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title: "The Staffroom vs Tradestaff Tauranga: Which is more popular in New Zealand?"
description: "Is The Staffroom or Tradestaff Tauranga more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tauranga recruitment agencies 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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# The Staffroom vs Tradestaff Tauranga: Which is more popular in New Zealand?

Is The Staffroom or Tradestaff Tauranga more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tauranga recruitment agencies 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 Staffroom and Tradestaff Tauranga
- **Competitive set**: Tauranga recruitment agencies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **The Staffroom Share of Search**: 3%
- **Tradestaff Tauranga Share of Search**: 31.8%

## Is The Staffroom or Tradestaff Tauranga more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Tradestaff Tauranga had more branded searches than The Staffroom among Tauranga recruitment agencies in New Zealand. Tradestaff Tauranga had about 210 branded searches, while The Staffroom had 20. Tradestaff Tauranga made up 31.8% of all Tauranga recruitment agency searches we track, and The Staffroom accounted for 3%.
- Tradestaff Tauranga was ahead of The Staffroom in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, The Staffroom’s share of searches among Tauranga recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 2.1% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 20.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Tradestaff Tauranga’s share of searches among Tauranga recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 27.1% to 31.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 260 to 210.

## Top Tauranga recruitment agencies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions, Tradestaff Tauranga appeared in all three answers. The Staffroom did not appear in any of the 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 | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jigsaw Staffing | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| OneStaff | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Tradestaff Tauranga | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| One21 Recruitment | 4th | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Ryan + Alexander | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 |
| Hays | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 |
| Madison Recruitment | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 |
| The Staffroom | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 |

## Every AI answer about Tauranga recruitment agencies

- Asked ChatGPT "Which recruitment agency should I hire in Tauranga, New Zealand?": 1. Jigsaw Staffing, 2. OneStaff, 3. Ryan + Alexander, 4. Tradestaff Tauranga, 5. One21 Recruitment
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best recruitment agencies in Tauranga, New Zealand?": 1. OneStaff, 2. Tradestaff Tauranga, 3. Jigsaw Staffing, 4. One21 Recruitment, 5. Ryan + Alexander
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best recruitment agency in Tauranga, New Zealand for a new employee?": 1. Jigsaw Staffing, 2. OneStaff, 3. Tradestaff Tauranga, 4. One21 Recruitment

Not named in any answer: Hays, Madison Recruitment and The Staffroom.

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 recruitment agencies in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Tradestaff Tauranga lost share of searches among Tauranga recruitment agencies in New Zealand, from 37.7% to 31.8%.

## How has branded search for The Staffroom and Tradestaff Tauranga changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

| Month | The Staffroom estimated searches | The Staffroom Share of Search | The Staffroom rank | Tradestaff Tauranga estimated searches | Tradestaff Tauranga Share of Search | Tradestaff Tauranga rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 20 | 2.1% | 8 | 260 | 27.1% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 20 | 2.7% | 7 | 210 | 28.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 20 | 2.5% | 7 | 320 | 39.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 40 | 3.8% | 5 | 260 | 25% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 30 | 3.4% | 7 | 260 | 29.2% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 20 | 2.2% | 8 | 260 | 29.2% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 10 | 0.93% | 8 | 320 | 29.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 20 | 1.9% | 8 | 320 | 30.5% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 20 | 2.2% | 8 | 260 | 29.2% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 30 | 3.5% | 6 | 260 | 30.6% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 20 | 2.9% | 8 | 260 | 37.7% | 2 |
| Oct 2026 | 20 | 3% | 8 | 210 | 31.8% | 2 |

## How are The Staffroom’s and Tradestaff Tauranga’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using The Staffroom’s and Tradestaff Tauranga’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.

- **The Staffroom**: Measured on the search terms “the staffroom”, “the staffroom tauranga” and “thestaffroom”, summed into one figure.
- **Tradestaff Tauranga**: Measured on the search term “tradestaff tauranga”.

- [The Staffroom profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-staffroom)
- [Tradestaff Tauranga profile](/demand/nz/brands/tradestaff-tauranga)
- [All Tauranga recruitment agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/tauranga/recruitment-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Staffroom or Tradestaff Tauranga more popular in search?

In October 2026, Tradestaff Tauranga had more branded searches than The Staffroom among Tauranga recruitment agencies in New Zealand. Tradestaff Tauranga had about 210 branded searches, while The Staffroom had 20. Tradestaff Tauranga made up 31.8% of all Tauranga recruitment agency searches we track, and The Staffroom accounted for 3%.

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