How to Call New Zealand Phone Numbers

Country phone codes

+64 is the country calling code assigned to New Zealand by the International Telecommunication Union. All of the country’s telephone numbers are also designated in partnership between the Number Administration Deed, the New Zealand Commerce Commission, and the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment of the New Zealand Government.

So if you’re calling New Zealand, the number should start with:

+64 1-234-5678

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Other Important Information about New Zealand

Prefix

A prefix is simply the set of numbers that come before the country and area codes of a telephone number. New Zealand’s telephone numbers are made up of 10 numbers split into groups of 3. So if you’re going to make a call to New Zealand using a mobile phone, you should dial country code+area code+7-digit number. Some of the common area codes in New Zealand include Auckland (9), Christchurch (3) and Wellington (4).

Location	Country Code	Landline Area Code	Landline Number
Auckland	+64	(9)	123 4567
Christchurch	+64	(3)	123 4567
Wellington	+64	(4)	123 4567

So if you’re making a call to Christchurch, dial +64 9 123 4567.

Network coverage

Network coverage is readily available across New Zealand.

5G coverage

5G connection is readily available across the country, but quality highly depends on the mobile operator.

International Roaming

Available at over 50 destinations, you can count on us to keep you connected even when you’re not in home soil.
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Top Mobile SIM network in New Zealand

Here are the top mobile SIM networks in New Zealand:

Spark New Zealand

Vodafone

2degrees

Top apps used to communicate

Here are the top apps mostly used for communication in New Zealand:

Messenger

Emergency phone numbers

Here are the 2 most important emergency numbers to take note of when visiting India:

102 for ambulance service

101 for fire

100 for police

112 for the national emergency number.

Best Time to Call New Zealand

New Zealand observes New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) using the time offset of UTC +13:00.
Wherever you are in Australia, you can call New Zealand from the following time zones:

Best time to call	Time to Call	UTC Relative	Time Zone	State
New Zealand	12:00pm – 2:00pm	UTC+10:00	Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)	Queensland
	10:00am	UTC+08:00	Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)	Western Australia
	11:30am	UTC+09:30	Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)	South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales
	1:00pm	UTC+11:00	Norfolk Island Standard Time (NFT)	Norfolk Island
	9:00am	UTC+07:00	Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT)	Christmas Island
	8:30am	UTC+06:30	Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT)	Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Daylight Savings Time (first Sunday in October – first Sunday in April)

Best time to call	Time to Call	UTC Relative	Time Zone	State
New Zealand	9:00am – 8:00pm	UTC+11:00	Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)	New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory
	8:00am – 7:00pm	UTC+10:00	Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)	Queensland
	9:00am – 4:00pm	UTC+08:00	Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)	Western Australia
	11:30am – 7:30pm	UTC+10:30	Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT)	South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales
	10:30am – 6:30pm	UTC+09:30	Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)	Northern Territory
	1:00pm – 8:00pm	UTC+12:00	Norfolk Island Daylight Time (NDT)	Norfolk Island
	8:00am – 4:00pm	UTC+07:00	Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT)	Christmas Island
	7:30am – 3:30pm	UTC+06:30	Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT)	Cocos (Keeling) Islands