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title: "RNZ vs The Press: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, RNZ or The Press? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the news publishers 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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# RNZ vs The Press: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, RNZ or The Press? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the news publishers 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**: RNZ and The Press
- **Competitive set**: news publishers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **RNZ Share of Search**: 8.2%
- **The Press Share of Search**: 1.3%

## Which is more popular in search, RNZ or The Press?

- In August 2026, RNZ had more branded searches than The Press among news publishers in New Zealand. RNZ was estimated to have 674K branded searches compared to The Press’ 109K, and held an 8.2% Share of Search versus The Press’ 1.3%.
- RNZ was ahead of The Press in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, RNZ’s estimated Share of Search among news publishers in New Zealand moved from 8.5% to 8.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 673K to 674K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, The Press’ estimated Share of Search among news publishers in New Zealand moved from 1.4% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 109K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand news publishers in August 2026?

Neither RNZ nor The Press moved beyond provider rounding among news publishers in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | RNZ estimated searches | RNZ Share of Search | RNZ rank | The Press estimated searches | The Press Share of Search | The Press rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 673K | 8.5% | 3 | 109K | 1.4% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 589K | 8.1% | 3 | 89.9K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 589K | 8.1% | 3 | 89.9K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 720K | 8.7% | 3 | 92.9K | 1.1% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 590K | 8.6% | 3 | 90K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 720K | 8.6% | 3 | 93.2K | 1.1% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 721K | 8.7% | 3 | 90.1K | 1.1% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 657K | 8.9% | 3 | 90.4K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 590K | 7.9% | 3 | 91K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 656K | 8.2% | 3 | 91.2K | 1.1% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 674K | 8.2% | 3 | 109K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using RNZ’s and The Press’ 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.

- **RNZ**: Measured on the search terms “news rnz”, “radio new zealand”, “RNZ”, “rnz co nz”, “rnz latest news”, “rnz new zealand”, “rnz news”, “rnz news nz”, “rnz news today”, “rnz podcast” and “www rnz co nz”, summed into one figure.
- **The Press**: Measured on the search terms “chch the press”, “christchurch press”, “stuff the press”, “the christchurch press”, “The Press”, “the press chch”, “the press christchurch”, “the press news”, “the press news today”, “the press nz”, “the press quiz” and “the press stuff”, summed into one figure.

- [RNZ profile](/demand/nz/brands/rnz)
- [The Press profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-press)
- [All news publishers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-news-publishers): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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, RNZ or The Press?

In August 2026, RNZ had more branded searches than The Press among news publishers in New Zealand. RNZ was estimated to have 674K branded searches compared to The Press’ 109K, and held an 8.2% Share of Search versus The Press’ 1.3%.

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