--- title: "How popular is Māha Restaurant? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand" description: "Māha Restaurant is a restaurant in Kerikeri. 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/maha-restaurant" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # How popular is Māha Restaurant? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand Māha Restaurant is a restaurant in Kerikeri. 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**: Māha Restaurant - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Oct 2026 - **Share of Search among Kerikeri restaurants**: 3.6% ## Where does Māha Restaurant compete? | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Kerikeri restaurants | 4 | 3.6% | 240 | - [Kerikeri restaurants](/demand/nz/locations/kerikeri/restaurants) ## Top Kerikeri restaurants in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Māha Restaurant was mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Māha Restaurant is the most recommended of the six. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Māha Restaurant | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Marsden Winery | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Sovrano Estate | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Cafe Jerusalem | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Plough & Feather | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Black Olive | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about Kerikeri restaurants - Asked ChatGPT "Which restaurant should I go to in Kerikeri, New Zealand?": 1. Māha Restaurant, 2. Marsden Winery, 3. Cafe Jerusalem, 4. Sovrano Estate - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best restaurants in Kerikeri, New Zealand?": 1. Māha Restaurant, 2. Marsden Winery, 3. Sovrano Estate, 4. Cafe Jerusalem - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best restaurant in Kerikeri, New Zealand for a trip to kerikeri?": 1. Māha Restaurant, 2. Marsden Winery, 3. Sovrano Estate, 4. Cafe Jerusalem - Searched Google, AI Overview "kerikeri vineyards": 1. Marsden Winery, 2. Sovrano Estate Not named in any answer: Plough & Feather and Black Olive. 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 Māha Restaurant changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Māha Restaurant in New Zealand fell from 350 to 240. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Māha Restaurant’s share of searches among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand decreased from 4.7% to 3.6%. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Māha Restaurant’s share of searches among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand peaked at 5.4% in August 2026 and was lowest at 3.4% in February 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Kerikeri restaurants in October 2026? - In October 2026, Sovrano Estate overtook Cafe Jerusalem to rank 5th among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand, with 2.6% of the searches. - In October 2026, Plough & Feather gained share of searches among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand, from 43.2% to 48.3%. - In October 2026, Black Olive lost share of searches among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand, from 26.6% to 24.1%. - In October 2026, Marsden Winery lost share of searches among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand, from 21.3% to 19.3%. - In October 2026, Cafe Jerusalem lost share of searches among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand, from 2.8% to 2.1%. - In October 2026, Māha Restaurant lost share of searches among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand, from 4.3% to 3.6%. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | Kerikeri restaurants | 350 | 4.7% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | Kerikeri restaurants | 430 | 4% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | Kerikeri restaurants | 530 | 4.8% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | Kerikeri restaurants | 310 | 3.4% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | Kerikeri restaurants | 380 | 4.9% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | Kerikeri restaurants | 320 | 4.4% | 4 | | May 2026 | Kerikeri restaurants | 260 | 3.6% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | Kerikeri restaurants | 280 | 5% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | Kerikeri restaurants | 320 | 5.1% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | Kerikeri restaurants | 310 | 5.4% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | Kerikeri restaurants | 260 | 4.3% | 4 | | Oct 2026 | Kerikeri restaurants | 240 | 3.6% | 4 | ## How are Māha Restaurant’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Māha Restaurant’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. - “maha kerikeri” - “maha restaurant kerikeri” ## Which Kerikeri restaurants compete with Māha Restaurant? - [Plough & Feather](/demand/nz/brands/plough-and-feather): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/maha-restaurant-vs-plough-and-feather - [Black Olive](/demand/nz/brands/black-olive): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/black-olive-vs-maha-restaurant - [Marsden Winery](/demand/nz/brands/marsden-winery): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/maha-restaurant-vs-marsden-winery - [Sovrano Estate](/demand/nz/brands/sovrano-estate): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/maha-restaurant-vs-sovrano-estate - [Cafe Jerusalem](/demand/nz/brands/cafe-jerusalem): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/cafe-jerusalem-vs-maha-restaurant ## 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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