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title: "The Press: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "A Christchurch daily newspaper and news website covering Canterbury. 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/the-press"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# The Press: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

A Christchurch daily newspaper and news website covering Canterbury. 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**: The Press
- **Owned by**: Stuff
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among news publishers**: 1.3%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| news publishers | 6 | 1.3% | 109K |

- [New Zealand news publishers](/demand/nz/categories/nz-news-publishers)

## How has branded search demand for The Press changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for The Press in New Zealand held steady at 109K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, The Press’ estimated Share of Search among news publishers in New Zealand held steady, from 1.4% to 1.3%.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand news publishers in August 2026?

- In August 2026, NZ Herald gained estimated Share of Search among news publishers in New Zealand, from 26.9% to 27.5%.
- In August 2026, Stuff lost estimated Share of Search among news publishers in New Zealand, from 52.8% to 51.6%.
- In August 2026, The Post rose from 9th to 8th among news publishers in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, interest.co.nz fell from 8th to 9th among news publishers in New Zealand.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for BusinessDesk in New Zealand rose 27.8% over 11 measured months, from 4.6K to 5.8K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for The Spinoff in New Zealand rose 14.9% over 11 measured months, from 56.2K to 64.6K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | news publishers | 109K | 1.4% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | news publishers | 89.9K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | news publishers | 89.9K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | news publishers | 92.9K | 1.1% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | news publishers | 90K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | news publishers | 93.2K | 1.1% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | news publishers | 90.1K | 1.1% | 6 |
| May 2026 | news publishers | 90.4K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | news publishers | 91K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | news publishers | 91.2K | 1.1% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | news publishers | 109K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | news publishers | — | — | — |

## How is The Press measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using The Press’ 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.

- “chch the press”
- “christchurch press”
- “stuff the press”
- “the christchurch press”
- “The Press”
- “the press chch”
- “the press christchurch”
- “the press news”
- “the press news today”
- “the press nz”
- “the press quiz”
- “the press stuff”

## Which news publishers compete with The Press?

- [Stuff](/demand/nz/brands/stuff)
- [NZ Herald](/demand/nz/brands/nz-herald)
- [RNZ](/demand/nz/brands/rnz): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/rnz-vs-the-press
- [1News](/demand/nz/brands/1news): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/1news-vs-the-press
- [Otago Daily Times](/demand/nz/brands/otago-daily-times): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/otago-daily-times-vs-the-press
- [The Spinoff](/demand/nz/brands/the-spinoff): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/the-press-vs-the-spinoff
- [The Post](/demand/nz/brands/the-post): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/the-post-vs-the-press
- [interest.co.nz](/demand/nz/brands/interest-co-nz)
- [Newsroom](/demand/nz/brands/newsroom)
- [BusinessDesk](/demand/nz/brands/businessdesk)

## Who owns The Press?

The Press is owned by Stuff. Brandwave also tracks Stuff and The Post, owned by the same company, in New Zealand.

- [Stuff](/demand/nz/companies/stuff): Owns 3 tracked brands.

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Who owns The Press?

The Press is owned by Stuff. Brandwave also tracks Stuff and The Post, owned by the same company, in New Zealand.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "The Press: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/the-press

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