--- title: "Kaiwaka vs Portwest: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Kaiwaka or Portwest more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Workwear 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/kaiwaka-vs-portwest" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Kaiwaka vs Portwest: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Kaiwaka or Portwest more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Workwear 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**: Kaiwaka and Portwest - **Competitive set**: Workwear brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Kaiwaka Share of Search**: 19.4% - **Portwest Share of Search**: 0.66% ## Is Kaiwaka or Portwest more popular in search? - In September 2026, Kaiwaka had more branded searches than Portwest among workwear brands in New Zealand. Kaiwaka had about 9,400 branded searches, while Portwest had 320. Kaiwaka made up 19.4% of all workwear brand searches we track, and Portwest accounted for 0.66%. - Kaiwaka was ahead of Portwest in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kaiwaka’s share of searches among workwear brands in New Zealand moved from 19.1% to 19.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 9.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Portwest’s share of searches among workwear brands in New Zealand moved from 0.59% to 0.66%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 290 to 320. ## Top workwear brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Kaiwaka was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Portwest did not appear in any of the five 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FXD | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Hard Yakka | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Bisley | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Syzmik | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Kaiwaka | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Swanndri | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Bison | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | King Gee | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Cactus Outdoor | 9th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Carhartt WIP | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Dickies | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Portwest | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Caterpillar | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Mongrel | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about workwear brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which workwear brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. FXD, 2. Bisley, 3. Hard Yakka, 4. Syzmik, 5. Kaiwaka - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best workwear brands in New Zealand?": 1. FXD, 2. Bisley, 3. Hard Yakka, 4. Syzmik, 5. Kaiwaka, 6. Swanndri, 7. Bison, 8. Cactus Outdoor - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best workwear brand in New Zealand for durable work clothes?": 1. Hard Yakka, 2. Bisley, 3. FXD, 4. Cactus Outdoor - Searched Google, AI Overview "workwear brands": 1. Hard Yakka, 2. Bisley, 3. FXD, 4. Syzmik, 5. King Gee, 6. Bison, 7. Swanndri, 8. Kaiwaka - Searched Google, AI Overview "work trousers nz": 1. FXD, 2. Hard Yakka, 3. Bisley Not named in any answer: Carhartt WIP, Dickies, Portwest, Caterpillar and Mongrel. 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 workwear brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Kaiwaka overtook Carhartt WIP to rank 2nd among workwear brands in New Zealand, with 19.4% of the searches. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Portwest in New Zealand rose 10.3% over 12 measured months, from 290 to 320 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Kaiwaka estimated searches | Kaiwaka Share of Search | Kaiwaka rank | Portwest estimated searches | Portwest Share of Search | Portwest rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 9.4K | 19.1% | 3 | 290 | 0.59% | 12 | | Nov 2025 | 11.2K | 20% | 2 | 280 | 0.5% | 12 | | Dec 2025 | 15.8K | 28.7% | 2 | 160 | 0.29% | 12 | | Jan 2026 | 13.4K | 27.1% | 1 | 200 | 0.4% | 12 | | Feb 2026 | 10.9K | 24.2% | 2 | 230 | 0.51% | 12 | | Mar 2026 | 11.2K | 19.5% | 2 | 350 | 0.61% | 12 | | Apr 2026 | 12.3K | 17.6% | 3 | 410 | 0.59% | 12 | | May 2026 | 11.8K | 17% | 2 | 430 | 0.62% | 12 | | Jun 2026 | 10.5K | 14.1% | 3 | 420 | 0.56% | 11 | | Jul 2026 | 10K | 14.4% | 3 | 360 | 0.52% | 12 | | Aug 2026 | 10K | 16.3% | 3 | 440 | 0.72% | 12 | | Sep 2026 | 9.4K | 19.4% | 2 | 320 | 0.66% | 12 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kaiwaka’s and Portwest’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. - **Kaiwaka**: Measured on the search terms “kaiwaka” and “kaiwaka clothing”, summed into one figure. - **Portwest**: Measured on the search terms “portwest”, “portwest nz” and “portwest workwear”, summed into one figure. - [Kaiwaka profile](/demand/nz/brands/kaiwaka) - [Portwest profile](/demand/nz/brands/portwest) - [All workwear brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-workwear-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 14 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 Kaiwaka or Portwest more popular in search? In September 2026, Kaiwaka had more branded searches than Portwest among workwear brands in New Zealand. Kaiwaka had about 9,400 branded searches, while Portwest had 320. Kaiwaka made up 19.4% of all workwear brand searches we track, and Portwest accounted for 0.66%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Kaiwaka vs Portwest: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/kaiwaka-vs-portwest This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/kaiwaka-vs-portwest. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.