“I did not take any prohibited substance. I do not use performance-enhancing drugs and do not support their use,” he said in a statement last month.
There has been no further update on the matter.
Parker led New Zealand’s Google list from former Green MP Benjamin Doyle and Grammy award-winning musician Lorde.
They were followed by Formula One driver Liam Lawson, golfer Daniel Hillier, mixed martial artist Kai Kara-France and cruiserweight boxer David Nyika.
English Premier League footballer Chris Wood also featured, rounding out the top 10 with politicians Brooke van Velden and Stuart Nash.
American conservative activist Charlie Kirk topped New Zealand’s overall searches after his death in September.
As highlighted by the list of top Kiwis, sport was again in high demand from New Zealand’s Google users. All Blacks v France featured on the top-10 overall list, while SailGP Auckland featured among the top 10 local moments.
NZ’s top-10 trending Google searches for 2025
Overall Searches
Charlie Kirk
COPD treatment
Osteoporosis treatment
Tom Phillips
All Blacks v France
Ozzy Osbourne
Cyclone Alfred
Iran
Ed Gein
Club World Cup
Kiwis
Joseph Parker
Benjamin Doyle
Lorde
Liam Lawson
Daniel Hillier
Kai Kara-France
David Nyika
Brooke van Velden
Chris Wood
Stuart Nash
Sports Events
All Blacks v France
Club World Cup
India v England
Auckland FC
India v Australia
Champions Trophy
New Zealand v Pakistan
Super Rugby Fantasy
All Blacks v Australia
New Zealand v West Indies
People
Belle Gibson
D4vd
Diogo Jota
Pope
Andy Byron
Luke Combs
Jimmy Kimmel
Tyler Robinson
Kendrick Lamar
Prince Andrew
Local Moments
Wind warning
Rainfall warning
Tsunami warning
Thunderstorm warning
Cyclone Tam
Treaty Principles Bill submission
Metallica Auckland
Tongariro fire
Measles
Sail GP Auckland
Global Moments
Cyclone Alfred
Iran
Day of the Dead
LA Fires
Labubu
Russia earthquake
KPop Demon Hunters
Bianca Censori Grammys
67
Air India crash
Loss
Charlie Kirk
Tom Phillips
Michelle Trachtenberg
Gene Hackman
Hulk Hogan
Diane Keaton
Val Kilmer
David Lynch
Robert Redford
Jane Goodall
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