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title: "Blue Kanu vs The Bunker: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Blue Kanu or The Bunker? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Queenstown eateries 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."
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# Blue Kanu vs The Bunker: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Blue Kanu or The Bunker? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Queenstown eateries 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**: Blue Kanu and The Bunker
- **Competitive set**: Queenstown eateries
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Blue Kanu Share of Search**: 7.5%
- **The Bunker Share of Search**: 1.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Blue Kanu or The Bunker?

- In August 2026, Blue Kanu had more branded searches than The Bunker among queenstown eateries in New Zealand. Blue Kanu was estimated to have 10.7K branded searches compared to The Bunker’s 2K, and held a 7.5% Share of Search versus The Bunker’s 1.4%.
- Blue Kanu was ahead of The Bunker in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Blue Kanu’s estimated Share of Search among queenstown eateries in New Zealand moved from 8.7% to 7.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10.8K to 10.7K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, The Bunker’s estimated Share of Search among queenstown eateries in New Zealand moved from 0.86% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1K to 2K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand queenstown eateries in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for The Bunker in New Zealand rose 84.1% over 11 measured months, from 1.1K to 2K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Blue Kanu estimated searches | Blue Kanu Share of Search | Blue Kanu rank | The Bunker estimated searches | The Bunker Share of Search | The Bunker rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10.8K | 8.7% | 3 | 1.1K | 0.86% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 13.1K | 8.6% | 3 | 1.1K | 0.7% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 15.8K | 7.5% | 3 | 1K | 0.49% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 16K | 8.8% | 3 | 1.4K | 0.75% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 13.1K | 7.7% | 3 | 1K | 0.6% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 13.1K | 8.7% | 3 | 1.1K | 0.71% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 13.1K | 8.6% | 3 | 1K | 0.68% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 8.9K | 7.3% | 3 | 1.7K | 1.4% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.9K | 8% | 3 | 1.4K | 1.2% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 10.9K | 7.9% | 3 | 1.6K | 1.2% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 10.7K | 7.5% | 3 | 2K | 1.4% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Blue Kanu’s and The Bunker’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.

- **Blue Kanu**: Measured on the search terms “blue kanu”, “blue kanu menu”, “blue kanu nz”, “blue kanu reviews”, “bluekanu” and “the blue kanu”, summed into one figure.
- **The Bunker**: Measured on the search terms “the bunker queenstown”, “the bunker queenstown menu”, “the bunker queenstown nz”, “the bunker queenstown reviews” and “the bunker restaurant queenstown menu”, summed into one figure.

- [Blue Kanu profile](/demand/nz/brands/blue-kanu)
- [The Bunker profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-bunker)
- [All queenstown eateries in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-queenstown-eateries): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Blue Kanu or The Bunker?

In August 2026, Blue Kanu had more branded searches than The Bunker among queenstown eateries in New Zealand. Blue Kanu was estimated to have 10.7K branded searches compared to The Bunker’s 2K, and held a 7.5% Share of Search versus The Bunker’s 1.4%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Blue Kanu vs The Bunker: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/blue-kanu-vs-the-bunker

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