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title: "No.8 Whangarei vs The Quay: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, No.8 Whangarei or The Quay? 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 The Quay: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, No.8 Whangarei or The Quay? 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 The Quay
- **Competitive set**: Whangārei restaurants
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **No.8 Whangarei Share of Search**: 15.8%
- **The Quay Share of Search**: 19.3%

## Which is more popular in search, No.8 Whangarei or The Quay?

- In August 2026, The Quay had more branded searches than No.8 Whangarei among whangārei restaurants in New Zealand. The Quay was estimated to have 1K branded searches compared to No.8 Whangarei’s 830, and held a 19.3% Share of Search versus No.8 Whangarei’s 15.8%.
- The Quay 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, The Quay’s estimated Share of Search among whangārei restaurants in New Zealand moved from 15.9% to 19.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 890 to 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, The Quay gained estimated Share of Search among whangārei restaurants in New Zealand, from 18.8% to 19.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | No.8 Whangarei estimated searches | No.8 Whangarei Share of Search | No.8 Whangarei rank | The Quay estimated searches | The Quay Share of Search | The Quay rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 590 | 10.6% | 4 | 890 | 15.9% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 650 | 11.3% | 4 | 1K | 17.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 980 | 13.6% | 4 | 1.3K | 18.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 800 | 11.1% | 4 | 1K | 14.1% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 730 | 11.8% | 4 | 1K | 16.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 590 | 11.4% | 4 | 1K | 19.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 740 | 14% | 4 | 890 | 16.9% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 730 | 13.3% | 4 | 890 | 16.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 660 | 13.6% | 4 | 730 | 15.1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 720 | 13.4% | 4 | 1K | 18.8% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 830 | 15.8% | 4 | 1K | 19.3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using No.8 Whangarei’s and The Quay’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.
- **The Quay**: Measured on the search terms “the quay kitchen” and “the quay whangarei”, summed into one figure.

- [No.8 Whangarei profile](/demand/nz/brands/no-8-whangarei)
- [The Quay profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-quay)
- [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 The Quay?

In August 2026, The Quay had more branded searches than No.8 Whangarei among whangārei restaurants in New Zealand. The Quay was estimated to have 1K branded searches compared to No.8 Whangarei’s 830, and held a 19.3% Share of Search versus No.8 Whangarei’s 15.8%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "No.8 Whangarei vs The Quay: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/no-8-whangarei-vs-the-quay

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