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title: "Hays vs NZ Recruit: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Hays or NZ Recruit? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Christchurch recruitment agencies 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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# Hays vs NZ Recruit: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Hays or NZ Recruit? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Christchurch recruitment agencies 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**: Hays and NZ Recruit
- **Competitive set**: Christchurch recruitment agencies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Hays Share of Search**: 43.2%
- **NZ Recruit Share of Search**: 3.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Hays or NZ Recruit?

- In August 2026, Hays had more branded searches than NZ Recruit among christchurch recruitment agencies in New Zealand. Hays was estimated to have 4.1K branded searches compared to NZ Recruit’s 360, and held a 43.2% Share of Search versus NZ Recruit’s 3.8%.
- Hays was ahead of NZ Recruit in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hays’ estimated Share of Search among christchurch recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 48.4% to 43.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 4.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, NZ Recruit’s estimated Share of Search among christchurch recruitment agencies in New Zealand held steady at 3.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 340 to 360.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand christchurch recruitment agencies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, NZ Recruit lost estimated Share of Search among christchurch recruitment agencies in New Zealand, from 4.8% to 3.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Hays estimated searches | Hays Share of Search | Hays rank | NZ Recruit estimated searches | NZ Recruit Share of Search | NZ Recruit rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.4K | 48.4% | 1 | 340 | 3.8% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.7K | 51.1% | 1 | 340 | 3.7% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.3K | 47.8% | 1 | 310 | 4.4% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 5K | 48.2% | 1 | 450 | 4.3% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.4K | 44.3% | 1 | 550 | 5.5% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 5.5K | 50.3% | 1 | 560 | 5.1% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.9K | 50.9% | 1 | 470 | 4.9% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 4.7K | 47.7% | 1 | 450 | 4.5% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.4K | 45.4% | 1 | 530 | 5.5% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 4K | 42.7% | 1 | 450 | 4.8% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.1K | 43.2% | 1 | 360 | 3.8% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hays’ and NZ Recruit’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.

- **Hays**: Measured on the search terms “hays”, “hays auckland”, “hays christchurch”, “hays dunedin”, “hays labour hire”, “hays new zealand”, “hays nz”, “hays recruitment”, “hays tauranga”, “hays temp agency”, “hays wellington” and “hays.net.nz”, summed into one figure.
- **NZ Recruit**: Measured on the search terms “nz recruit”, “nz recruit christchurch”, “nz recruit jobs” and “nzrecruit”, summed into one figure.

- [Hays profile](/demand/nz/brands/hays)
- [NZ Recruit profile](/demand/nz/brands/nz-recruit)
- [All christchurch recruitment agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-christchurch-recruitment-agencies): 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, Hays or NZ Recruit?

In August 2026, Hays had more branded searches than NZ Recruit among christchurch recruitment agencies in New Zealand. Hays was estimated to have 4.1K branded searches compared to NZ Recruit’s 360, and held a 43.2% Share of Search versus NZ Recruit’s 3.8%.

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