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title: "Hiku vs The Pier Hotel: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Hiku or The Pier Hotel? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kaikōura restaurants 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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# Hiku vs The Pier Hotel: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Hiku or The Pier Hotel? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kaikōura restaurants 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**: Hiku and The Pier Hotel
- **Competitive set**: Kaikōura restaurants
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Hiku Share of Search**: 10.6%
- **The Pier Hotel Share of Search**: 80.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Hiku or The Pier Hotel?

- In August 2026, The Pier Hotel had more branded searches than Hiku among kaikōura restaurants in New Zealand. The Pier Hotel was estimated to have 3.1K branded searches compared to Hiku’s 410, and held an 80.9% Share of Search versus Hiku’s 10.6%.
- The Pier Hotel was ahead of Hiku in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hiku’s estimated Share of Search among kaikōura restaurants in New Zealand moved from 6.2% to 10.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 420 to 410.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, The Pier Hotel’s estimated Share of Search among kaikōura restaurants in New Zealand moved from 88.7% to 80.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6K to 3.1K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand kaikōura restaurants in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for The Pier Hotel in New Zealand fell 48% over 11 measured months, from 6K to 3.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hiku estimated searches | Hiku Share of Search | Hiku rank | The Pier Hotel estimated searches | The Pier Hotel Share of Search | The Pier Hotel rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 420 | 6.2% | 2 | 6K | 88.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 420 | 4.9% | 2 | 7.8K | 90.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 470 | 5.4% | 3 | 7.8K | 89.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 670 | 6.2% | 2 | 9.6K | 88.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 430 | 3.8% | 2 | 10.5K | 92.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 530 | 6% | 2 | 7.7K | 88.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 520 | 6.7% | 2 | 6.7K | 86.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 450 | 9.3% | 2 | 4K | 82.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 370 | 10.8% | 3 | 2.7K | 77.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 340 | 11% | 2 | 2.5K | 80.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 410 | 10.6% | 2 | 3.1K | 80.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hiku’s and The Pier Hotel’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.

- **Hiku**: Measured on the search terms “hiku cafe”, “hiku kaikoura”, “hiku menu” and “hiku restaurant”, summed into one figure.
- **The Pier Hotel**: Measured on the search terms “pier hotel kaikoura”, “pier hotel kaikoura menu”, “pier hotel kaikoura nz”, “pier hotel kaikoura reviews”, “the pier hotel”, “the pier hotel avoca street kaikoura”, “the pier hotel kaikoura menu”, “the pier hotel menu” and “the pier hotel restaurant”, summed into one figure.

- [Hiku profile](/demand/nz/brands/hiku)
- [The Pier Hotel profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-pier-hotel)
- [All kaikōura restaurants in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-kaikoura-restaurants): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 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, Hiku or The Pier Hotel?

In August 2026, The Pier Hotel had more branded searches than Hiku among kaikōura restaurants in New Zealand. The Pier Hotel was estimated to have 3.1K branded searches compared to Hiku’s 410, and held an 80.9% Share of Search versus Hiku’s 10.6%.

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