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title: "NZ Pure Water vs Pump: Which is more popular in New Zealand?"
description: "Is NZ Pure Water or Pump more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bottled water brands 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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# NZ Pure Water vs Pump: Which is more popular in New Zealand?

Is NZ Pure Water or Pump more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bottled water brands 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**: NZ Pure Water and Pump
- **Competitive set**: Bottled water brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **NZ Pure Water Share of Search**: 3.5%
- **Pump Share of Search**: 25.7%

## Is NZ Pure Water or Pump more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Pump had more branded searches than NZ Pure Water among bottled water brands in New Zealand. Pump had about 1,630 branded searches, while NZ Pure Water had 220. Pump made up 25.7% of all bottled water brand searches we track, and NZ Pure Water accounted for 3.5%.
- Pump was ahead of NZ Pure Water in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, NZ Pure Water’s share of searches among bottled water brands in New Zealand moved from 5% to 3.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 270 to 220.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Pump’s share of searches among bottled water brands in New Zealand moved from 22.6% to 25.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2K to 1.6K.

## Top bottled water brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Pump was mentioned in two out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. NZ Pure Water did not appear in any of the four answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kiwi Blue | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Pump | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Antipodes Water | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| San Pellegrino | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Fiji Water | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| H2GO | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| NZ Pure Water | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about bottled water brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which bottled water brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Kiwi Blue
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best bottled water brands in New Zealand?": 1. Pump, 2. Kiwi Blue, 3. San Pellegrino, 4. Antipodes Water
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best bottled water brand in New Zealand for everyday drinking?": 1. Kiwi Blue, 2. Pump, 3. Antipodes Water
- Searched Google, AI Overview "sparkling water nz": named none of the brands we track

Not named in any answer: Fiji Water, H2GO and NZ Pure Water.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand bottled water brands in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Pump gained share of searches among bottled water brands in New Zealand, from 23.6% to 25.7%.
- NZ Pure Water’s share of searches among bottled water brands in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 4.4% to 3.5% in October 2026.

## How has branded search for NZ Pure Water and Pump changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

| Month | NZ Pure Water estimated searches | NZ Pure Water Share of Search | NZ Pure Water rank | Pump estimated searches | Pump Share of Search | Pump rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 270 | 5% | 7 | 1.2K | 22.6% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 220 | 4.2% | 7 | 1K | 19.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 220 | 4.4% | 7 | 1K | 19.8% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 180 | 3.6% | 7 | 1K | 20.5% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 220 | 4.4% | 7 | 1.1K | 22.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 220 | 4.8% | 6 | 1K | 21.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 220 | 4.3% | 7 | 1.1K | 21% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 180 | 4% | 7 | 1K | 22.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 220 | 4.4% | 7 | 1K | 19.9% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 220 | 4.1% | 7 | 1.2K | 22.7% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 220 | 3.8% | 7 | 1.4K | 23.6% | 1 |
| Oct 2026 | 220 | 3.5% | 7 | 1.6K | 25.7% | 1 |

## How are NZ Pure Water’s and Pump’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using NZ Pure Water’s and Pump’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.

- **NZ Pure Water**: Measured on the search terms “nz pure water” and “nz pure water pokeno”, summed into one figure.
- **Pump**: Measured on the search terms “pump bottled water”, “pump sparkling water” and “pump water”, summed into one figure.

- [NZ Pure Water profile](/demand/nz/brands/nz-pure-water)
- [Pump profile](/demand/nz/brands/pump)
- [All bottled water brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-bottled-water-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is NZ Pure Water or Pump more popular in search?

In October 2026, Pump had more branded searches than NZ Pure Water among bottled water brands in New Zealand. Pump had about 1,630 branded searches, while NZ Pure Water had 220. Pump made up 25.7% of all bottled water brand searches we track, and NZ Pure Water accounted for 3.5%.

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