What are power bundles?
A power bundle is when a single company offers a discounted deal to supply your power plus one or more of your utilities, in this case, power and broadband. Generally, the more utilities you add, the more you save.
Should I bundle my broadband and power?
Power and broadband bundles can be a great option. If you get overwhelmed with multiple payments and companies to deal with, bundled power and broadband could be right for you. It will make staying on top of your usage, and payments, much more manageable.
And if you are simply looking for a better deal, it is certainly worth looking into bundled power and broadband plans. Not only do providers tend to offer discounts on their services when bundled, but many have sign-on promotions and deals that can add further savings.
Remember to shop around
But, it does still pay to shop around. While you may receive a discount when combining multiple utilities with one provider, there could still be cheaper options. After all, it’s in your provider’s interest to have you signed up for as many things possible.
A discount on power is of no use if the power is still more expensive than that available from other providers. Likewise, a $20 discount on your broadband plan isn’t of much help if your power bill goes up by $25.
Consider what your monthly expenses would be if you bundled electricity and broadband with one provider compared to if you shopped around to find the best individual electricity and broadband plans.
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Questions to ask before bundling
- Do individual providers offer benefits, such as free subscriptions that improve the value on offer? Don’t just look at the price!
- Would you benefit from off-peak rates, and are these provided by the bundled utilities provider?
- Are you overspending in one area to earn a discount on another? Is bundling actually cheaper?
- Do you have to lock yourself into a long-term contract?
What’s on offer?
Electric Kiwi
Electric Kiwi has one power bundle option, which can be bundled with one of two available broadband plans. Electric Kiwi offers no long-term contracts, an hour of free off-peak power every day, plus a great deal on broadband.
Electric Kiwi is the current winner of Canstar Blue’s Most Satisfied Customers Bundled Utilities Award for its great power and broadband deals. This year’s award marks two in a row for Electric Kiwi, which is also the current winner of Canstar Blue’s Most Satisfied Customers Electricity Award. You can read more about our electricity provider award here!
Power plan:
PowerShifter: can be bundled with any Electric Kiwi broadband plan for extra savings. Better rates weekdays off-peak (9am-5pm & 9pm-7am), and all weekend.
Broadband plans
Sweet Fibre: $2.65/day
- Unlimited data
- 321Mbps download
- 108Mbps upload
- Rent or buy an Orbi modem if required
Sweet As Fibre: $2.95/day
- Unlimited data
- 896Mbps download
- 498Mbps upload
- Rent or buy an Orbi modem if required
Nova Energy
Nova has two bundled broadband and power deals on offer:
Electricity Multisaver
- Enjoy lower pricing when you bundle with another eligible Nova service, such as broadband
- No fixed term contract or break-fees
Smart Bundle
- 24-month term
- Your broadband and energy pricing stays the same for the plan term unless there are changes to taxes, levies or other regulations
- Choose an LG smart TV or a Samsung Galaxy A34 smartphone
- Termination fees apply
Slingshot
Slingshot offers electricity and mobile when bundled with broadband. It offers just two plans based on the standard user tariffs: low user & standard user. Its plans feature:
- No contracts or break fees
- One bill to cover electricity, broadband and phone
- Pay weekly, fortnightly, or monthly on a day of your choice
- Save big on your electricity, broadband and mobile plans when you bundle
Contact
Contact offers one energy plan that can be bundled with one of four broadband plans. A $14.99 P&H fees applies for each plan where a Contact modem is provided.
Contact’s Broadband bundle features:
- No fixed term, no break fees, no hassle
- Wireless and Fibre options available
- BYO modem available for Fibre connections
- One handy bill
Contact’s four internet options are:
4G Wireless 300GB
- 37Mbps download
- 18Mbps upload
- Best for small households, few devices, basic browsing and HD video streaming
4G Wireless Unlimited
- 37Mbps download
- 18Mbps upload
- Best for small – medium households, few devices, basic browsing and HD video streaming
Fast Fibre
- 315Mbps download
- 109Mbps upload
- Best for medium – Large households, many devices, HD/4K Ultra HD video streaming
Max Fibre
- 877Mbps download
- 496Mbps upload
- Best for large households, many devices, HD/4K Ultra HD video streaming, WFH
Mercury
Mercury has one broadband and electricity bundle on offer. Mercury customers receive a Broadband Bundle Discount of $15 when signing up.
A free Samsung product is available when you join for Mercury electricity and broadband on a two year bundle contract. Plus, get a $50 account credit when you sign up online.
Broadband options available for bundling are:
Fibre
Fibrelite
- Only available with an uncontracted electricity service or the electricity one year fixed term offer
- Unlimited data
- 50Mbps download
- 10Mbps upload
FibreClassic
- Unlimited data
- 312Mbps dowload
- 108Mbps upload
FireMax
- Unlimited data
- 861Mbps download
- 498Mbps upload
Wireless Broadband
120GB
- 33Mbps download
- 17Mbps upload
300GB
- 33Mbps download
- 16Mbps upload
1000GB
- 33Mbps download
- 16Mbps upload
Compare Power Companies with Canstar Blue
To find the best deal, you need to spend a few minutes researching prices on power companies’ websites. Plus, you need to check out Canstar Blue’s customer research into New Zealand’s best power providers.
Each year Canstar Blue rates NZ power companies for customer satisfaction and value for money. You can see the table below for some of the results, or you can click on the button below for the full results of our survey.
Canstar Blue’s latest review of NZ power companies compares them on customer satisfaction. The table below is an abridged version of our full results, available here.
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