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title: "Cardrona vs Roundhill: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Cardrona or Roundhill? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ski areas 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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# Cardrona vs Roundhill: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Cardrona or Roundhill? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ski areas 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**: Cardrona and Roundhill
- **Competitive set**: Ski areas
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Cardrona Share of Search**: 16.2%
- **Roundhill Share of Search**: 2.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Cardrona or Roundhill?

- In August 2026, Cardrona had more branded searches than Roundhill among ski areas in New Zealand. Cardrona was estimated to have 158K branded searches compared to Roundhill’s 28K, and held a 16.2% Share of Search versus Roundhill’s 2.9%.
- Cardrona was ahead of Roundhill in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cardrona’s estimated Share of Search among ski areas in New Zealand moved from 19.3% to 16.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 37.3K to 158K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Roundhill’s estimated Share of Search among ski areas in New Zealand moved from 0.75% to 2.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.4K to 28K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand ski areas in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Cardrona gained estimated Share of Search among ski areas in New Zealand, from 14% to 16.2%.
- In August 2026, Roundhill lost estimated Share of Search among ski areas in New Zealand, from 3.4% to 2.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Cardrona estimated searches | Cardrona Share of Search | Cardrona rank | Roundhill estimated searches | Roundhill Share of Search | Roundhill rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 37.3K | 19.3% | 3 | 1.4K | 0.75% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 28.1K | 28.6% | 2 | 1.1K | 1.1% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 33K | 31.5% | 1 | 1.1K | 1% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 40.4K | 32.2% | 1 | 1.6K | 1.3% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 36.5K | 29.5% | 2 | 1.4K | 1.1% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 36K | 27.6% | 2 | 1.7K | 1.3% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 36.4K | 25.3% | 2 | 2.2K | 1.5% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 27.7K | 18.4% | 2 | 2.7K | 1.8% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 59.8K | 14.7% | 4 | 8.1K | 2% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 133K | 14% | 3 | 32.6K | 3.4% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 158K | 16.2% | 3 | 28K | 2.9% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cardrona’s and Roundhill’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.

- **Cardrona**: Measured on the search terms “cardrona”, “cardrona accommodation”, “cardrona com”, “cardrona employment”, “cardrona hotel”, “cardrona metservice”, “cardrona near me”, “cardrona pub”, “cardrona ski”, “cardrona ski field”, “cardrona ski resort”, “cardrona snow farm”, “cardrona snow report”, “cardrona weather” and “waiorau homestead cardrona”, summed into one figure.
- **Roundhill**: Measured on the search terms “roundhill”, “roundhill co nz”, “roundhill near me”, “roundhill nz”, “roundhill snow report” and “roundhill weather”, summed into one figure.

- [Cardrona profile](/demand/nz/brands/cardrona)
- [Roundhill profile](/demand/nz/brands/roundhill)
- [All ski areas in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-ski-areas): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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, Cardrona or Roundhill?

In August 2026, Cardrona had more branded searches than Roundhill among ski areas in New Zealand. Cardrona was estimated to have 158K branded searches compared to Roundhill’s 28K, and held a 16.2% Share of Search versus Roundhill’s 2.9%.

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