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Top5.nz

New Zealand's independent rankings

Find the top 5 local businesses in your city, ranked on merit.

Top5.nz has assessed 9,360 businesses across 61 categories in 9 New Zealand locations and ranked the businesses in each category on their public review record: rating quality, review volume and how recent the reviews are. Between them they hold 695,094 Google reviews. No business can pay for a place in these rankings. Categories are refreshed on a rolling cycle, most recently on 19 September 2026.

analytics 9,360 businesses analysed
star 695.1k customer reviews analysed
category 61 categories across 9 New Zealand locations

How it works

Rankings you can trust

We use public, independently observable data. No business can buy their way in.

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We gather the data

We regularly collect public ratings and review counts for businesses in each category and city.

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We score each business

Each business gets a score based on star rating, review volume, and rating confidence. More reviews means more weight.

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We publish the top 5

The top 5 highest-scoring businesses earn the ranking. The next 5 appear as Also Recommended.

For businesses

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The newest businesses to complete free identity verification.

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NZ-wide data

Business leaderboards

Who leads across all categories and cities, ranked by review volume and momentum.

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Most Reviewed

The NZ businesses with the most Google reviews across all categories.
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Fastest Growing

Businesses accumulating reviews fastest, a leading signal of momentum.
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Category Benchmarks

Average review counts by category. See what it takes to compete.

Home Improvement

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Home Maintenance

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Health

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Weddings & Events

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Automotive

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Property

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Legal Services

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Creative Services

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Latest insights

Data and advice for NZ businesses

All insights

What 5,726 NZ Painter Reviews Reveal When 97% Are Five Stars | Top5.nz

Top5.nz classified the reviews held for 201 ranked NZ painters. 97% of ratings are five stars, so the rating cannot separate them. Only one positive review in nine describes the preparation, and over a third of complaints are about a job that never started or never finished.

What 2,420 NZ Plumber Reviews Reveal About Ratings | Top5.nz

Top5.nz classified 2,420 reviews of 224 NZ plumbing businesses. Billing is the top complaint, in 43% of low reviews; the plumbing itself is faulted in 36%. Speed of response drives 46% of the praise.

What 2,911 NZ Builder Reviews Reveal About Ratings | Top5.nz

Top5.nz classified the reviews held for ranked NZ building firms. Workmanship earns 57% of the praise, but among complaints, conduct and going silent after handover each appear nearly as often as faults with the building itself. The 1-star rate runs 7 times higher in the hardest market than the easiest.