--- title: "Haka Lodge vs YHA New Zealand: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Haka Lodge or YHA New Zealand? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Backpacker hostel chains 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/haka-lodge-vs-yha-new-zealand" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Haka Lodge vs YHA New Zealand: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Haka Lodge or YHA New Zealand? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Backpacker hostel chains 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**: Haka Lodge and YHA New Zealand - **Competitive set**: Backpacker hostel chains - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Haka Lodge Share of Search**: 21.6% - **YHA New Zealand Share of Search**: 53.6% ## Which is more popular in search, Haka Lodge or YHA New Zealand? - In August 2026, YHA New Zealand had more branded searches than Haka Lodge among backpacker hostel chains in New Zealand. YHA New Zealand was estimated to have 1.2K branded searches compared to Haka Lodge’s 480, and held a 53.6% Share of Search versus Haka Lodge’s 21.6%. - YHA New Zealand was ahead of Haka Lodge in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Haka Lodge’s estimated Share of Search among backpacker hostel chains in New Zealand moved from 13% to 21.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 760 to 480. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, YHA New Zealand’s estimated Share of Search among backpacker hostel chains in New Zealand moved from 28.2% to 53.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1.2K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand backpacker hostel chains in August 2026? - In August 2026, Haka Lodge gained estimated Share of Search among backpacker hostel chains in New Zealand, from 19.3% to 21.6%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for YHA New Zealand in New Zealand fell 27.9% over 11 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.2K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Haka Lodge estimated searches | Haka Lodge Share of Search | Haka Lodge rank | YHA New Zealand estimated searches | YHA New Zealand Share of Search | YHA New Zealand rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 760 | 13% | 3 | 1.6K | 28.2% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 620 | 9% | 3 | 2.7K | 39.4% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 640 | 12.1% | 3 | 3.3K | 63.2% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 650 | 9.8% | 3 | 4.7K | 71.3% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 640 | 10.5% | 3 | 4.5K | 73.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 640 | 12.5% | 2 | 3.7K | 71.3% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 590 | 14.6% | 2 | 2.7K | 66.5% | 1 | | May 2026 | 410 | 13.9% | 3 | 1.9K | 64.5% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 380 | 16.2% | 3 | 1.4K | 57.9% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 400 | 19.3% | 2 | 1.1K | 53.1% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 480 | 21.6% | 2 | 1.2K | 53.6% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Haka Lodge’s and YHA New Zealand’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. - **Haka Lodge**: Measured on the search terms “haka lodge”, “haka lodge backpackers”, “haka lodge hostel”, “haka lodge near me”, “haka lodge new zealand”, “haka lodge nz” and “hakalodge”, summed into one figure. - **YHA New Zealand**: Measured on the search terms “yha”, “yha co nz”, “yha mt cook”, “yha nelson by accents” and “yha new zealand”, summed into one figure. - [Haka Lodge profile](/demand/nz/brands/haka-lodge) - [YHA New Zealand profile](/demand/nz/brands/yha-new-zealand) - [All backpacker hostel chains in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-backpacker-hostels): 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, Haka Lodge or YHA New Zealand? In August 2026, YHA New Zealand had more branded searches than Haka Lodge among backpacker hostel chains in New Zealand. YHA New Zealand was estimated to have 1.2K branded searches compared to Haka Lodge’s 480, and held a 53.6% Share of Search versus Haka Lodge’s 21.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Haka Lodge vs YHA New Zealand: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/haka-lodge-vs-yha-new-zealand This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/haka-lodge-vs-yha-new-zealand. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.