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Harbour City Funeral Home vs The Wilson Funeral Home:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Harbour City Funeral Home had more branded searches than The Wilson Funeral Home among Wellington funeral directors in New Zealand. Harbour City Funeral Home had about 1,300 branded searches, while The Wilson Funeral Home had 210. Harbour City Funeral Home made up 58.6% of all Wellington funeral director searches we track, and The Wilson Funeral Home accounted for 9.5%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about Wellington funeral directors, both Harbour City Funeral Home and The Wilson Funeral Home appeared in all three answers. The Wilson Funeral Home was mentioned before Harbour City Funeral Home in two out of three answers.

Among Wellington funeral directors in New Zealand in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Harbour City Funeral Home, about 6 searches for every 1 for The Wilson Funeral Home

Harbour City Funeral Home 1.3K searchesThe Wilson Funeral Home 210 searches

Who does AI mention more?

Both are mentioned in every answer we collected.

Harbour City Funeral Home in 3 of 3The Wilson Funeral Home in 3 of 3

Who does AI recommend more?

The Wilson Funeral Home, named ahead of Harbour City Funeral Home in 2 of 3 answers

The Wilson Funeral Home first in 2Harbour City Funeral Home first in 1

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Top Wellington funeral directors in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions, both Harbour City Funeral Home and The Wilson Funeral Home showed up in all three answers. The Wilson Funeral Home was listed before Harbour City Funeral Home in two of them.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Wellington City Funerals1st
  2. The Wilson Funeral Home2nd
  3. Lychgate Funerals3rd
  4. Harbour City Funeral Home4th
  5. Guardian Funeral Home5th
  6. Gee & Hickton–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

See every answer about Wellington funeral directors

3 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

Is Harbour City Funeral Home or The Wilson Funeral Home more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Harbour City Funeral Home and The Wilson Funeral Home by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all six Wellington funeral directors we track, month by month, from searches in New Zealand.

Harbour City Funeral Home and The Wilson Funeral Home among Wellington funeral directors in New Zealand, by month

Share of searches by month for Harbour City Funeral Home, The Wilson Funeral Home. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthHarbour City Funeral HomeGee & HicktonThe Wilson Funeral HomeWellington City FuneralsLychgate FuneralsGuardian Funeral Home
Oct 202542.9%23.2%12.5%0%18.8%2.7%
Nov 202544.9%15.9%13.1%0%24.3%1.9%
Dec 202545.3%19.8%10.4%0%19.8%4.7%
Jan 202634%12.1%7.8%22.7%21.3%2.1%
Feb 202631.8%11.3%13.9%17.2%23.2%2.6%
Mar 202640.1%14.3%14.3%6.1%22.4%2.7%
Apr 202645.7%20.2%5.4%8.5%17.8%2.3%
May 202648%17.3%4.7%14%14%2%
Jun 202655.2%14.4%5%7.7%13.8%3.9%
Jul 202654.7%19.9%10.6%3.1%9.9%1.9%
Aug 202653.5%11.2%17.1%9.1%7.5%1.6%
Sep 202658.6%14.4%9.5%7.7%6.8%3.2%

How has the Harbour City Funeral Home and The Wilson Funeral Home comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for New Zealand Wellington funeral directors in September 2026?

3 changes

  1. In September 2026, Gee & Hickton overtook The Wilson Funeral Home to rank 2nd among Wellington funeral directors in New Zealand, with 14.4% of the searches.

  2. In September 2026, Harbour City Funeral Home gained share of searches among Wellington funeral directors in New Zealand, from 53.5% to 58.6%.

  3. In September 2026, The Wilson Funeral Home lost share of searches among Wellington funeral directors in New Zealand, from 17.1% to 9.5%.

How are branded searches counted?

2 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Harbour City Funeral Home’s and The Wilson Funeral Home’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.

Harbour City Funeral Home

1 branded search term

  • harbour city funeral home

The Wilson Funeral Home

1 branded search term

  • the wilson funeral home

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

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