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title: "Eastgate vs The Crossing: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Eastgate or The Crossing? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Christchurch shopping centres 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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# Eastgate vs The Crossing: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Eastgate or The Crossing? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Christchurch shopping centres 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**: Eastgate and The Crossing
- **Competitive set**: Christchurch shopping centres
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Eastgate Share of Search**: 4.5%
- **The Crossing Share of Search**: 0.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Eastgate or The Crossing?

- In August 2026, Eastgate had more branded searches than The Crossing among christchurch shopping centres in New Zealand. Eastgate was estimated to have 11.7K branded searches compared to The Crossing’s 770, and held a 4.5% Share of Search versus The Crossing’s 0.3%.
- Eastgate was ahead of The Crossing in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Eastgate’s estimated Share of Search among christchurch shopping centres in New Zealand moved from 4.8% to 4.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 11.7K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, The Crossing’s estimated Share of Search among christchurch shopping centres in New Zealand moved from 0.34% to 0.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 850 to 770.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand christchurch shopping centres in August 2026?

Neither Eastgate nor The Crossing moved beyond provider rounding among christchurch shopping centres in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Eastgate estimated searches | Eastgate Share of Search | Eastgate rank | The Crossing estimated searches | The Crossing Share of Search | The Crossing rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 4.8% | 5 | 850 | 0.34% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 14.3K | 4.8% | 5 | 860 | 0.29% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 15.4K | 3.7% | 5 | 1K | 0.25% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 11.7K | 4.1% | 5 | 840 | 0.29% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 11.7K | 3.9% | 5 | 650 | 0.21% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 11.7K | 4.1% | 5 | 700 | 0.25% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 4% | 5 | 820 | 0.27% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 11.7K | 4.3% | 5 | 830 | 0.31% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 11.7K | 5.1% | 5 | 700 | 0.3% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 11.7K | 4.3% | 5 | 810 | 0.3% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 11.7K | 4.5% | 5 | 770 | 0.3% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Eastgate’s and The Crossing’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.

- **Eastgate**: Measured on the search terms “eastgate mall”, “eastgate mall hours”, “eastgate mall shops”, “eastgate opening hours”, “eastgate shopping mall” and “eastgate shops”, summed into one figure.
- **The Crossing**: Measured on the search terms “the crossing christchurch”, “the crossing mall”, “the crossing opening hours”, “the crossing shopping centre” and “the crossing shops”, summed into one figure.

- [Eastgate profile](/demand/nz/brands/eastgate)
- [The Crossing profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-crossing)
- [All christchurch shopping centres in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-christchurch-shopping-centres): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Eastgate or The Crossing?

In August 2026, Eastgate had more branded searches than The Crossing among christchurch shopping centres in New Zealand. Eastgate was estimated to have 11.7K branded searches compared to The Crossing’s 770, and held a 4.5% Share of Search versus The Crossing’s 0.3%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Eastgate vs The Crossing: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/eastgate-vs-the-crossing

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