--- title: "Bay Audiology vs First Hearing Centre: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Bay Audiology or First Hearing Centre more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tauranga hearing clinics 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/bay-audiology-vs-first-hearing-centre" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Bay Audiology vs First Hearing Centre: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Bay Audiology or First Hearing Centre more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tauranga hearing clinics 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**: Bay Audiology and First Hearing Centre - **Competitive set**: Tauranga hearing clinics - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Bay Audiology Share of Search**: 40.6% - **First Hearing Centre Share of Search**: 0% ## Is Bay Audiology or First Hearing Centre more popular in search? - In September 2026, Bay Audiology had more branded searches than First Hearing Centre among Tauranga hearing clinics in New Zealand. Bay Audiology had about 390 branded searches, while First Hearing Centre had 0. Bay Audiology made up 40.6% of all Tauranga hearing clinic searches we track, and First Hearing Centre accounted for 0%. - Bay Audiology was ahead of First Hearing Centre in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bay Audiology’s share of searches among Tauranga hearing clinics in New Zealand moved from 51.7% to 40.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450 to 390. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, First Hearing Centre’s share of searches among Tauranga hearing clinics in New Zealand held steady at 0%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 0. ## Top Tauranga hearing clinics in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, First Hearing Centre appeared in all three answers. Bay Audiology 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | First Hearing Centre | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Tauranga Audiology | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Triton Hearing | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Resonate Health | 4th | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Bay Audiology | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Dilworth Hearing | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about Tauranga hearing clinics - Asked ChatGPT "Which hearing clinic should I go to in Tauranga, New Zealand?": 1. Tauranga Audiology, 2. First Hearing Centre, 3. Triton Hearing, 4. Resonate Health - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best hearing clinics in Tauranga, New Zealand?": 1. First Hearing Centre, 2. Tauranga Audiology, 3. Triton Hearing, 4. Resonate Health - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best hearing clinic in Tauranga, New Zealand for a hearing test?": 1. First Hearing Centre, 2. Tauranga Audiology, 3. Triton Hearing, 4. Resonate Health Not named in any answer: Bay Audiology and Dilworth Hearing. 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 hearing clinics in September 2026? - In September 2026, Bay Audiology lost share of searches among Tauranga hearing clinics in New Zealand, from 51.8% to 40.6%. ## Month by month | Month | Bay Audiology estimated searches | Bay Audiology Share of Search | Bay Audiology rank | First Hearing Centre estimated searches | First Hearing Centre Share of Search | First Hearing Centre rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 450 | 51.7% | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 490 | 55.1% | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 390 | 45.3% | 1 | 10 | 1.2% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 390 | 48.8% | 1 | 10 | 1.3% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 320 | 47.1% | 1 | 10 | 1.5% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 480 | 50% | 1 | 10 | 1% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 320 | 41.6% | 1 | 10 | 1.3% | 6 | | May 2026 | 350 | 48.6% | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 390 | 52% | 1 | 10 | 1.3% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 350 | 53% | 1 | 10 | 1.5% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 430 | 51.8% | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 390 | 40.6% | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bay Audiology’s and First Hearing Centre’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. - **Bay Audiology**: Measured on the search terms “bay audiology”, “bay audiology bayfair”, “bay audiology tauranga” and “bayaudiology”, summed into one figure. - **First Hearing Centre**: Measured on the search term “first hearing centre tauranga”. - [Bay Audiology profile](/demand/nz/brands/bay-audiology) - [First Hearing Centre profile](/demand/nz/brands/first-hearing-centre) - [All Tauranga hearing clinics in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/tauranga/hearing-clinics): 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 Bay Audiology or First Hearing Centre more popular in search? In September 2026, Bay Audiology had more branded searches than First Hearing Centre among Tauranga hearing clinics in New Zealand. Bay Audiology had about 390 branded searches, while First Hearing Centre had 0. Bay Audiology made up 40.6% of all Tauranga hearing clinic searches we track, and First Hearing Centre accounted for 0%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Bay Audiology vs First Hearing Centre: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bay-audiology-vs-first-hearing-centre This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bay-audiology-vs-first-hearing-centre. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.