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title: "Duck Island vs Kāpiti: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Duck Island or Kāpiti? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ice cream brands 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Duck Island vs Kāpiti: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Duck Island or Kāpiti? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ice cream brands 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**: Duck Island and Kāpiti
- **Competitive set**: Ice cream brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Duck Island Share of Search**: 60.7%
- **Kāpiti Share of Search**: 5.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Duck Island or Kāpiti?

- In August 2026, Duck Island had more branded searches than Kāpiti among ice cream brands in New Zealand. Duck Island was estimated to have 53.7K branded searches compared to Kāpiti’s 4.7K, and held a 60.7% Share of Search versus Kāpiti’s 5.3%.
- Duck Island was ahead of Kāpiti in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Duck Island’s estimated Share of Search among ice cream brands in New Zealand moved from 71.4% to 60.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 79.6K to 53.7K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kāpiti’s estimated Share of Search among ice cream brands in New Zealand moved from 3.6% to 5.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4K to 4.7K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand ice cream brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Kāpiti gained estimated Share of Search among ice cream brands in New Zealand, from 4.7% to 5.3%.
- In August 2026, Duck Island lost estimated Share of Search among ice cream brands in New Zealand, from 63.6% to 60.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Duck Island estimated searches | Duck Island Share of Search | Duck Island rank | Kāpiti estimated searches | Kāpiti Share of Search | Kāpiti rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 79.6K | 71.4% | 1 | 4K | 3.6% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 76.7K | 70.1% | 1 | 4.9K | 4.4% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 76.7K | 68.8% | 1 | 4.2K | 3.8% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 74K | 68.2% | 1 | 4.1K | 3.8% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 74K | 69.2% | 1 | 4K | 3.7% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.8K | 64.3% | 1 | 4K | 4.2% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 51.5K | 63.6% | 1 | 3.3K | 4.1% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 54K | 57.9% | 1 | 3.3K | 3.5% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 36K | 55.4% | 1 | 3.3K | 5% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 53.7K | 63.6% | 1 | 4K | 4.7% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 53.7K | 60.7% | 1 | 4.7K | 5.3% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Duck Island’s and Kāpiti’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.

- **Duck Island**: Measured on the search terms “duck island”, “duck island ice cream”, “duck island near me” and “duck island nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Kāpiti**: Measured on the search terms “kapiti aged cheddar”, “kapiti blue cheese”, “kapiti cheese”, “kapiti ice cream”, “kapiti icecream” and “kapiti nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Duck Island profile](/demand/nz/brands/duck-island)
- [Kāpiti profile](/demand/nz/brands/kapiti)
- [All ice cream brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-ice-cream-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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, Duck Island or Kāpiti?

In August 2026, Duck Island had more branded searches than Kāpiti among ice cream brands in New Zealand. Duck Island was estimated to have 53.7K branded searches compared to Kāpiti’s 4.7K, and held a 60.7% Share of Search versus Kāpiti’s 5.3%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Duck Island vs Kāpiti: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/duck-island-vs-kapiti

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