--- title: "CareVets vs Welcome Bay Vet Clinic: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is CareVets or Welcome Bay Vet Clinic more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tauranga veterinary 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/carevets-vs-welcome-bay-vet-clinic" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # CareVets vs Welcome Bay Vet Clinic: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is CareVets or Welcome Bay Vet Clinic more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tauranga veterinary 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**: CareVets and Welcome Bay Vet Clinic - **Competitive set**: Tauranga veterinary clinics - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **CareVets Share of Search**: 2.6% - **Welcome Bay Vet Clinic Share of Search**: 11.5% ## Is CareVets or Welcome Bay Vet Clinic more popular in search? - In September 2026, Welcome Bay Vet Clinic had more branded searches than CareVets among Tauranga veterinary clinics in New Zealand. Welcome Bay Vet Clinic had about 260 branded searches, while CareVets had 60. Welcome Bay Vet Clinic made up 11.5% of all Tauranga veterinary clinic searches we track, and CareVets accounted for 2.6%. - Welcome Bay Vet Clinic was ahead of CareVets in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CareVets’ share of searches among Tauranga veterinary clinics in New Zealand held steady at 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 60. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Welcome Bay Vet Clinic’s share of searches among Tauranga veterinary clinics in New Zealand moved from 6.1% to 11.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 140 to 260. ## Top Tauranga veterinary clinics in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Welcome Bay Vet Clinic was mentioned in two out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. CareVets did not appear in any of the four 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | VetCare Tauranga | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Coastal Pet Vet | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Welcome Bay Vet Clinic | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Bay After Hours Veterinary Hospital | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Tauranga Vets | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Barkes Corner & Brookfield Vets | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | CareVets | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about Tauranga veterinary clinics - Asked ChatGPT "Which veterinary clinic should I go to in Tauranga, New Zealand?": 1. VetCare Tauranga, 2. Coastal Pet Vet, 3. Welcome Bay Vet Clinic, 4. Bay After Hours Veterinary Hospital - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best veterinary clinics in Tauranga, New Zealand?": 1. VetCare Tauranga, 2. Coastal Pet Vet, 3. Welcome Bay Vet Clinic, 4. Bay After Hours Veterinary Hospital - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best veterinary clinic in Tauranga, New Zealand for a sick pet?": 1. VetCare Tauranga, 2. Tauranga Vets, 3. Bay After Hours Veterinary Hospital - Searched Google, AI Overview "tauranga vet clinic": 1. Tauranga Vets, 2. VetCare Tauranga, 3. Bay After Hours Veterinary Hospital Not named in any answer: Barkes Corner & Brookfield Vets and CareVets. 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 veterinary clinics in September 2026? - In September 2026, CareVets gained share of searches among Tauranga veterinary clinics in New Zealand, from 1.3% to 2.6%. - Welcome Bay Vet Clinic’s share of searches among Tauranga veterinary clinics in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 7.5% to 11.5% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | CareVets estimated searches | CareVets Share of Search | CareVets rank | Welcome Bay Vet Clinic estimated searches | Welcome Bay Vet Clinic Share of Search | Welcome Bay Vet Clinic rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 60 | 2.6% | 7 | 140 | 6.1% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 30 | 1.2% | 7 | 210 | 8.6% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 30 | 1.2% | 7 | 320 | 12.5% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 60 | 2.1% | 7 | 210 | 7.4% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 50 | 2% | 7 | 260 | 10.4% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 70 | 2.6% | 7 | 210 | 7.8% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 50 | 1.9% | 7 | 210 | 8.1% | 6 | | May 2026 | 40 | 1.8% | 7 | 210 | 9.6% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 50 | 2.2% | 7 | 170 | 7.5% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 70 | 3.1% | 7 | 210 | 9.3% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 30 | 1.3% | 7 | 260 | 11.4% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 60 | 2.6% | 7 | 260 | 11.5% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CareVets’ and Welcome Bay Vet Clinic’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. - **CareVets**: Measured on the search terms “care vets”, “care vets kapiti”, “carevets”, “carevets beach road”, “carevets horsham downs”, “carevets kapiti” and “carevets tauranga”, summed into one figure. - **Welcome Bay Vet Clinic**: Measured on the search terms “welcome bay vet clinic” and “welcome bay vet clinic tauranga”, summed into one figure. - [CareVets profile](/demand/nz/brands/carevets) - [Welcome Bay Vet Clinic profile](/demand/nz/brands/welcome-bay-vet-clinic) - [All Tauranga veterinary clinics in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/tauranga/veterinary-clinics): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 CareVets or Welcome Bay Vet Clinic more popular in search? In September 2026, Welcome Bay Vet Clinic had more branded searches than CareVets among Tauranga veterinary clinics in New Zealand. Welcome Bay Vet Clinic had about 260 branded searches, while CareVets had 60. Welcome Bay Vet Clinic made up 11.5% of all Tauranga veterinary clinic searches we track, and CareVets accounted for 2.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "CareVets vs Welcome Bay Vet Clinic: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/carevets-vs-welcome-bay-vet-clinic This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/carevets-vs-welcome-bay-vet-clinic. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.