Popularity in New Zealand
Numbers
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| Year | Rank | Times Used | |
| 2023 | #66 | 63 | |
| 2022 | #68 | 70 | |
| 2021 | #47 | 86 | |
| 2020 | #36 | 100 | |
| 2019 | #34 | 119 | |
| 2018 | #38 | 114 | |
| 2017 | #20 | 153 | |
| 2016 | #28 | 145 | |
| 2015 | #26 | 168 | |
| 2014 | #29 | 147 | |
| 2013 | #17 | 202 | |
| 2012 | #16 | 207 | |
| 2011 | #2 | 293 | |
| 2010 | #6 | 298 | |
| 2009 | #5 | 327 | |
| 2008 | #5 | 330 | |
| 2007 | #2 | 371 | |
| 2006 | #2 | 408 | |
| 2005 | #2 | 431 | |
| 2004 | #1 | 503 | |
| 2003 | #1 | 497 | |
| 2002 | #1 | 492 | |
| 2001 | #1 | 596 | |
| 2000 | #1 | 646 | |
| 1999 | #1 | 664 | |
| 1998 | #1 | 642 | |
| 1997 | #1 | 630 | |
| 1996 | #1 | 712 | |
| 1995 | #1 | 664 | |
| 1994 | #3 | 546 | |
| 1993 | #6 | 524 | |
| 1992 | #5 | 595 | |
| 1991 | #4 | 670 | |
| 1990 | #6 | 637 | |
| 1989 | #4 | 637 | |
| 1988 | #5 | 590 | |
| 1987 | #8 | 503 | |
| 1986 | #9 | 465 | |
| 1985 | #9 | 431 | |
| 1984 | #11 | 395 | |
| 1983 | #14 | 331 | |
| 1982 | #23 | 258 | |
| 1981 | #27 | 220 | |
| 1980 | #32 | 185 | |
| 1979 | #28 | 196 | |
| 1978 | #50 | 111 | |
| 1977 | #56 | 111 | |
| 1976 | #70 | 87 | |
| 1975 | #63 | 103 | |
| 1974 | #72 | 94 | |
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