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title: "Star Mortgage vs Vega: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Star Mortgage or Vega? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the mortgage advisers 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Star Mortgage vs Vega: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Star Mortgage or Vega? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the mortgage advisers 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**: Star Mortgage and Vega
- **Competitive set**: mortgage advisers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Star Mortgage Share of Search**: 2.1%
- **Vega Share of Search**: 3.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Star Mortgage or Vega?

- In August 2026, Vega had more branded searches than Star Mortgage among mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Vega was estimated to have 740 branded searches compared to Star Mortgage’s 480, and held a 3.3% Share of Search versus Star Mortgage’s 2.1%.
- Vega was ahead of Star Mortgage in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Star Mortgage’s estimated Share of Search among mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 0.55% to 2.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 140 to 480.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Vega’s estimated Share of Search among mortgage advisers in New Zealand moved from 3.4% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 870 to 740.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand mortgage advisers in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Star Mortgage overtook The Mortgage Supply Co to rank 11th among mortgage advisers in New Zealand, at 2.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Vega in New Zealand fell 14.9% over 11 measured months, from 870 to 740 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Star Mortgage estimated searches | Star Mortgage Share of Search | Star Mortgage rank | Vega estimated searches | Vega Share of Search | Vega rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 140 | 0.55% | 19 | 870 | 3.4% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 210 | 0.85% | 16 | 720 | 2.9% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 140 | 0.75% | 17 | 550 | 3% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 210 | 0.91% | 15 | 680 | 2.9% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 210 | 0.83% | 14 | 740 | 2.9% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 260 | 1% | 13 | 880 | 3.4% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 260 | 1.2% | 12 | 740 | 3.4% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 210 | 0.9% | 18 | 780 | 3.3% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 320 | 1.5% | 12 | 800 | 3.7% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 260 | 1.2% | 13 | 760 | 3.6% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 480 | 2.1% | 11 | 740 | 3.3% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Star Mortgage’s and Vega’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.

- **Star Mortgage**: Measured on the search term “star mortgages”.
- **Vega**: Measured on the search terms “vega lend”, “vega mortgage”, “vega mortgages”, “vega new zealand”, “vega nz” and “vegalend”, summed into one figure.

- [Star Mortgage profile](/demand/nz/brands/star-mortgage)
- [Vega profile](/demand/nz/brands/vega)
- [All mortgage advisers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-mortgage-advisers): The set both shares are measured inside, 22 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, Star Mortgage or Vega?

In August 2026, Vega had more branded searches than Star Mortgage among mortgage advisers in New Zealand. Vega was estimated to have 740 branded searches compared to Star Mortgage’s 480, and held a 3.3% Share of Search versus Star Mortgage’s 2.1%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Star Mortgage vs Vega: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/star-mortgage-vs-vega

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