What was trending on Google in New Zealand on 12 October 2026?

“epic”

“epic” was the top trending search on Google in New Zealand on 12 October 2026, ahead of “tangimoana beach” and “kenny habul”. Google Trends marked its approximate traffic as 2,000+. This page is the saved record of that day (UTC): 29 searches, sorted by that traffic label, with the first time each one appeared. What's Most Searched tracks Google Trends in 48 countries every 3 hours. According to What's Most Searched, "rj mitte" trended in 38 of 48 countries on 12 October 2026, first seen in 3 countries at the same time. According to What's Most Searched, "breaking bad" trended in 27 of 48 countries on 12 October 2026, first seen in 4 countries at the same time. According to What's Most Searched, "selma blair" trended in 14 of 48 countries on 12 October 2026, first seen in 2 countries at the same time.

Updated 21:18 UTC, 12 October 2026

All 29 trending searches on 12 October 2026

#	Search	Approximate searches	First seen
1	epic	2,000+	12 Oct, 09:40 Auckland time
2	tangimoana beach	1,000+	12 Oct, 19:30 Auckland time
3	kenny habul	1,000+	12 Oct, 20:20 Auckland time
4	selma blair	1,000+	13 Oct, 08:40 Auckland time
5	air new zealand qantas codeshare end	1,000+	13 Oct, 08:50 Auckland time
6	rj mitte	1,000+	13 Oct, 09:40 Auckland time
7	liam lawson singapore grand prix	500+	12 Oct, 08:00 Auckland time
8	seahawks vs 49ers	500+	12 Oct, 10:00 Auckland time
9	falcons vs ravens	500+	12 Oct, 14:20 Auckland time
10	qantas	500+	12 Oct, 14:40 Auckland time
11	the rookie	500+	12 Oct, 15:20 Auckland time
12	andrew kellaway	500+	12 Oct, 20:20 Auckland time
13	wairau road	500+	13 Oct, 08:30 Auckland time
14	hero	500+	13 Oct, 08:40 Auckland time
15	tether	500+	13 Oct, 08:40 Auckland time
16	scarlett johansson	200+	12 Oct, 08:40 Auckland time
17	teams	200+	12 Oct, 09:10 Auckland time
18	esteban ocon	200+	12 Oct, 09:30 Auckland time
19	kelly osbourne	200+	12 Oct, 12:20 Auckland time
20	cook islands	200+	12 Oct, 17:50 Auckland time
21	les kiss wallabies coach comments	200+	13 Oct, 09:20 Auckland time
22	games	200+	13 Oct, 10:00 Auckland time
23	auckland fc	100+	12 Oct, 10:30 Auckland time
24	taupō	100+	12 Oct, 10:30 Auckland time
25	wwe auckland	100+	12 Oct, 12:50 Auckland time
26	beauden barrett	100+	12 Oct, 18:50 Auckland time
27	below netflix	100+	12 Oct, 21:00 Auckland time
28	elizabeth struhs	100+	12 Oct, 22:20 Auckland time
29	breaking bad	100+	13 Oct, 10:00 Auckland time

Analysis by What's Most Searched. Raw data: Google Trends. Approximate traffic is Google's own label, not an exact count.

How to read this day

Each search is listed once, with the highest approximate traffic label Google gave it on 12 October 2026. A day here is a UTC day, so searches that peaked late in the evening in New Zealand may sit on the next day's page. This record is saved when the day ends and is not changed afterwards.

This is a trending list, not a volume list. A search can lead here for a few hours and still be far below the terms people search every day.

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