--- title: "The Kiwi Butcher Shop vs Verkerks: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is The Kiwi Butcher Shop or Verkerks more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sausage and smallgoods 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/the-kiwi-butcher-shop-vs-verkerks" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # The Kiwi Butcher Shop vs Verkerks: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is The Kiwi Butcher Shop or Verkerks more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sausage and smallgoods 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**: The Kiwi Butcher Shop and Verkerks - **Competitive set**: Sausage and smallgoods brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **The Kiwi Butcher Shop Share of Search**: 2.5% - **Verkerks Share of Search**: 15.8% ## Is The Kiwi Butcher Shop or Verkerks more popular in search? - In September 2026, Verkerks had more branded searches than The Kiwi Butcher Shop among sausage and smallgoods brands in New Zealand. Verkerks had about 2,500 branded searches, while The Kiwi Butcher Shop had 390. Verkerks made up 15.8% of all sausage and smallgoods brand searches we track, and The Kiwi Butcher Shop accounted for 2.5%. - Verkerks was ahead of The Kiwi Butcher Shop in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Kiwi Butcher Shop’s share of searches among sausage and smallgoods brands in New Zealand moved from 1.8% to 2.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 480 to 390. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Verkerks’ share of searches among sausage and smallgoods brands in New Zealand moved from 10.9% to 15.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3K to 2.5K. ## Top sausage and smallgoods brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, The Kiwi Butcher Shop was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Verkerks was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. The Kiwi Butcher Shop was listed before Verkerks in two out of three 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hellers | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | The Kiwi Butcher Shop | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Westmere Butchery | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Verkerks | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Swiss Deli | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Freedom Farms | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Primo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about sausage and smallgoods brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which sausage or smallgoods brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Hellers, 2. The Kiwi Butcher Shop, 3. Verkerks - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best sausage and smallgoods brands in New Zealand?": 1. Hellers, 2. Verkerks, 3. The Kiwi Butcher Shop, 4. Westmere Butchery, 5. Swiss Deli - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best sausage or smallgoods brand in New Zealand for everyday meals?": 1. Hellers, 2. The Kiwi Butcher Shop, 3. Swiss Deli - Searched Google, AI Overview "best bacon nz": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "smallgoods nz": 1. Westmere Butchery, 2. Hellers Not named in any answer: Freedom Farms and Primo. 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 sausage and smallgoods brands in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for The Kiwi Butcher Shop in New Zealand fell 18.8% over 12 measured months, from 480 to 390 in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Verkerks in New Zealand fell 15.3% over 12 measured months, from 3K to 2.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | The Kiwi Butcher Shop estimated searches | The Kiwi Butcher Shop Share of Search | The Kiwi Butcher Shop rank | Verkerks estimated searches | Verkerks Share of Search | Verkerks rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 480 | 1.8% | 5 | 3K | 10.9% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 480 | 2% | 6 | 2.9K | 12% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 590 | 1.7% | 6 | 3.4K | 9.6% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 590 | 2.4% | 5 | 3.5K | 14.1% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 320 | 1.8% | 5 | 2.9K | 16% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 390 | 2.1% | 5 | 3.4K | 17.9% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 390 | 2.3% | 5 | 2.9K | 16.6% | 3 | | May 2026 | 320 | 1.8% | 5 | 2.9K | 16.1% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 320 | 1.8% | 5 | 2.9K | 16.2% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 320 | 2% | 5 | 3K | 18.4% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 390 | 2.5% | 5 | 2.5K | 16.1% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 390 | 2.5% | 5 | 2.5K | 15.8% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using The Kiwi Butcher Shop’s and Verkerks’ 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. - **The Kiwi Butcher Shop**: Measured on the search term “the kiwi butcher shop”. - **Verkerks**: Measured on the search terms “verkerks”, “verkerks cheese kransky”, “verkerks chorizo”, “verkerks danish salami”, “verkerks frankfurters”, “verkerks kransky”, “verkerks salami” and “verkerks sausages”, summed into one figure. - [The Kiwi Butcher Shop profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-kiwi-butcher-shop) - [Verkerks profile](/demand/nz/brands/verkerks) - [All sausage and smallgoods brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-smallgoods-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 The Kiwi Butcher Shop or Verkerks more popular in search? In September 2026, Verkerks had more branded searches than The Kiwi Butcher Shop among sausage and smallgoods brands in New Zealand. Verkerks had about 2,500 branded searches, while The Kiwi Butcher Shop had 390. Verkerks made up 15.8% of all sausage and smallgoods brand searches we track, and The Kiwi Butcher Shop accounted for 2.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "The Kiwi Butcher Shop vs Verkerks: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/the-kiwi-butcher-shop-vs-verkerks This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/the-kiwi-butcher-shop-vs-verkerks. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.