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title: "Kingfisher Plumbing vs Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Kingfisher Plumbing or Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tauranga plumbing companies 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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# Kingfisher Plumbing vs Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Kingfisher Plumbing or Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tauranga plumbing companies 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**: Kingfisher Plumbing and Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing
- **Competitive set**: Tauranga plumbing companies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Kingfisher Plumbing Share of Search**: 17%
- **Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing Share of Search**: 5.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Kingfisher Plumbing or Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing?

- In August 2026, Kingfisher Plumbing had more branded searches than Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing among tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand. Kingfisher Plumbing was estimated to have 260 branded searches compared to Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing’s 90, and held a 17% Share of Search versus Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing’s 5.9%.
- Kingfisher Plumbing was ahead of Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kingfisher Plumbing’s estimated Share of Search among tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand moved from 12.5% to 17%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 190 to 260.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing’s estimated Share of Search among tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand held steady at 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 90.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand tauranga plumbing companies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Kingfisher Plumbing overtook JT Plumbing to rank 2nd among tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand, at 17%.

## Month by month

| Month | Kingfisher Plumbing estimated searches | Kingfisher Plumbing Share of Search | Kingfisher Plumbing rank | Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing estimated searches | Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing Share of Search | Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 190 | 12.5% | 2 | 90 | 5.9% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 180 | 13.2% | 2 | 140 | 10.3% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 160 | 10.3% | 2 | 140 | 9% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 170 | 10.5% | 2 | 110 | 6.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 180 | 11.3% | 2 | 110 | 6.9% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 240 | 13.2% | 2 | 110 | 6% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 240 | 14% | 2 | 70 | 4.1% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 190 | 11.9% | 2 | 90 | 5.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 190 | 13% | 2 | 110 | 7.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 180 | 12.4% | 3 | 90 | 6.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 260 | 17% | 2 | 90 | 5.9% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kingfisher Plumbing’s and Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing’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.

- **Kingfisher Plumbing**: Measured on the search terms “kingfisher plumbing” and “kingfisher plumbing tauranga”, summed into one figure.
- **Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing**: Measured on the search terms “tauranga hardware & plumbing” and “tauranga hardware and plumbing”, summed into one figure.

- [Kingfisher Plumbing profile](/demand/nz/brands/kingfisher-plumbing)
- [Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing profile](/demand/nz/brands/tauranga-hardware-plumbing)
- [All tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-tauranga-plumbing-companies): 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, Kingfisher Plumbing or Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing?

In August 2026, Kingfisher Plumbing had more branded searches than Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing among tauranga plumbing companies in New Zealand. Kingfisher Plumbing was estimated to have 260 branded searches compared to Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing’s 90, and held a 17% Share of Search versus Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing’s 5.9%.

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