--- title: "Church Road vs Elephant Hill: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Church Road or Elephant Hill? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hawke's Bay wineries 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/church-road-vs-elephant-hill" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Church Road vs Elephant Hill: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Church Road or Elephant Hill? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hawke's Bay wineries 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**: Church Road and Elephant Hill - **Competitive set**: Hawke's Bay wineries - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Church Road Share of Search**: 24.3% - **Elephant Hill Share of Search**: 9.2% ## Which is more popular in search, Church Road or Elephant Hill? - In August 2026, Church Road had more branded searches than Elephant Hill among hawke's bay wineries in New Zealand. Church Road was estimated to have 7.3K branded searches compared to Elephant Hill’s 2.7K, and held a 24.3% Share of Search versus Elephant Hill’s 9.2%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Elephant Hill took it in May 2026, Church Road took it in June 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Church Road’s estimated Share of Search among hawke's bay wineries in New Zealand moved from 24.5% to 24.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10.5K to 7.3K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Elephant Hill’s estimated Share of Search among hawke's bay wineries in New Zealand moved from 11.6% to 9.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5K to 2.7K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand hawke's bay wineries in August 2026? - In August 2026, Church Road lost estimated Share of Search among hawke's bay wineries in New Zealand, from 24.9% to 24.3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Elephant Hill in New Zealand fell 44.6% over 11 measured months, from 5K to 2.7K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Church Road estimated searches | Church Road Share of Search | Church Road rank | Elephant Hill estimated searches | Elephant Hill Share of Search | Elephant Hill rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 10.5K | 24.5% | 2 | 5K | 11.6% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 8.9K | 19.4% | 3 | 5K | 10.9% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 14K | 21.4% | 2 | 7.3K | 11.1% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 13.5K | 20.9% | 3 | 7.5K | 11.7% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 11.2K | 20.7% | 3 | 6.2K | 11.4% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 10.2K | 21.4% | 2 | 5K | 10.6% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 9.2K | 22.4% | 2 | 5K | 12% | 4 | | May 2026 | 8.5K | 19.3% | 3 | 10.2K | 23.1% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 6.5K | 23.5% | 2 | 2.3K | 8.3% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 7.8K | 24.9% | 2 | 2.7K | 8.7% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 7.3K | 24.3% | 2 | 2.7K | 9.2% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Church Road’s and Elephant Hill’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. - **Church Road**: Measured on the search terms “church road”, “church road cellar door”, “church road chardonnay”, “church road grand reserve”, “church road grand reserve chardonnay”, “church road grand reserve syrah”, “church road gwen”, “church road gwen pinot gris”, “church road gwen rose”, “church road mcdonald series”, “church road mcdonald series chardonnay”, “church road mcdonald series pinot gris”, “church road mcdonald series syrah”, “church road merlot”, “church road merlot cabernet sauvignon”, “church road near me”, “church road new zealand”, “church road nz”, “church road pinot gris”, “church road pinot noir”, “church road rose”, “church road sauvignon blanc”, “church road syrah”, “church road tom”, “church road tom chardonnay”, “church road tom syrah”, “church road vineyard”, “church road wine”, “church road wine tasting”, “church road winery”, “churchroad” and “churchroad wine”, summed into one figure. - **Elephant Hill**: Measured on the search terms “elephant hill”, “elephant hill cellar door”, “elephant hill chardonnay”, “elephant hill near me”, “elephant hill nz”, “elephant hill photos”, “elephant hill rose”, “elephant hill vineyard”, “elephant hill wine”, “elephant hill wine tasting”, “elephanthill” and “elephanthill co nz”, summed into one figure. - [Church Road profile](/demand/nz/brands/church-road) - [Elephant Hill profile](/demand/nz/brands/elephant-hill) - [All hawke's bay wineries in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-hawkes-bay-wineries): 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, Church Road or Elephant Hill? In August 2026, Church Road had more branded searches than Elephant Hill among hawke's bay wineries in New Zealand. Church Road was estimated to have 7.3K branded searches compared to Elephant Hill’s 2.7K, and held a 24.3% Share of Search versus Elephant Hill’s 9.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Church Road vs Elephant Hill: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/church-road-vs-elephant-hill This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/church-road-vs-elephant-hill. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.