--- title: "Tauranga Vets vs Welcome Bay Vet Clinic: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Tauranga Vets or Welcome Bay Vet Clinic more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tauranga veterinary clinics 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/tauranga-vets-vs-welcome-bay-vet-clinic" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Tauranga Vets vs Welcome Bay Vet Clinic: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Tauranga Vets or Welcome Bay Vet Clinic more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tauranga veterinary clinics 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**: Tauranga Vets and Welcome Bay Vet Clinic - **Competitive set**: Tauranga veterinary clinics - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Tauranga Vets Share of Search**: 21.1% - **Welcome Bay Vet Clinic Share of Search**: 11.5% ## Is Tauranga Vets or Welcome Bay Vet Clinic more popular in search? - In September 2026, Tauranga Vets had more branded searches than Welcome Bay Vet Clinic among Tauranga veterinary clinics in New Zealand. Tauranga Vets had about 480 branded searches, while Welcome Bay Vet Clinic had 260. Tauranga Vets made up 21.1% of all Tauranga veterinary clinic searches we track, and Welcome Bay Vet Clinic accounted for 11.5%. - Tauranga Vets was ahead of Welcome Bay Vet Clinic in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tauranga Vets’ share of searches among Tauranga veterinary clinics in New Zealand moved from 31.3% to 21.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 720 to 480. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Welcome Bay Vet Clinic’s share of searches among Tauranga veterinary clinics in New Zealand moved from 6.1% to 11.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 140 to 260. ## Top Tauranga veterinary clinics in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Tauranga Vets was mentioned in two out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. Welcome Bay Vet Clinic was mentioned in two out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Welcome Bay Vet Clinic was listed before Tauranga Vets in two out of three 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | VetCare Tauranga | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Coastal Pet Vet | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Welcome Bay Vet Clinic | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Bay After Hours Veterinary Hospital | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Tauranga Vets | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Barkes Corner & Brookfield Vets | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | CareVets | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about Tauranga veterinary clinics - Asked ChatGPT "Which veterinary clinic should I go to in Tauranga, New Zealand?": 1. VetCare Tauranga, 2. Coastal Pet Vet, 3. Welcome Bay Vet Clinic, 4. Bay After Hours Veterinary Hospital - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best veterinary clinics in Tauranga, New Zealand?": 1. VetCare Tauranga, 2. Coastal Pet Vet, 3. Welcome Bay Vet Clinic, 4. Bay After Hours Veterinary Hospital - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best veterinary clinic in Tauranga, New Zealand for a sick pet?": 1. VetCare Tauranga, 2. Tauranga Vets, 3. Bay After Hours Veterinary Hospital - Searched Google, AI Overview "tauranga vet clinic": 1. Tauranga Vets, 2. VetCare Tauranga, 3. Bay After Hours Veterinary Hospital Not named in any answer: Barkes Corner & Brookfield Vets and CareVets. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Tauranga veterinary clinics in September 2026? - In September 2026, Barkes Corner & Brookfield Vets overtook Coastal Pet Vet and 2 others to become the leader among Tauranga veterinary clinics in New Zealand, with 22.5% of the searches. - Welcome Bay Vet Clinic’s share of searches among Tauranga veterinary clinics in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 7.5% to 11.5% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Tauranga Vets in New Zealand fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 720 to 480 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Tauranga Vets estimated searches | Tauranga Vets Share of Search | Tauranga Vets rank | Welcome Bay Vet Clinic estimated searches | Welcome Bay Vet Clinic Share of Search | Welcome Bay Vet Clinic rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 720 | 31.3% | 1 | 140 | 6.1% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 720 | 29.6% | 1 | 210 | 8.6% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 720 | 28.1% | 1 | 320 | 12.5% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 880 | 31.2% | 1 | 210 | 7.4% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 720 | 28.7% | 1 | 260 | 10.4% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 720 | 26.7% | 1 | 210 | 7.8% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 720 | 27.9% | 1 | 210 | 8.1% | 6 | | May 2026 | 590 | 26.9% | 1 | 210 | 9.6% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 590 | 26% | 1 | 170 | 7.5% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 480 | 21.3% | 2 | 210 | 9.3% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 480 | 21% | 2 | 260 | 11.4% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 480 | 21.1% | 2 | 260 | 11.5% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Tauranga Vets’ and Welcome Bay Vet Clinic’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. - **Tauranga Vets**: Measured on the search term “tauranga vets”. - **Welcome Bay Vet Clinic**: Measured on the search terms “welcome bay vet clinic” and “welcome bay vet clinic tauranga”, summed into one figure. - [Tauranga Vets profile](/demand/nz/brands/tauranga-vets) - [Welcome Bay Vet Clinic profile](/demand/nz/brands/welcome-bay-vet-clinic) - [All Tauranga veterinary clinics in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/tauranga/veterinary-clinics): 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 Tauranga Vets or Welcome Bay Vet Clinic more popular in search? In September 2026, Tauranga Vets had more branded searches than Welcome Bay Vet Clinic among Tauranga veterinary clinics in New Zealand. Tauranga Vets had about 480 branded searches, while Welcome Bay Vet Clinic had 260. Tauranga Vets made up 21.1% of all Tauranga veterinary clinic searches we track, and Welcome Bay Vet Clinic accounted for 11.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Tauranga Vets vs Welcome Bay Vet Clinic: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/tauranga-vets-vs-welcome-bay-vet-clinic This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/tauranga-vets-vs-welcome-bay-vet-clinic. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.