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title: "Southern Institute of Technology: search popularity in New Zealand"
description: "A polytechnic based in Invercargill. 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."
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# Southern Institute of Technology: search popularity in New Zealand

A polytechnic based in Invercargill. 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**: Southern Institute of Technology
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Sep 2026
- **Share of Search among polytechnics**: 2.8%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Polytechnics | 11 | 2.8% | 3.6K |

- [Polytechnics](/demand/nz/categories/nz-polytechnics)

## Top polytechnics in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Southern Institute of Technology was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Southern Institute of Technology is the sixth most recommended of the 15.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unitec | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Ara Institute of Canterbury | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Otago Polytechnic | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Manukau Institute of Technology | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Open Polytechnic | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Southern Institute of Technology | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Whitireia | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| WelTec | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| EIT | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Wintec | 10th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| SIT | 11th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| NMIT | 12th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| NorthTec | 13th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Toi Ohomai | 14th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| UCOL | 15th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about polytechnics

- Asked ChatGPT "Which polytechnic should I go to in New Zealand?": 1. Whitireia, 2. WelTec, 3. Ara Institute of Canterbury, 4. Unitec, 5. Otago Polytechnic, 6. Southern Institute of Technology, 7. SIT
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best polytechnics in New Zealand?": 1. Otago Polytechnic, 2. Ara Institute of Canterbury, 3. Unitec, 4. Manukau Institute of Technology, 5. Wintec, 6. Open Polytechnic, 7. Southern Institute of Technology, 8. SIT
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best polytechnic in New Zealand for vocational study?": 1. Unitec, 2. Otago Polytechnic, 3. Ara Institute of Canterbury, 4. Manukau Institute of Technology, 5. Wintec
- Searched Google, AI Overview "polytechnics nz": 1. Ara Institute of Canterbury, 2. EIT, 3. Manukau Institute of Technology, 4. NMIT, 5. NorthTec, 6. Otago Polytechnic, 7. Southern Institute of Technology, 8. SIT, 9. Open Polytechnic, 10. Toi Ohomai, 11. Unitec, 12. UCOL, 13. Wintec, 14. WelTec, 15. Whitireia
- Searched Google, AI Overview "diploma courses nz": 1. Unitec, 2. Open Polytechnic

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 19, 2026.

## How has branded search demand for Southern Institute of Technology changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Southern Institute of Technology in New Zealand fell from 4.4K to 3.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Southern Institute of Technology’s share of searches among polytechnics in New Zealand peaked at 4.3% in January 2026 and was lowest at 2.8% in September 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand polytechnics in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Toi Ohomai overtook Ara Institute of Canterbury to rank 4th among polytechnics in New Zealand, with 8.8% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Open Polytechnic gained share of searches among polytechnics in New Zealand, from 30.3% to 33.1%.
- In September 2026, Unitec gained share of searches among polytechnics in New Zealand, from 8.8% to 9.6%.
- In September 2026, Otago Polytechnic lost share of searches among polytechnics in New Zealand, from 10.8% to 9.7%.
- In September 2026, Wintec lost share of searches among polytechnics in New Zealand, from 7.2% to 6.5%.
- SIT’s share of searches among polytechnics in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 4.4% to 3.2% in September 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Polytechnics | 4.4K | 3.1% | 11 |
| Nov 2025 | Polytechnics | 4.4K | 3.4% | 10 |
| Dec 2025 | Polytechnics | 3.6K | 3.9% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | Polytechnics | 5.4K | 4.3% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | Polytechnics | 4.4K | 2.9% | 12 |
| Mar 2026 | Polytechnics | 4.4K | 2.8% | 11 |
| Apr 2026 | Polytechnics | 3.6K | 3% | 10 |
| May 2026 | Polytechnics | 4.4K | 3.1% | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | Polytechnics | 5.4K | 3.9% | 10 |
| Jul 2026 | Polytechnics | 4.4K | 3.1% | 11 |
| Aug 2026 | Polytechnics | 4.4K | 3.1% | 11 |
| Sep 2026 | Polytechnics | 3.6K | 2.8% | 11 |

## How are Southern Institute of Technology’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Southern Institute of Technology’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.

- “southern institute of technology”

## Which polytechnics compete with Southern Institute of Technology?

- [Open Polytechnic](/demand/nz/brands/open-polytechnic)
- [Otago Polytechnic](/demand/nz/brands/otago-polytechnic)
- [Unitec](/demand/nz/brands/unitec)
- [Toi Ohomai](/demand/nz/brands/toi-ohomai)
- [Ara Institute of Canterbury](/demand/nz/brands/ara-institute-of-canterbury)
- [Wintec](/demand/nz/brands/wintec)
- [Whitireia](/demand/nz/brands/whitireia)
- [Manukau Institute of Technology](/demand/nz/brands/manukau-institute-of-technology): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/manukau-institute-of-technology-vs-southern-institute-of-technology
- [SIT](/demand/nz/brands/sit): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/sit-vs-southern-institute-of-technology
- [UCOL](/demand/nz/brands/ucol): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/southern-institute-of-technology-vs-ucol
- [NMIT](/demand/nz/brands/nmit): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/nmit-vs-southern-institute-of-technology
- [WelTec](/demand/nz/brands/weltec): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/southern-institute-of-technology-vs-weltec
- [NorthTec](/demand/nz/brands/northtec)
- [EIT](/demand/nz/brands/eit)

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

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