--- title: "Plunket vs Ronald McDonald House Charities: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Plunket or Ronald McDonald House Charities more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Child and family charities 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/plunket-vs-ronald-mcdonald-house" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Plunket vs Ronald McDonald House Charities: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Plunket or Ronald McDonald House Charities more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Child and family charities 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**: Plunket and Ronald McDonald House Charities - **Competitive set**: Child and family charities - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Plunket Share of Search**: 43.9% - **Ronald McDonald House Charities Share of Search**: 1.8% ## Is Plunket or Ronald McDonald House Charities more popular in search? - In September 2026, Plunket had more branded searches than Ronald McDonald House Charities among child and family charities in New Zealand. Plunket had about 5,030 branded searches, while Ronald McDonald House Charities had 210. Plunket made up 43.9% of all child and family charity searches we track, and Ronald McDonald House Charities accounted for 1.8%. - Plunket was ahead of Ronald McDonald House Charities in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Plunket’s share of searches among child and family charities in New Zealand moved from 40.5% to 43.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.3K to 5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ronald McDonald House Charities’ share of searches among child and family charities in New Zealand moved from 3.7% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 390 to 210. ## Top child and family charities in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Plunket and Ronald McDonald House Charities were each mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Plunket and Ronald McDonald House Charities were each listed first in one of the two answers that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Barnardos Early Learning | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | KidsCan | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Variety | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Plunket | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | ChildFund New Zealand | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Ronald McDonald House Charities | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | IHC New Zealand | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Starship Foundation | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Make-A-Wish NZ | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about child and family charities - Asked ChatGPT "Which child and family charity should I join in New Zealand?": 1. Barnardos Early Learning, 2. Plunket - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best child and family charities in New Zealand?": 1. KidsCan, 2. Barnardos Early Learning, 3. Variety, 4. Ronald McDonald House Charities, 5. ChildFund New Zealand - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best child and family charity in New Zealand for supporting children?": 1. Variety, 2. KidsCan, 3. Barnardos Early Learning, 4. ChildFund New Zealand - Searched Google, AI Overview "family support charity": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: IHC New Zealand, Starship Foundation and Make-A-Wish NZ. 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 child and family charities in September 2026? - In September 2026, Plunket lost share of searches among child and family charities in New Zealand, from 50.6% to 43.9%. - In September 2026, Ronald McDonald House Charities lost share of searches among child and family charities in New Zealand, from 4.9% to 1.8%. ## Month by month | Month | Plunket estimated searches | Plunket Share of Search | Plunket rank | Ronald McDonald House Charities estimated searches | Ronald McDonald House Charities Share of Search | Ronald McDonald House Charities rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 4.3K | 40.5% | 1 | 390 | 3.7% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 4.3K | 38% | 1 | 320 | 2.8% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 3.4K | 35.8% | 1 | 260 | 2.8% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 3.5K | 38% | 1 | 320 | 3.5% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 2.9K | 30.4% | 1 | 320 | 3.3% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 3.7K | 31.9% | 1 | 320 | 2.8% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 39% | 1 | 260 | 2.8% | 8 | | May 2026 | 4.4K | 39% | 1 | 390 | 3.5% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 4.3K | 38.1% | 1 | 880 | 7.7% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 5.1K | 44.3% | 1 | 390 | 3.4% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 6K | 50.6% | 1 | 590 | 4.9% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 5K | 43.9% | 1 | 210 | 1.8% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Plunket’s and Ronald McDonald House Charities’ 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. - **Plunket**: Measured on the search terms “plunket dunedin”, “plunket line”, “plunket lower hutt”, “plunket palmerston north”, “plunket papakura”, “plunket queenstown”, “plunket rotorua”, “plunketline”, “plunketline 0800” and “plunketline number”, summed into one figure. - **Ronald McDonald House Charities**: Measured on the search term “ronald mcdonald house charities”. - [Plunket profile](/demand/nz/brands/plunket) - [Ronald McDonald House Charities profile](/demand/nz/brands/ronald-mcdonald-house) - [All child and family charities in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-child-and-family-charities): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Plunket or Ronald McDonald House Charities more popular in search? In September 2026, Plunket had more branded searches than Ronald McDonald House Charities among child and family charities in New Zealand. Plunket had about 5,030 branded searches, while Ronald McDonald House Charities had 210. Plunket made up 43.9% of all child and family charity searches we track, and Ronald McDonald House Charities accounted for 1.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Plunket vs Ronald McDonald House Charities: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/plunket-vs-ronald-mcdonald-house This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/plunket-vs-ronald-mcdonald-house. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.