--- title: "Anchor vs Puhoi Valley: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Anchor or Puhoi Valley more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Milk brands set in New Zealand. 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/categories/nz-milk-brands/compare/anchor-vs-puhoi-valley" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Anchor vs Puhoi Valley: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Anchor or Puhoi Valley more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Milk brands set in New Zealand. 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 - **Compared**: Anchor and Puhoi Valley - **Competitive set**: Milk brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Anchor Share of Search**: 32.2% - **Puhoi Valley Share of Search**: 10.8% ## Is Anchor or Puhoi Valley more popular in search? - In September 2026, Anchor had more branded searches than Puhoi Valley among milk brands in New Zealand. Anchor had about 3,940 branded searches, while Puhoi Valley had 1,320. Anchor made up 32.2% of all milk brand searches we track, and Puhoi Valley accounted for 10.8%. - Anchor was ahead of Puhoi Valley in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Anchor’s share of searches among milk brands in New Zealand moved from 26.8% to 32.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.2K to 3.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Puhoi Valley’s share of searches among milk brands in New Zealand moved from 12.6% to 10.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.5K to 1.3K. ## Top milk brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Anchor was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Puhoi Valley was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Anchor was listed before Puhoi Valley in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Anchor | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Meadow Fresh | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Lewis Road Creamery | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | a2 Milk | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Puhoi Valley | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Alpro | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Oatly | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Oob | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about milk brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which milk brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Anchor, 2. Meadow Fresh, 3. Lewis Road Creamery - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best milk brands in New Zealand?": 1. Lewis Road Creamery, 2. Anchor, 3. Puhoi Valley, 4. Meadow Fresh, 5. a2 Milk - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best milk brand in New Zealand for everyday drinking?": 1. Anchor, 2. Meadow Fresh, 3. Lewis Road Creamery - Searched Google, AI Overview "milk brands nz": 1. Anchor, 2. Meadow Fresh, 3. a2 Milk, 4. Lewis Road Creamery, 5. Puhoi Valley - Searched Google, AI Overview "fresh milk nz": 1. Lewis Road Creamery, 2. Meadow Fresh Not named in any answer: Alpro, Oatly and Oob. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand milk brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Anchor overtook a2 Milk to become the leader among milk brands in New Zealand, with 32.2% of the searches. - In September 2026, Puhoi Valley lost share of searches among milk brands in New Zealand, from 11.9% to 10.8%. ## Month by month | Month | Anchor estimated searches | Anchor Share of Search | Anchor rank | Puhoi Valley estimated searches | Puhoi Valley Share of Search | Puhoi Valley rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3.2K | 26.8% | 1 | 1.5K | 12.6% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 3.2K | 27.2% | 2 | 1.2K | 10% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 3.2K | 31% | 1 | 1.2K | 11.4% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 3.3K | 27.1% | 2 | 1.6K | 12.7% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 3K | 23.7% | 2 | 1.2K | 9.6% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 3.7K | 27.9% | 1 | 1.2K | 9.1% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 3.5K | 23.5% | 2 | 1.2K | 7.7% | 5 | | May 2026 | 3K | 21.2% | 2 | 1.5K | 10.2% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 3.3K | 24.8% | 2 | 1.2K | 9.1% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 3.6K | 27.1% | 2 | 1.2K | 9% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 3.8K | 26.5% | 2 | 1.7K | 11.9% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 3.9K | 32.2% | 1 | 1.3K | 10.8% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Anchor’s and Puhoi Valley’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Anchor**: Measured on the search terms “anchor chocolate milk”, “anchor dairy”, “anchor dairy products”, “anchor dry milk”, “anchor lite milk”, “anchor milk”, “anchor milk uht”, “anchor skim milk” and “anchor spreadable”, summed into one figure. - **Puhoi Valley**: Measured on the search terms “puhoi valley”, “puhoi valley milk” and “puhoivalley”, summed into one figure. - [Anchor profile](/demand/nz/brands/anchor) - [Puhoi Valley profile](/demand/nz/brands/puhoi-valley) - [All milk brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-milk-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Anchor or Puhoi Valley more popular in search? In September 2026, Anchor had more branded searches than Puhoi Valley among milk brands in New Zealand. Anchor had about 3,940 branded searches, while Puhoi Valley had 1,320. Anchor made up 32.2% of all milk brand searches we track, and Puhoi Valley accounted for 10.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Anchor vs Puhoi Valley: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-milk-brands/compare/anchor-vs-puhoi-valley This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-milk-brands/compare/anchor-vs-puhoi-valley. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.