Popularity in New Zealand
Numbers
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| Year | Rank | Times Used | |
| 2023 | #17 | 122 | |
| 2022 | #15 | 149 | |
| 2021 | #19 | 135 | |
| 2020 | #17 | 146 | |
| 2019 | #5 | 206 | |
| 2018 | #23 | 143 | |
| 2017 | #14 | 163 | |
| 2016 | #11 | 184 | |
| 2015 | #10 | 201 | |
| 2014 | #10 | 198 | |
| 2013 | #3 | 276 | |
| 2012 | #5 | 280 | |
| 2011 | #1 | 337 | |
| 2010 | #3 | 321 | |
| 2009 | #2 | 306 | |
| 2008 | #13 | 212 | |
| 2007 | #12 | 219 | |
| 2006 | #14 | 174 | |
| 2005 | #10 | 199 | |
| 2004 | #20 | 144 | |
| 2003 | #24 | 130 | |
| 2002 | #21 | 131 | |
| 2001 | #28 | 121 | |
| 2000 | #31 | 113 | |
| 1999 | #33 | 117 | |
| 1998 | #47 | 92 | |
| 1997 | #61 | 72 | |
| 1996 | #55 | 84 | |
| 1995 | #53 | 78 | |
| 1994 | #71 | 68 | |
| 1993 | #70 | 69 | |
| 1992 | #85 | 59 | |
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| 1933 | #97 | 26 | |
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| 1929 | #98 | 29 | |
| 1928 | #91 | 30 | |
| 1927 | #93 | 33 | |
| 1926 | #99 | 31 | |
| 1925 | #94 | 31 | |
| 1924 | #85 | 37 | |
| 1923 | #76 | 41 | |
| 1922 | #63 | 57 | |
| 1921 | #60 | 62 | |
| 1920 | #69 | 53 | |
| 1919 | #59 | 52 | |
| 1918 | #54 | 60 | |
| 1917 | #54 | 64 | |
| 1916 | #44 | 79 | |
| 1915 | #49 | 70 | |
| 1914 | #47 | 76 | |
| 1913 | #41 | 90 | |
| 1912 | #45 | 79 | |
| 1911 | #42 | 83 | |
| 1910 | #37 | 91 | |
| 1909 | #34 | 109 | |
| 1908 | #31 | 109 | |
| 1907 | #37 | 103 | |
| 1906 | #34 | 99 | |
| 1905 | #36 | 88 | |
| 1904 | #36 | 80 | |
| 1903 | #27 | 99 | |
| 1902 | #28 | 89 | |
| 1901 | #31 | 83 | |
| 1900 | #26 | 88 | |
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