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title: "No.8 Whangarei vs Split Bar & Restaurant: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, No.8 Whangarei or Split Bar & Restaurant? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Whangārei 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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# No.8 Whangarei vs Split Bar & Restaurant: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, No.8 Whangarei or Split Bar & Restaurant? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Whangārei 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**: No.8 Whangarei and Split Bar & Restaurant
- **Competitive set**: Whangārei restaurants
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **No.8 Whangarei Share of Search**: 15.8%
- **Split Bar & Restaurant Share of Search**: 20.6%

## Which is more popular in search, No.8 Whangarei or Split Bar & Restaurant?

- In August 2026, Split Bar & Restaurant had more branded searches than No.8 Whangarei among whangārei restaurants in New Zealand. Split Bar & Restaurant was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to No.8 Whangarei’s 830, and held a 20.6% Share of Search versus No.8 Whangarei’s 15.8%.
- Split Bar & Restaurant was ahead of No.8 Whangarei in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, No.8 Whangarei’s estimated Share of Search among whangārei restaurants in New Zealand moved from 10.6% to 15.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 590 to 830.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Split Bar & Restaurant’s estimated Share of Search among whangārei restaurants in New Zealand moved from 31.7% to 20.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8K to 1.1K.

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

- In August 2026, No.8 Whangarei gained estimated Share of Search among whangārei restaurants in New Zealand, from 13.4% to 15.8%.
- In August 2026, Split Bar & Restaurant lost estimated Share of Search among whangārei restaurants in New Zealand, from 24.7% to 20.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | No.8 Whangarei estimated searches | No.8 Whangarei Share of Search | No.8 Whangarei rank | Split Bar & Restaurant estimated searches | Split Bar & Restaurant Share of Search | Split Bar & Restaurant rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 590 | 10.6% | 4 | 1.8K | 31.7% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 650 | 11.3% | 4 | 1.8K | 31% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 980 | 13.6% | 4 | 2.1K | 28.5% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 800 | 11.1% | 4 | 1.8K | 24.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 730 | 11.8% | 4 | 1.6K | 26.1% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 590 | 11.4% | 4 | 1.5K | 28.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 740 | 14% | 4 | 1.3K | 25.2% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 730 | 13.3% | 4 | 1.5K | 26.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 660 | 13.6% | 4 | 1.5K | 30.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 720 | 13.4% | 4 | 1.3K | 24.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 830 | 15.8% | 4 | 1.1K | 20.6% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using No.8 Whangarei’s and Split Bar & Restaurant’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.

- **No.8 Whangarei**: Measured on the search terms “no 8 whangarei”, “no 8 whangarei menu”, “no8 whangarei” and “number 8 whangarei”, summed into one figure.
- **Split Bar & Restaurant**: Measured on the search terms “split bar & restaurant”, “split bar & restaurant menu”, “split bar & restaurant whangarei” and “split whangarei”, summed into one figure.

- [No.8 Whangarei profile](/demand/nz/brands/no-8-whangarei)
- [Split Bar & Restaurant profile](/demand/nz/brands/split-bar-and-restaurant)
- [All whangārei restaurants in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-whangarei-restaurants): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, No.8 Whangarei or Split Bar & Restaurant?

In August 2026, Split Bar & Restaurant had more branded searches than No.8 Whangarei among whangārei restaurants in New Zealand. Split Bar & Restaurant was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to No.8 Whangarei’s 830, and held a 20.6% Share of Search versus No.8 Whangarei’s 15.8%.

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