🇳🇿 eSIM plans for New Zealand

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Here's how Onetel stacks up against other options in New Zealand.

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eSIM costs for New Zealand

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7 days of unlimited data in New Zealand costs $17.54 — about $2.51 a day on One NZ, Spark or 2degrees, with no roaming charge and no SIM to swap. In New Zealand, 5G is live and median mobile download speed is 53.9 Mbps.

Duration	Data	Price	Daily cost
1 day	500 MB	$4.10	$4.10/day
3 days	—	$8.40	$2.80/day
5 days	—	$12.96	$2.59/day
7 days	100 MB	$17.54	$2.51/day
10 days	—	$24.40	$2.44/day
15 days	2 GB	$35.82	$2.39/day
30 days	3 GB	$70.12	$2.34/day
180 days	50 GB	$60.86	$0.34/day

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Which networks you connect to in New Zealand

Your eSIM roams onto New Zealand's own operators. These are the networks and the frequencies they run — check your phone supports them before you travel.

Operator	4G / LTE bands	5G bands	5G
One NZ	B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B28	n1, n3, n7, n8, n28, n78	Yes
Spark	B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B28	n1, n3, n7, n8, n28, n78	Yes
2degrees	B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B28	n1, n3, n7, n8, n28, n78	Yes

53.9 Mbps

Median download

10.2 Mbps

Median upload

Source: Ookla Speedtest Global Index, July 2025

Coverage in New Zealand

Extensive rural areas, particularly Fiordland, the Southern Alps, and remote parts of the West Coast, have no mobile coverage from any operator. All three networks have shut down 3G; 2degrees completed its 3G shutdown in Q1 2025. Foreign phones lacking Band 28 (700 MHz) may experience reduced rural and indoor coverage.

Common Questions

The details worth knowing about your New Zealand eSIM

The eSIM roams on One NZ, Spark, and 2degrees. All three use 4G LTE and 5G on bands B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B28 and n1/n3/n7/n8/n28/n78. This gives you access to the same combined coverage as a local user, which means good city and highway coverage but no signal in Fiordland, the Southern Alps, or remote West Coast areas.

Yes, you may get reduced coverage in rural areas and inside buildings. Band 28 is used by all three New Zealand networks for long-range 4G and 5G. Phones sold in the Americas often lack this band. Without it, your signal will be weaker outside main towns and in valleys.

The eSIM works wherever One NZ, Spark, or 2degrees have coverage. On the North and South Islands, coverage is extensive only near roads and towns. Stewart Island has limited mobile coverage around Oban; the Chatham Islands have no coverage at all. Check the coverage maps before you go.

No. The eSIM provides standard roaming data with no throttling, content filtering, or blocked protocols. You can use video calls, streaming, and VPNs normally. The median download speed across New Zealand networks is 53.87 Mbps as of July 2025, though speeds vary by location and network load.

No SIM registration or ID is required for visitors using this eSIM. New Zealand does not mandate registration for prepaid roaming services. You simply install the eSIM before travel and activate it on arrival. No passport verification or local address is needed.