--- title: "Chemist Warehouse vs Wairau Pharmacy: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Chemist Warehouse or Wairau Pharmacy more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Blenheim pharmacies 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/chemist-warehouse-nz-vs-wairau-pharmacy" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Chemist Warehouse vs Wairau Pharmacy: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Chemist Warehouse or Wairau Pharmacy more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Blenheim pharmacies 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**: Chemist Warehouse and Wairau Pharmacy - **Competitive set**: Blenheim pharmacies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Chemist Warehouse Share of Search**: 79.9% - **Wairau Pharmacy Share of Search**: 5.3% ## Is Chemist Warehouse or Wairau Pharmacy more popular in search? - In September 2026, Chemist Warehouse had more branded searches than Wairau Pharmacy among Blenheim pharmacies in New Zealand. Chemist Warehouse had about 5,900 branded searches, while Wairau Pharmacy had 390. Chemist Warehouse made up 79.9% of all Blenheim pharmacy searches we track, and Wairau Pharmacy accounted for 5.3%. - Chemist Warehouse was ahead of Wairau Pharmacy in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Chemist Warehouse’s share of searches among Blenheim pharmacies in New Zealand moved from 82.3% to 79.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.4K to 5.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Wairau Pharmacy’s share of searches among Blenheim pharmacies in New Zealand moved from 5% to 5.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 390. ## Top Blenheim pharmacies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Wairau Pharmacy appeared in all three answers. Chemist Warehouse was mentioned in one out of three: in one of the three ChatGPT answers. Wairau Pharmacy was listed before Chemist Warehouse in two out of 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Wairau Pharmacy | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Community Care Pharmacy | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Life Pharmacy Blenheim | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Chemist Warehouse | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Unichem Redwoodtown Pharmacy | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about Blenheim pharmacies - Asked ChatGPT "Which pharmacy should I shop at in Blenheim, New Zealand?": 1. Chemist Warehouse, 2. Wairau Pharmacy, 3. Community Care Pharmacy - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best pharmacies in Blenheim, New Zealand?": 1. Life Pharmacy Blenheim, 2. Wairau Pharmacy, 3. Community Care Pharmacy, 4. Unichem Redwoodtown Pharmacy - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best pharmacy in Blenheim, New Zealand for a prescription?": 1. Wairau Pharmacy, 2. Community Care Pharmacy, 3. Life Pharmacy Blenheim Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Blenheim pharmacies in September 2026? - In September 2026, Chemist Warehouse lost share of searches among Blenheim pharmacies in New Zealand, from 82.2% to 79.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Chemist Warehouse estimated searches | Chemist Warehouse Share of Search | Chemist Warehouse rank | Wairau Pharmacy estimated searches | Wairau Pharmacy Share of Search | Wairau Pharmacy rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 6.4K | 82.3% | 1 | 390 | 5% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 8.6K | 83.9% | 1 | 390 | 3.8% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 9.4K | 83.9% | 1 | 480 | 4.3% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 7.8K | 81.3% | 1 | 390 | 4.1% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 7K | 81% | 1 | 320 | 3.7% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 7.1K | 76.5% | 1 | 480 | 5.2% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 7.2K | 79% | 1 | 480 | 5.3% | 4 | | May 2026 | 6.5K | 81.9% | 1 | 320 | 4% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 6.5K | 82.9% | 1 | 390 | 5% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 5.8K | 80.1% | 1 | 390 | 5.4% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 6.5K | 82.2% | 1 | 390 | 4.9% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 5.9K | 79.9% | 1 | 390 | 5.3% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chemist Warehouse’s and Wairau Pharmacy’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. - **Chemist Warehouse**: Measured on the search terms “Chemist Warehouse”, “chemist warehouse blenheim”, “chemist warehouse delivery”, “chemist warehouse fragrance”, “chemist warehouse hours”, “chemist warehouse lynnmall”, “chemist warehouse makeup”, “chemist warehouse nz”, “chemist warehouse perfume”, “chemist warehouse pharmacy”, “chemist warehouse prescriptions”, “chemist warehouse skincare”, “chemist warehouse vaccinations”, “chemist warehouse vitamins”, “chemist warehouse westgate”, “chemistwarehouse”, “the chemist warehouse” and “the chemist warehouse nz”, summed into one figure. - **Wairau Pharmacy**: Measured on the search term “wairau pharmacy”. - [Chemist Warehouse profile](/demand/nz/brands/chemist-warehouse-nz) - [Wairau Pharmacy profile](/demand/nz/brands/wairau-pharmacy) - [All Blenheim pharmacies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/blenheim/pharmacies): 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 Chemist Warehouse or Wairau Pharmacy more popular in search? In September 2026, Chemist Warehouse had more branded searches than Wairau Pharmacy among Blenheim pharmacies in New Zealand. Chemist Warehouse had about 5,900 branded searches, while Wairau Pharmacy had 390. Chemist Warehouse made up 79.9% of all Blenheim pharmacy searches we track, and Wairau Pharmacy accounted for 5.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Chemist Warehouse vs Wairau Pharmacy: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/chemist-warehouse-nz-vs-wairau-pharmacy This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/chemist-warehouse-nz-vs-wairau-pharmacy. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.