--- title: "Harbour City Funeral Home vs Wellington City Funerals: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Harbour City Funeral Home or Wellington City Funerals more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wellington funeral directors 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/harbour-city-funeral-home-vs-wellington-city-funerals" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Harbour City Funeral Home vs Wellington City Funerals: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Harbour City Funeral Home or Wellington City Funerals more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wellington funeral directors 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**: Harbour City Funeral Home and Wellington City Funerals - **Competitive set**: Wellington funeral directors - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Harbour City Funeral Home Share of Search**: 58.6% - **Wellington City Funerals Share of Search**: 7.7% ## Is Harbour City Funeral Home or Wellington City Funerals more popular in search? - In September 2026, Harbour City Funeral Home had more branded searches than Wellington City Funerals among Wellington funeral directors in New Zealand. Harbour City Funeral Home had about 1,300 branded searches, while Wellington City Funerals had 170. Harbour City Funeral Home made up 58.6% of all Wellington funeral director searches we track, and Wellington City Funerals accounted for 7.7%. - Harbour City Funeral Home was ahead of Wellington City Funerals in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Harbour City Funeral Home’s share of searches among Wellington funeral directors in New Zealand moved from 42.9% to 58.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 480 to 1.3K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Wellington City Funerals’ share of searches among Wellington funeral directors in New Zealand moved from 0% to 7.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 0 to 170. ## Top Wellington funeral directors in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, both Harbour City Funeral Home and Wellington City Funerals showed up in all three answers. Wellington City Funerals was listed before Harbour City Funeral Home in every answer. 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 | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Wellington City Funerals | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | The Wilson Funeral Home | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Lychgate Funerals | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Harbour City Funeral Home | 4th | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Guardian Funeral Home | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Gee & Hickton | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about Wellington funeral directors - Asked ChatGPT "Which funeral director should I hire in Wellington, New Zealand?": 1. Wellington City Funerals, 2. Harbour City Funeral Home, 3. The Wilson Funeral Home - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best funeral directors in Wellington, New Zealand?": 1. Wellington City Funerals, 2. Lychgate Funerals, 3. The Wilson Funeral Home, 4. Harbour City Funeral Home, 5. Guardian Funeral Home - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best funeral director in Wellington, New Zealand for a loved one?": 1. Wellington City Funerals, 2. The Wilson Funeral Home, 3. Lychgate Funerals, 4. Guardian Funeral Home, 5. Harbour City Funeral Home Not named in any answer: Gee & Hickton. 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 Wellington funeral directors in September 2026? - In September 2026, Harbour City Funeral Home gained share of searches among Wellington funeral directors in New Zealand, from 53.5% to 58.6%. - In September 2026, Wellington City Funerals lost share of searches among Wellington funeral directors in New Zealand, from 9.1% to 7.7%. ## Month by month | Month | Harbour City Funeral Home estimated searches | Harbour City Funeral Home Share of Search | Harbour City Funeral Home rank | Wellington City Funerals estimated searches | Wellington City Funerals Share of Search | Wellington City Funerals rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 480 | 42.9% | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 480 | 44.9% | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 480 | 45.3% | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 480 | 34% | 1 | 320 | 22.7% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 480 | 31.8% | 1 | 260 | 17.2% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 590 | 40.1% | 1 | 90 | 6.1% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 590 | 45.7% | 1 | 110 | 8.5% | 4 | | May 2026 | 720 | 48% | 1 | 210 | 14% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 1K | 55.2% | 1 | 140 | 7.7% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 880 | 54.7% | 1 | 50 | 3.1% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 1K | 53.5% | 1 | 170 | 9.1% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 1.3K | 58.6% | 1 | 170 | 7.7% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Harbour City Funeral Home’s and Wellington City Funerals’ 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. - **Harbour City Funeral Home**: Measured on the search term “harbour city funeral home”. - **Wellington City Funerals**: Measured on the search term “wellington city funerals”. - [Harbour City Funeral Home profile](/demand/nz/brands/harbour-city-funeral-home) - [Wellington City Funerals profile](/demand/nz/brands/wellington-city-funerals) - [All Wellington funeral directors in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/wellington/funeral-directors): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Harbour City Funeral Home or Wellington City Funerals more popular in search? In September 2026, Harbour City Funeral Home had more branded searches than Wellington City Funerals among Wellington funeral directors in New Zealand. Harbour City Funeral Home had about 1,300 branded searches, while Wellington City Funerals had 170. Harbour City Funeral Home made up 58.6% of all Wellington funeral director searches we track, and Wellington City Funerals accounted for 7.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Harbour City Funeral Home vs Wellington City Funerals: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/harbour-city-funeral-home-vs-wellington-city-funerals This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/harbour-city-funeral-home-vs-wellington-city-funerals. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.