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title: "Kāpiti vs Whitestone Cheese: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Kāpiti or Whitestone Cheese? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cheese 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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# Kāpiti vs Whitestone Cheese: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Kāpiti or Whitestone Cheese? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cheese 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**: Kāpiti and Whitestone Cheese
- **Competitive set**: Cheese brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Kāpiti Share of Search**: 34.9%
- **Whitestone Cheese Share of Search**: 12.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Kāpiti or Whitestone Cheese?

- In August 2026, Kāpiti had more branded searches than Whitestone Cheese among cheese brands in New Zealand. Kāpiti was estimated to have 4.7K branded searches compared to Whitestone Cheese’s 1.6K, and held a 34.9% Share of Search versus Whitestone Cheese’s 12.2%.
- Kāpiti was ahead of Whitestone Cheese in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kāpiti’s estimated Share of Search among cheese brands in New Zealand moved from 30% to 34.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4K to 4.7K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Whitestone Cheese’s estimated Share of Search among cheese brands in New Zealand moved from 14.5% to 12.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 1.6K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand cheese brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Kāpiti gained estimated Share of Search among cheese brands in New Zealand, from 33.3% to 34.9%.
- In August 2026, Whitestone Cheese lost estimated Share of Search among cheese brands in New Zealand, from 13.5% to 12.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Kāpiti estimated searches | Kāpiti Share of Search | Kāpiti rank | Whitestone Cheese estimated searches | Whitestone Cheese Share of Search | Whitestone Cheese rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4K | 30% | 1 | 1.9K | 14.5% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.9K | 36.1% | 1 | 2.3K | 16.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.2K | 27.2% | 2 | 3.4K | 22% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.1K | 28.6% | 1 | 2K | 13.9% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 4K | 29.6% | 1 | 2K | 14.9% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 4K | 28.6% | 1 | 2K | 14.2% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.3K | 27.3% | 1 | 1.7K | 13.8% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 3.3K | 27.1% | 1 | 1.6K | 13.6% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.3K | 28.6% | 1 | 1.6K | 14.3% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 4K | 33.3% | 1 | 1.6K | 13.5% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.7K | 34.9% | 1 | 1.6K | 12.2% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kāpiti’s and Whitestone Cheese’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.

- **Kāpiti**: Measured on the search terms “kapiti aged cheddar”, “kapiti blue cheese”, “kapiti cheese”, “kapiti ice cream”, “kapiti icecream” and “kapiti nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Whitestone Cheese**: Measured on the search terms “whitestone”, “whitestone blue cheese”, “whitestone cheese”, “whitestone cheese near me”, “whitestone cheese online”, “whitestone halloumi” and “whitestonecheese”, summed into one figure.

- [Kāpiti profile](/demand/nz/brands/kapiti)
- [Whitestone Cheese profile](/demand/nz/brands/whitestone-cheese)
- [All cheese brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-cheese-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Kāpiti or Whitestone Cheese?

In August 2026, Kāpiti had more branded searches than Whitestone Cheese among cheese brands in New Zealand. Kāpiti was estimated to have 4.7K branded searches compared to Whitestone Cheese’s 1.6K, and held a 34.9% Share of Search versus Whitestone Cheese’s 12.2%.

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