--- title: "Ahuriri Pharmacy vs Chemist Warehouse: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Ahuriri Pharmacy or Chemist Warehouse more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Napier pharmacies 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/compare/ahuriri-pharmacy-vs-chemist-warehouse-nz" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Ahuriri Pharmacy vs Chemist Warehouse: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Ahuriri Pharmacy or Chemist Warehouse more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Napier pharmacies 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**: Ahuriri Pharmacy and Chemist Warehouse - **Competitive set**: Napier pharmacies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Ahuriri Pharmacy Share of Search**: 2.7% - **Chemist Warehouse Share of Search**: 89.6% ## Is Ahuriri Pharmacy or Chemist Warehouse more popular in search? - In September 2026, Chemist Warehouse had more branded searches than Ahuriri Pharmacy among Napier pharmacies in New Zealand. Chemist Warehouse had about 13,200 branded searches, while Ahuriri Pharmacy had 390. Chemist Warehouse made up 89.6% of all Napier pharmacy searches we track, and Ahuriri Pharmacy accounted for 2.7%. - Chemist Warehouse was ahead of Ahuriri Pharmacy in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ahuriri Pharmacy’s share of searches among Napier pharmacies in New Zealand moved from 4.5% to 2.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 390. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Chemist Warehouse’s share of searches among Napier pharmacies in New Zealand moved from 80.2% to 89.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.9K to 13.2K. ## Top Napier pharmacies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Ahuriri Pharmacy appeared in all three answers. Chemist Warehouse was mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. Ahuriri Pharmacy was listed before Chemist Warehouse 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 | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ahuriri Pharmacy | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Chemist Warehouse | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Greenmeadows Pharmacy | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Life Pharmacy | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Napier Balmoral Pharmacy | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about Napier pharmacies - Asked ChatGPT "Which pharmacy should I shop at in Napier, New Zealand?": 1. Ahuriri Pharmacy, 2. Chemist Warehouse, 3. Greenmeadows Pharmacy, 4. Life Pharmacy - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best pharmacies in Napier, New Zealand?": 1. Ahuriri Pharmacy, 2. Chemist Warehouse, 3. Greenmeadows Pharmacy - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best pharmacy in Napier, New Zealand for prescription medicines?": 1. Ahuriri Pharmacy, 2. Greenmeadows Pharmacy Not named in any answer: Napier Balmoral Pharmacy. 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 Napier pharmacies in September 2026? - In September 2026, Chemist Warehouse gained share of searches among Napier pharmacies in New Zealand, from 88.9% to 89.6%. ## Month by month | Month | Ahuriri Pharmacy estimated searches | Ahuriri Pharmacy Share of Search | Ahuriri Pharmacy rank | Chemist Warehouse estimated searches | Chemist Warehouse Share of Search | Chemist Warehouse rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 390 | 4.5% | 4 | 6.9K | 80.2% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 590 | 5.6% | 3 | 8.4K | 79.6% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 720 | 6.5% | 3 | 8.6K | 78% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 480 | 5% | 3 | 7.8K | 81% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 480 | 4.7% | 4 | 8.3K | 81.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 590 | 4.9% | 3 | 9.9K | 82.6% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 590 | 3.6% | 3 | 14.5K | 87.7% | 1 | | May 2026 | 480 | 2.7% | 3 | 15.9K | 90.3% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 390 | 2.9% | 4 | 11.8K | 88.8% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 390 | 2.9% | 4 | 11.8K | 88.2% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 390 | 2.7% | 4 | 13K | 88.9% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 390 | 2.7% | 4 | 13.2K | 89.6% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ahuriri Pharmacy’s and Chemist Warehouse’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. - **Ahuriri Pharmacy**: Measured on the search term “ahuriri pharmacy”. - **Chemist Warehouse**: Measured on the search terms “Chemist Warehouse”, “chemist warehouse delivery”, “chemist warehouse fragrance”, “chemist warehouse hours”, “chemist warehouse lynnmall”, “chemist warehouse makeup”, “chemist warehouse napier”, “chemist warehouse nz”, “chemist warehouse perfume”, “chemist warehouse pharmacy”, “chemist warehouse prescriptions”, “chemist warehouse skincare”, “chemist warehouse vaccinations”, “chemist warehouse vitamins”, “chemist warehouse westgate”, “chemistwarehouse” and “the chemist warehouse”, summed into one figure. - [Ahuriri Pharmacy profile](/demand/nz/brands/ahuriri-pharmacy) - [Chemist Warehouse profile](/demand/nz/brands/chemist-warehouse-nz) - [All Napier pharmacies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/napier/pharmacies): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 Ahuriri Pharmacy or Chemist Warehouse more popular in search? In September 2026, Chemist Warehouse had more branded searches than Ahuriri Pharmacy among Napier pharmacies in New Zealand. Chemist Warehouse had about 13,200 branded searches, while Ahuriri Pharmacy had 390. Chemist Warehouse made up 89.6% of all Napier pharmacy searches we track, and Ahuriri Pharmacy accounted for 2.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Ahuriri Pharmacy vs Chemist Warehouse: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/ahuriri-pharmacy-vs-chemist-warehouse-nz This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/ahuriri-pharmacy-vs-chemist-warehouse-nz. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.