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title: "Emerre & Hathaway vs Rothbury: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Emerre & Hathaway or Rothbury? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Gisborne insurance brokers 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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# Emerre & Hathaway vs Rothbury: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Emerre & Hathaway or Rothbury? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Gisborne insurance brokers 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**: Emerre & Hathaway and Rothbury
- **Competitive set**: Gisborne insurance brokers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Emerre & Hathaway Share of Search**: 7.9%
- **Rothbury Share of Search**: 86.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Emerre & Hathaway or Rothbury?

- In August 2026, Rothbury had more branded searches than Emerre & Hathaway among gisborne insurance brokers in New Zealand. Rothbury was estimated to have 1.9K branded searches compared to Emerre & Hathaway’s 170, and held an 86.9% Share of Search versus Emerre & Hathaway’s 7.9%.
- Rothbury was ahead of Emerre & Hathaway in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Emerre & Hathaway’s estimated Share of Search among gisborne insurance brokers in New Zealand moved from 8.7% to 7.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 220 to 170.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rothbury’s estimated Share of Search among gisborne insurance brokers in New Zealand moved from 89.7% to 86.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.3K to 1.9K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand gisborne insurance brokers in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Rothbury gained estimated Share of Search among gisborne insurance brokers in New Zealand, from 86.2% to 86.9%.
- In August 2026, Emerre & Hathaway lost estimated Share of Search among gisborne insurance brokers in New Zealand, from 9.3% to 7.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Emerre & Hathaway estimated searches | Emerre & Hathaway Share of Search | Emerre & Hathaway rank | Rothbury estimated searches | Rothbury Share of Search | Rothbury rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 220 | 8.7% | 2 | 2.3K | 89.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 240 | 10.3% | 2 | 2K | 85% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 170 | 9.1% | 2 | 1.6K | 86.6% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 230 | 10.3% | 2 | 1.9K | 84.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 200 | 9% | 2 | 1.9K | 86% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 230 | 9% | 2 | 2.2K | 87.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 190 | 8.7% | 2 | 1.9K | 89% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 210 | 9.4% | 2 | 1.9K | 87.4% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 260 | 11.2% | 2 | 1.9K | 84.1% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 210 | 9.3% | 2 | 1.9K | 86.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 170 | 7.9% | 2 | 1.9K | 86.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Emerre & Hathaway’s and Rothbury’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.

- **Emerre & Hathaway**: Measured on the search terms “emerre & hathaway”, “emerre and hathaway” and “emerre and hathaway gisborne”, summed into one figure.
- **Rothbury**: Measured on the search terms “rothbury ashburton”, “rothbury co nz”, “rothbury insurance”, “rothbury insurance ashburton”, “rothbury insurance nz”, “rothbury nz”, “rothbury queenstown”, “rothbury rotorua”, “rothbury timaru”, “rothbury whangarei” and “rothbury.co.nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Emerre & Hathaway profile](/demand/nz/brands/emerre-hathaway)
- [Rothbury profile](/demand/nz/brands/rothbury)
- [All gisborne insurance brokers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-gisborne-insurance-brokers): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Emerre & Hathaway or Rothbury?

In August 2026, Rothbury had more branded searches than Emerre & Hathaway among gisborne insurance brokers in New Zealand. Rothbury was estimated to have 1.9K branded searches compared to Emerre & Hathaway’s 170, and held an 86.9% Share of Search versus Emerre & Hathaway’s 7.9%.

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