--- title: "Aotea Plumbing & Drainage vs Pipe Masters: Which is more popular in New Zealand?" description: "Is Aotea Plumbing & Drainage or Pipe Masters more popular in search? 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-pipe-masters" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Aotea Plumbing & Drainage vs Pipe Masters: Which is more popular in New Zealand? Is Aotea Plumbing & Drainage or Pipe Masters more popular in search? 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 Pipe Masters - **Competitive set**: Tauranga plumbing companies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **Aotea Plumbing & Drainage Share of Search**: 1.3% - **Pipe Masters Share of Search**: 10.7% ## Is Aotea Plumbing & Drainage or Pipe Masters more popular in search? - In October 2026, Pipe Masters had more branded searches than Aotea Plumbing & Drainage among Tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand. Pipe Masters had about 80 branded searches, while Aotea Plumbing & Drainage had 10. Pipe Masters made up 10.7% of all Tauranga plumbing company searches we track, and Aotea Plumbing & Drainage accounted for 1.3%. - Pipe Masters was ahead of Aotea Plumbing & Drainage in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Aotea Plumbing & Drainage’s share of searches among Tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand held steady at 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Pipe Masters’ share of searches among Tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand moved from 12.5% to 10.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 100 to 80. ## Top Tauranga plumbing companies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Pipe Masters was mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. Aotea Plumbing & Drainage did not appear in any of the three answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Kingfisher Plumbing | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Bell Plumbing | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | JT Plumbing | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Pipe Masters | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Aotea Plumbing & Drainage | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about Tauranga plumbing companies - Asked ChatGPT "Which plumbing company should I hire in Tauranga, New Zealand?": 1. Bell Plumbing, 2. Kingfisher Plumbing, 3. JT Plumbing - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best plumbing companies in Tauranga, New Zealand?": 1. Bell Plumbing, 2. Kingfisher Plumbing, 3. JT Plumbing, 4. Pipe Masters - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best plumbing company in Tauranga, New Zealand for a blocked drain?": 1. Kingfisher Plumbing, 2. Pipe Masters Not named in any answer: Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing and Aotea Plumbing & Drainage. 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 Tauranga plumbing companies in October 2026? - In October 2026, Pipe Masters gained share of searches among Tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand, from 9.3% to 10.7%. ## How has branded search for Aotea Plumbing & Drainage and Pipe Masters changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? | Month | Aotea Plumbing & Drainage estimated searches | Aotea Plumbing & Drainage Share of Search | Aotea Plumbing & Drainage rank | Pipe Masters estimated searches | Pipe Masters Share of Search | Pipe Masters rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 10 | 1.3% | 6 | 100 | 12.5% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 20 | 2.3% | 6 | 110 | 12.8% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 20 | 2.2% | 6 | 120 | 13.2% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 10 | 1.1% | 6 | 140 | 15.4% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 10 | 0.86% | 6 | 180 | 15.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 20 | 2.1% | 6 | 110 | 11.3% | 4 | | May 2026 | 10 | 1% | 6 | 110 | 11.3% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 10 | 1.1% | 6 | 100 | 11.5% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 10 | 1.3% | 6 | 80 | 10.3% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 20 | 2.4% | 6 | 80 | 9.5% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 10 | 1.3% | 6 | 70 | 9.3% | 4 | | Oct 2026 | 10 | 1.3% | 6 | 80 | 10.7% | 4 | ## How are Aotea Plumbing & Drainage’s and Pipe Masters’ branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Aotea Plumbing & Drainage’s and Pipe Masters’ 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. - **Pipe Masters**: Measured on the search terms “pipe masters” and “pipe masters tauranga”, summed into one figure. - [Aotea Plumbing & Drainage profile](/demand/nz/brands/aotea-plumbing-drainage) - [Pipe Masters profile](/demand/nz/brands/pipe-masters) - [All Tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/tauranga/plumbing-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Aotea Plumbing & Drainage or Pipe Masters more popular in search? In October 2026, Pipe Masters had more branded searches than Aotea Plumbing & Drainage among Tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand. Pipe Masters had about 80 branded searches, while Aotea Plumbing & Drainage had 10. Pipe Masters made up 10.7% of all Tauranga plumbing company searches we track, and Aotea Plumbing & Drainage accounted for 1.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Aotea Plumbing & Drainage vs Pipe Masters: Which is more popular in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/aotea-plumbing-drainage-vs-pipe-masters This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/aotea-plumbing-drainage-vs-pipe-masters. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.