cook Street Pharmacy: search popularity in New Zealand Cook Street Pharmacy is a pharmacy in Palmerston North. 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**: Cook Street Pharmacy - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among Palmerston North pharmacies**: 37.9% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Palmerston North pharmacies | 1 | 37.9% | 550 | - [Palmerston North pharmacies](/demand/nz/locations/palmerston-north/pharmacies) ## Top Palmerston North pharmacies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Cook Street Pharmacy was mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Cook Street Pharmacy is the most recommended of the four. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cook Street Pharmacy | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Pioneer Pharmacy | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Life Pharmacy | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | CookStPharmacy | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about Palmerston North pharmacies - Asked ChatGPT "Which pharmacy should I shop at in Palmerston North, New Zealand?": 1. Cook Street Pharmacy, 2. Pioneer Pharmacy - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best pharmacies in Palmerston North, New Zealand?": 1. Cook Street Pharmacy, 2. Pioneer Pharmacy - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best pharmacy in Palmerston North, New Zealand for prescription medicine?": 1. Cook Street Pharmacy - Searched Google, AI Overview "chemist palmerston north": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Life Pharmacy and CookStPharmacy. 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 Cook Street Pharmacy changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Cook Street Pharmacy in New Zealand fell from 950 to 830. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cook Street Pharmacy’s share of searches among Palmerston North pharmacies in New Zealand decreased from 38.9% to 37.9%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cook Street Pharmacy’s share of searches among Palmerston North pharmacies in New Zealand peaked at 54.5% in April 2026 and was lowest at 34.4% in November 2025. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cook Street Pharmacy rose from 2nd to 1st among Palmerston North pharmacies in New Zealand. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Palmerston North pharmacies in September 2026? - In September 2026, Cook Street Pharmacy gained share of searches among Palmerston North pharmacies in New Zealand, from 37.2% to 37.9%. - In September 2026, Pioneer Pharmacy lost share of searches among Palmerston North pharmacies in New Zealand, from 20.9% to 20%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Life Pharmacy in New Zealand fell 46.7% over 12 measured months, from 750 to 400 in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Palmerston North pharmacies | 630 | 38.9% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | Palmerston North pharmacies | 640 | 34.4% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | Palmerston North pharmacies | 760 | 41.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | Palmerston North pharmacies | 660 | 43.1% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | Palmerston North pharmacies | 640 | 45.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | Palmerston North pharmacies | 770 | 50% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | Palmerston North pharmacies | 910 | 54.5% | 1 | | May 2026 | Palmerston North pharmacies | 750 | 50% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | Palmerston North pharmacies | 620 | 41.1% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | Palmerston North pharmacies | 550 | 37.7% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | Palmerston North pharmacies | 550 | 37.2% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | Palmerston North pharmacies | 550 | 37.9% | 1 | ## How are Cook Street Pharmacy’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cook Street Pharmacy’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “cook street pharmacy” - “cook street pharmacy palmerston north” ## Which Palmerston North pharmacies compete with Cook Street Pharmacy? - [Life Pharmacy](/demand/nz/brands/life-pharmacy): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/cook-street-pharmacy-vs-life-pharmacy - [Pioneer Pharmacy](/demand/nz/brands/pioneer-pharmacy): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/cook-street-pharmacy-vs-pioneer-pharmacy - [CookStPharmacy](/demand/nz/brands/cookstpharmacy): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/cook-street-pharmacy-vs-cookstpharmacy ## 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. "Cook Street Pharmacy: search popularity in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/cook-street-pharmacy This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/cook-street-pharmacy. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.