--- title: "Aotea Plumbing & Drainage vs Kingfisher Plumbing: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Aotea Plumbing & Drainage or Kingfisher Plumbing? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tauranga plumbing companies 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/aotea-plumbing-drainage-vs-kingfisher-plumbing" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Aotea Plumbing & Drainage vs Kingfisher Plumbing: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Aotea Plumbing & Drainage or Kingfisher Plumbing? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tauranga plumbing companies 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**: Aotea Plumbing & Drainage and Kingfisher Plumbing - **Competitive set**: Tauranga plumbing companies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Aotea Plumbing & Drainage Share of Search**: 2.6% - **Kingfisher Plumbing Share of Search**: 17% ## Which is more popular in search, Aotea Plumbing & Drainage or Kingfisher Plumbing? - In August 2026, Kingfisher Plumbing had more branded searches than Aotea Plumbing & Drainage among tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand. Kingfisher Plumbing was estimated to have 260 branded searches compared to Aotea Plumbing & Drainage’s 40, and held a 17% Share of Search versus Aotea Plumbing & Drainage’s 2.6%. - Kingfisher Plumbing was ahead of Aotea Plumbing & Drainage in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Aotea Plumbing & Drainage’s estimated Share of Search among tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand held steady at 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 40. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kingfisher Plumbing’s estimated Share of Search among tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand moved from 12.5% to 17%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 190 to 260. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand tauranga plumbing companies in August 2026? - In August 2026, Kingfisher Plumbing overtook JT Plumbing to rank 2nd among tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand, at 17%. - In August 2026, Aotea Plumbing & Drainage lost estimated Share of Search among tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand, from 3.4% to 2.6%. ## Month by month | Month | Aotea Plumbing & Drainage estimated searches | Aotea Plumbing & Drainage Share of Search | Aotea Plumbing & Drainage rank | Kingfisher Plumbing estimated searches | Kingfisher Plumbing Share of Search | Kingfisher Plumbing rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 40 | 2.6% | 5 | 190 | 12.5% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 20 | 1.5% | 5 | 180 | 13.2% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 30 | 1.9% | 5 | 160 | 10.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 20 | 1.2% | 5 | 170 | 10.5% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 30 | 1.9% | 5 | 180 | 11.3% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 30 | 1.6% | 5 | 240 | 13.2% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 40 | 2.3% | 5 | 240 | 14% | 2 | | May 2026 | 30 | 1.9% | 5 | 190 | 11.9% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 40 | 2.7% | 5 | 190 | 13% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 50 | 3.4% | 5 | 180 | 12.4% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 40 | 2.6% | 5 | 260 | 17% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Aotea Plumbing & Drainage’s and Kingfisher Plumbing’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. - **Aotea Plumbing & Drainage**: Measured on the search terms “aotea plumbing & drainage” and “aotea plumbing and drainage”, summed into one figure. - **Kingfisher Plumbing**: Measured on the search terms “kingfisher plumbing” and “kingfisher plumbing tauranga”, summed into one figure. - [Aotea Plumbing & Drainage profile](/demand/nz/brands/aotea-plumbing-drainage) - [Kingfisher Plumbing profile](/demand/nz/brands/kingfisher-plumbing) - [All tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-tauranga-plumbing-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 ### Which is more popular in search, Aotea Plumbing & Drainage or Kingfisher Plumbing? In August 2026, Kingfisher Plumbing had more branded searches than Aotea Plumbing & Drainage among tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand. Kingfisher Plumbing was estimated to have 260 branded searches compared to Aotea Plumbing & Drainage’s 40, and held a 17% Share of Search versus Aotea Plumbing & Drainage’s 2.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Aotea Plumbing & Drainage vs Kingfisher Plumbing: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/aotea-plumbing-drainage-vs-kingfisher-plumbing This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/aotea-plumbing-drainage-vs-kingfisher-plumbing. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.