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title: "Larnach Castle vs Skyline Rotorua: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Larnach Castle or Skyline Rotorua? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Visitor attractions 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/larnach-castle-vs-skyline-rotorua"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Larnach Castle vs Skyline Rotorua: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Larnach Castle or Skyline Rotorua? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Visitor attractions 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**: Larnach Castle and Skyline Rotorua
- **Competitive set**: Visitor attractions
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Larnach Castle Share of Search**: 2.9%
- **Skyline Rotorua Share of Search**: 5.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Larnach Castle or Skyline Rotorua?

- In August 2026, Skyline Rotorua had more branded searches than Larnach Castle among visitor attractions in New Zealand. Skyline Rotorua was estimated to have 25.8K branded searches compared to Larnach Castle’s 13.8K, and held a 5.4% Share of Search versus Larnach Castle’s 2.9%.
- Skyline Rotorua was ahead of Larnach Castle in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Larnach Castle’s estimated Share of Search among visitor attractions in New Zealand moved from 3.3% to 2.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 19.3K to 13.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Skyline Rotorua’s estimated Share of Search among visitor attractions in New Zealand moved from 5.2% to 5.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 31K to 25.8K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand visitor attractions in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Larnach Castle overtook Agrodome to rank 11th among visitor attractions in New Zealand, at 2.9%.
- In August 2026, Skyline Rotorua lost estimated Share of Search among visitor attractions in New Zealand, from 6.7% to 5.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Larnach Castle estimated searches | Larnach Castle Share of Search | Larnach Castle rank | Skyline Rotorua estimated searches | Skyline Rotorua Share of Search | Skyline Rotorua rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 19.3K | 3.3% | 11 | 31K | 5.2% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 19.3K | 2.9% | 11 | 30.7K | 4.6% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 23.8K | 2.7% | 12 | 57K | 6.6% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 29K | 3.1% | 11 | 57.2K | 6.2% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 23.9K | 3.3% | 11 | 38K | 5.3% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 23.8K | 3.6% | 11 | 38K | 5.7% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 19.6K | 3% | 11 | 39.5K | 6.1% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 13.3K | 2.7% | 12 | 26K | 5.3% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 10.9K | 2.5% | 12 | 21.1K | 4.8% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 11.7K | 2% | 13 | 39.1K | 6.7% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 13.8K | 2.9% | 11 | 25.8K | 5.4% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Larnach Castle’s and Skyline Rotorua’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.

- **Larnach Castle**: Measured on the search terms “camp estate at larnach castle”, “inside larnach castle”, “larnach castle”, “larnach castle & gardens”, “larnach castle and gardens”, “larnach castle cost”, “larnach castle ghost”, “larnach castle history”, “larnach castle lodge”, “larnach castle opening hours”, “larnach castle reviews”, “larnach castle tickets”, “larnach castle tour”, “larnachcastle” and “larnachcastle co nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Skyline Rotorua**: Measured on the search terms “bookme skyline rotorua”, “luge skyline rotorua”, “skyline luge rotorua”, “skyline luge rotorua prices”, “skyline rotorua”, “skyline rotorua 178 fairy springs road fairy springs rotorua 3015”, “skyline rotorua address”, “skyline rotorua deals”, “skyline rotorua discount”, “skyline rotorua fairy springs road fairy springs rotorua”, “skyline rotorua fairy springs road fairy springs rotorua new zealand”, “skyline rotorua hours”, “skyline rotorua near me”, “skyline rotorua opening times”, “skyline rotorua prices”, “skyline rotorua tickets” and “skylinerotorua”, summed into one figure.

- [Larnach Castle profile](/demand/nz/brands/larnach-castle)
- [Skyline Rotorua profile](/demand/nz/brands/skyline-rotorua)
- [All visitor attractions in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-visitor-attractions): The set both shares are measured inside, 15 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, Larnach Castle or Skyline Rotorua?

In August 2026, Skyline Rotorua had more branded searches than Larnach Castle among visitor attractions in New Zealand. Skyline Rotorua was estimated to have 25.8K branded searches compared to Larnach Castle’s 13.8K, and held a 5.4% Share of Search versus Larnach Castle’s 2.9%.

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