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title: "Halliday + Baillie vs Yale: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Halliday + Baillie or Yale more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Door handle 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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# Halliday + Baillie vs Yale: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Halliday + Baillie or Yale more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Door handle 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**: Halliday + Baillie and Yale
- **Competitive set**: Door handle brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Halliday + Baillie Share of Search**: 19.8%
- **Yale Share of Search**: 36.5%

## Is Halliday + Baillie or Yale more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Yale had more branded searches than Halliday + Baillie among door handle brands in New Zealand. Yale had about 720 branded searches, while Halliday + Baillie had 390. Yale made up 36.5% of all door handle brand searches we track, and Halliday + Baillie accounted for 19.8%.
- Yale was ahead of Halliday + Baillie in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Halliday + Baillie’s share of searches among door handle brands in New Zealand moved from 21.6% to 19.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 480 to 390.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Yale’s share of searches among door handle brands in New Zealand moved from 32.4% to 36.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 720.

## Top door handle brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Halliday + Baillie was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Yale was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Halliday + Baillie was listed before Yale in two out of three answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Windsor Hardware | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Lockwood | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Halliday + Baillie | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Gainsborough | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Yale | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about door handle brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which door handle brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Lockwood, 2. Windsor Hardware, 3. Halliday + Baillie
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best door handle brands in New Zealand?": 1. Windsor Hardware, 2. Lockwood, 3. Gainsborough, 4. Yale
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best door handle brand in New Zealand for a home renovation?": 1. Windsor Hardware, 2. Halliday + Baillie
- Searched Google, AI Overview "door handles nz": 1. Windsor Hardware
- Searched Google, AI Overview "interior door handles": named none of the brands we track

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand door handle brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Yale gained share of searches among door handle brands in New Zealand, from 34.8% to 36.5%.
- In September 2026, Halliday + Baillie lost share of searches among door handle brands in New Zealand, from 23.2% to 19.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Halliday + Baillie estimated searches | Halliday + Baillie Share of Search | Halliday + Baillie rank | Yale estimated searches | Yale Share of Search | Yale rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 480 | 21.6% | 3 | 720 | 32.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 480 | 21.6% | 3 | 720 | 32.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 320 | 19.3% | 3 | 720 | 43.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 320 | 18.2% | 3 | 720 | 40.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 390 | 21.1% | 3 | 590 | 31.9% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 480 | 22.7% | 3 | 590 | 28% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 320 | 17% | 3 | 720 | 38.3% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 390 | 19.8% | 3 | 720 | 36.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 480 | 21.4% | 3 | 720 | 32.1% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 390 | 19.8% | 3 | 720 | 36.5% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 480 | 23.2% | 3 | 720 | 34.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 390 | 19.8% | 3 | 720 | 36.5% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Halliday + Baillie’s and Yale’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.

- **Halliday + Baillie**: Measured on the search term “halliday baillie”.
- **Yale**: Measured on the search term “yale lock”.

- [Halliday + Baillie profile](/demand/nz/brands/halliday-baillie)
- [Yale profile](/demand/nz/brands/yale)
- [All door handle brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-door-handle-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Halliday + Baillie or Yale more popular in search?

In September 2026, Yale had more branded searches than Halliday + Baillie among door handle brands in New Zealand. Yale had about 720 branded searches, while Halliday + Baillie had 390. Yale made up 36.5% of all door handle brand searches we track, and Halliday + Baillie accounted for 19.8%.

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