--- title: "Haines Hunter vs Stabicraft: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Haines Hunter or Stabicraft? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Boat 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/haines-hunter-vs-stabicraft" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Haines Hunter vs Stabicraft: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Haines Hunter or Stabicraft? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Boat 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**: Haines Hunter and Stabicraft - **Competitive set**: Boat brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Haines Hunter Share of Search**: 12.4% - **Stabicraft Share of Search**: 38.8% ## Which is more popular in search, Haines Hunter or Stabicraft? - In August 2026, Stabicraft had more branded searches than Haines Hunter among boat brands in New Zealand. Stabicraft was estimated to have 4.7K branded searches compared to Haines Hunter’s 1.5K, and held a 38.8% Share of Search versus Haines Hunter’s 12.4%. - Stabicraft was ahead of Haines Hunter in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Haines Hunter’s estimated Share of Search among boat brands in New Zealand moved from 15.2% to 12.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.1K to 1.5K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Stabicraft’s estimated Share of Search among boat brands in New Zealand moved from 35.3% to 38.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5K to 4.7K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand boat brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Stabicraft gained estimated Share of Search among boat brands in New Zealand, from 34.6% to 38.8%. - In August 2026, Haines Hunter lost estimated Share of Search among boat brands in New Zealand, from 14.1% to 12.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Haines Hunter estimated searches | Haines Hunter Share of Search | Haines Hunter rank | Stabicraft estimated searches | Stabicraft Share of Search | Stabicraft rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.1K | 15.2% | 2 | 5K | 35.3% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 2.2K | 13.5% | 3 | 6.6K | 39.8% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 2.9K | 17.3% | 2 | 5.7K | 34.8% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 4.4K | 19.1% | 2 | 8K | 34.6% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 2.5K | 16.1% | 2 | 5.3K | 33.8% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 13.4% | 3 | 4.7K | 33.6% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 14.1% | 3 | 3.8K | 34% | 1 | | May 2026 | 1.5K | 12.1% | 3 | 4.3K | 35.1% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 1.5K | 14.3% | 3 | 3.5K | 34.1% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 1.4K | 14.1% | 3 | 3.5K | 34.6% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 1.5K | 12.4% | 3 | 4.7K | 38.8% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Haines Hunter’s and Stabicraft’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. - **Haines Hunter**: Measured on the search terms “haines hunter”, “haines hunter 535”, “haines hunter 725”, “haines hunter boat”, “haines hunter for sale”, “haines hunter hq”, “haines hunter near me”, “haines hunter nz”, “haines hunter sf535”, “haines hunter sf545”, “haines hunter sf545 for sale”, “haines hunter sf600”, “haines hunter sf700”, “haines hunter sp725”, “haines hunter ss660”, “haines hunter v17”, “haines hunter v17l”, “haines hunter v19”, “haines hunter v198”, “haineshunter” and “haineshunter co nz”, summed into one figure. - **Stabicraft**: Measured on the search terms “1450 stabicraft”, “1550 stabicraft”, “1850 stabicraft”, “matt watson stabicraft”, “stabicraft”, “stabicraft 1450”, “stabicraft 1450 price”, “stabicraft 1550”, “stabicraft 1550 for sale”, “stabicraft 1550 price”, “stabicraft 1650”, “stabicraft 1850”, “stabicraft 1850 price”, “stabicraft 2050”, “stabicraft 2100”, “stabicraft 2750 price”, “stabicraft 389”, “stabicraft 459”, “stabicraft 509”, “stabicraft boat”, “stabicraft boats for sale”, “stabicraft com”, “stabicraft for sale”, “stabicraft marine”, “stabicraft near me” and “stabicraft nz”, summed into one figure. - [Haines Hunter profile](/demand/nz/brands/haines-hunter) - [Stabicraft profile](/demand/nz/brands/stabicraft) - [All boat brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-boat-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, Haines Hunter or Stabicraft? In August 2026, Stabicraft had more branded searches than Haines Hunter among boat brands in New Zealand. Stabicraft was estimated to have 4.7K branded searches compared to Haines Hunter’s 1.5K, and held a 38.8% Share of Search versus Haines Hunter’s 12.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Haines Hunter vs Stabicraft: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/haines-hunter-vs-stabicraft This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/haines-hunter-vs-stabicraft. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.