--- title: "NorthTec vs Open Polytechnic: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, NorthTec or Open Polytechnic? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Polytechnics 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/northtec-vs-open-polytechnic" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # NorthTec vs Open Polytechnic: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, NorthTec or Open Polytechnic? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Polytechnics 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**: NorthTec and Open Polytechnic - **Competitive set**: Polytechnics - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **NorthTec Share of Search**: 2% - **Open Polytechnic Share of Search**: 28.2% ## Which is more popular in search, NorthTec or Open Polytechnic? - In August 2026, Open Polytechnic had more branded searches than NorthTec among polytechnics in New Zealand. Open Polytechnic was estimated to have 43.6K branded searches compared to NorthTec’s 3K, and held a 28.2% Share of Search versus NorthTec’s 2%. - Open Polytechnic was ahead of NorthTec in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, NorthTec’s estimated Share of Search among polytechnics in New Zealand moved from 1.9% to 2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 3K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Open Polytechnic’s estimated Share of Search among polytechnics in New Zealand moved from 28.5% to 28.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 44.3K to 43.6K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand polytechnics in August 2026? Neither NorthTec nor Open Polytechnic moved beyond provider rounding among polytechnics in Aug 2026. ## Month by month | Month | NorthTec estimated searches | NorthTec Share of Search | NorthTec rank | Open Polytechnic estimated searches | Open Polytechnic Share of Search | Open Polytechnic rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3K | 1.9% | 14 | 44.3K | 28.5% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 2.6K | 1.8% | 14 | 44K | 31.2% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 1.5K | 1.5% | 14 | 35.8K | 36.1% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 1.8% | 14 | 44.1K | 32.4% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 3.3K | 1.9% | 14 | 44K | 26.1% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 3K | 1.8% | 14 | 44.2K | 26.1% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 2.4K | 1.8% | 14 | 43.8K | 33.2% | 1 | | May 2026 | 2.5K | 1.6% | 14 | 43.9K | 28.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 2.6K | 1.7% | 14 | 43.7K | 29% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 2.6K | 1.7% | 14 | 43.5K | 28% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 3K | 2% | 14 | 43.6K | 28.2% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using NorthTec’s and Open Polytechnic’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. - **NorthTec**: Measured on the search terms “northtec”, “northtec ac nz”, “northtec courses”, “northtec near me”, “northtec new zealand” and “northtec nz”, summed into one figure. - **Open Polytechnic**: Measured on the search terms “contact open polytechnic”, “iqualify open polytechnic”, “my open polytechnic”, “open polytechnic”, “open polytechnic accounting”, “open polytechnic address”, “open polytechnic contact”, “open polytechnic courses”, “open polytechnic ece”, “open polytechnic enrol”, “open polytechnic enrolment”, “open polytechnic horticulture”, “open polytechnic iqualify”, “open polytechnic legal executive”, “open polytechnic lower hutt”, “open polytechnic near me”, “open polytechnic online”, “open polytechnic psychology”, “open polytechnic real estate”, “open polytechnic reviews”, “open polytechnic social work”, “openpolytechnic”, “openpolytechnic ac nz”, “openpolytechnic courses”, “real estate open polytechnic” and “the open polytechnic”, summed into one figure. - [NorthTec profile](/demand/nz/brands/northtec) - [Open Polytechnic profile](/demand/nz/brands/open-polytechnic) - [All polytechnics in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-polytechnics): The set both shares are measured inside, 14 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, NorthTec or Open Polytechnic? In August 2026, Open Polytechnic had more branded searches than NorthTec among polytechnics in New Zealand. Open Polytechnic was estimated to have 43.6K branded searches compared to NorthTec’s 3K, and held a 28.2% Share of Search versus NorthTec’s 2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "NorthTec vs Open Polytechnic: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/northtec-vs-open-polytechnic This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/northtec-vs-open-polytechnic. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.