--- title: "CareHQ vs Emergency Consult: Which is more popular in New Zealand?" description: "Is CareHQ or Emergency Consult more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Telehealth providers 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/carehq-vs-emergency-consult" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # CareHQ vs Emergency Consult: Which is more popular in New Zealand? Is CareHQ or Emergency Consult more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Telehealth providers 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**: CareHQ and Emergency Consult - **Competitive set**: Telehealth providers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **CareHQ Share of Search**: 16.2% - **Emergency Consult Share of Search**: 9% ## Is CareHQ or Emergency Consult more popular in search? - In October 2026, CareHQ had more branded searches than Emergency Consult among telehealth providers in New Zealand. CareHQ had about 1,300 branded searches, while Emergency Consult had 720. CareHQ made up 16.2% of all telehealth provider searches we track, and Emergency Consult accounted for 9%. - CareHQ was ahead of Emergency Consult in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, CareHQ’s share of searches among telehealth providers in New Zealand moved from 15.6% to 16.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.3K. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Emergency Consult’s share of searches among telehealth providers in New Zealand moved from 9.2% to 9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 590 to 720. ## Top telehealth providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, CareHQ appeared in all five answers. Emergency Consult was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. CareHQ was listed before Emergency Consult in four out of five 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 | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Tend | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | CareHQ | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Practice Plus | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Bettr | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Emergency Consult | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about telehealth providers - Asked ChatGPT "Which telehealth provider should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Tend, 2. Practice Plus, 3. CareHQ - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best telehealth providers in New Zealand?": 1. Tend, 2. Practice Plus, 3. CareHQ, 4. Bettr, 5. Emergency Consult - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best telehealth provider in New Zealand for a quick doctor consult?": 1. Tend, 2. Emergency Consult, 3. CareHQ - Searched Google, AI Overview "telehealth providers nz": 1. CareHQ, 2. Tend, 3. Bettr, 4. Practice Plus - Searched Google, AI Overview "gp online nz": 1. Tend, 2. CareHQ, 3. Practice Plus, 4. Bettr 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 telehealth providers in October 2026? - In October 2026, CareHQ lost share of searches among telehealth providers in New Zealand, from 18.1% to 16.2%. - In October 2026, Emergency Consult lost share of searches among telehealth providers in New Zealand, from 10% to 9%. ## How has branded search for CareHQ and Emergency Consult changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? | Month | CareHQ estimated searches | CareHQ Share of Search | CareHQ rank | Emergency Consult estimated searches | Emergency Consult Share of Search | Emergency Consult rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 1K | 15.6% | 2 | 590 | 9.2% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 1.3K | 18.4% | 2 | 590 | 8.4% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 1K | 14.9% | 2 | 480 | 7.2% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 1K | 16.5% | 2 | 480 | 7.9% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 19.1% | 2 | 390 | 5.7% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 19.9% | 2 | 390 | 6% | 5 | | May 2026 | 1.3K | 19.6% | 2 | 480 | 7.3% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 1.3K | 14.3% | 3 | 590 | 6.5% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 17.4% | 2 | 720 | 7.8% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 2.4K | 19.1% | 2 | 1.3K | 10.3% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 1.6K | 18.1% | 3 | 880 | 10% | 5 | | Oct 2026 | 1.3K | 16.2% | 3 | 720 | 9% | 5 | ## How are CareHQ’s and Emergency Consult’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CareHQ’s and Emergency Consult’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. - **CareHQ**: Measured on the search term “carehq”. - **Emergency Consult**: Measured on the search term “emergency consult”. - [CareHQ profile](/demand/nz/brands/carehq) - [Emergency Consult profile](/demand/nz/brands/emergency-consult) - [All telehealth providers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-telehealth-providers): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 CareHQ or Emergency Consult more popular in search? In October 2026, CareHQ had more branded searches than Emergency Consult among telehealth providers in New Zealand. CareHQ had about 1,300 branded searches, while Emergency Consult had 720. CareHQ made up 16.2% of all telehealth provider searches we track, and Emergency Consult accounted for 9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "CareHQ vs Emergency Consult: Which is more popular in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/carehq-vs-emergency-consult This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/carehq-vs-emergency-consult. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.