Compare Blenders in New Zealand at Canstar Blue. Panasonic, Ninja, Living & Co, Nutribullet, Breville, Sunbeam and Anko were compared on Overall Satisfaction, Design, Ease of Use, Features & Functions, Performance and Value for Money.
See our Ratings Methodology.
Panasonic rated the No.1 blender brand by Kiwi consumers.
Our review compares blenders on customer satisfaction, so you can discover what other Kiwis think about our compared blender brands before you go ahead and make a purchase. Think of it like asking hundreds of your closest friends and family which blender brand they think is best!
Canstar Blue surveyed 696 Kiwis who had bought a blender to use at home in the past three years and asked for their feedback on the blender they bought.
Respondents rate their satisfaction with their blender brands from zero to ten, where zero is extremely dissatisfied and ten is extremely satisfied. Brand satisfaction was rated by respondents on the following criteria:
The winning brand is the one that receives the highest Overall Satisfaction rating once all the scores from the Overall Satisfaction criteria are combined and averaged.
Brands must have received at least 30 responses to be included, so not all brands available in the market have been compared in this survey. The brands rated in this survey are listed below in order of best overall satisfaction.
Find more information on our Most Satisfied Customer methodology.
Panasonic sits atop our award table, as the winner of Canstar Blue’s 2024 Blenders Award. Panasonic is the only blender brand to earn a top 5-Star rating for Overall Satisfaction. It’s a rating it repeats in a further three award categories: Design, Features & Functionality and Performance. It earns two great 4-Star ratings for Ease of Use and Value for Money.
Panasonic only retails one blender in New Zealand, its stick mixer MX-SS1BST. It retails for around $75 and comes with a range of accessories that can be used for blending, chopping and whisking – making it a truly versatile kitchen utensil.
Ninja’s range of blenders scores highly with Kiwi consumers, placing second on our award table. Across all categories except one, Ninja earns great 4-Star satisfaction ratings. And for Value for Money it earns a respectable 3-Star rating. For while not a top rating, 3 Stars is by no means a measure of dissatisfaction. Rather it indicates that Ninja blender customers are happy with the levels of Value for Money their purchases deliver.
Ninja is an American brand that retails a range of 14 blenders and food processors in New Zealand. Its small Ninja Blast Portable Blender sells for under $100, while its large food processor units cost up to $400 and come with multiple cutting/slicing attachments, as well as conventional blender jugs and cups.
Living & CoLiving & Co earns two 5-Star ratings, for Ease of Use and Value for Money, which given Living & Co’s focus on affordable prices is understandable. The brand earns a great 4-Star rating for Overall Satisfaction and its lowest score, 3 Stars, for Performance.
Distributed by The Warehouse, Living & Co offers a range of affordable blenders. These include a simple stick blender ($22), a stick mixer with a range of whisking and chopping attachments ($49), a bullet-like blender with drinking cups ($80) and a conventional food processor ($79).
Although Nutribullet places fourth on our table, due to its score for Overall Satisfaction, the brand achieves an impeccable set of ratings: 4 Stars across all award categories, except Design, for which Nutribullet’s stylish blenders earn a top 5-Star rating.
Nutribullet is a name synonymous with personal and portable blenders. There are currently over 15 different models in its range, which feature different colours, power levels and accessories, suitable for making smoothies and iced-drinks on the go. Prices range from around $60 to $280.
There are also four full-size benchtop blender models in Nutribullet’s range, including units that deliver food-processor functions such as slicing and grating. Prices for these large models range from $200 to $500.
Breville is a brand associated with quality kitchen appliances in NZ, and in this year’s award ratings it earns a great set of ratings, including two top 5-Star ratings for Features & Functionality and Design. Across all other categories, including Overall Satisfaction, Breville’s customers award it 4-Star ratings.
Breville is a global brand that was established in Sydney in 1932. In NZ, it retails two blender models. Breville’s smaller blender, the Fresh & Furious, has nine preset functions plus a timer and retails for approx $500. The larger Super Q has a more powerful, professional-grade motor and comes with a personal blender cup that’s perfect for smoothies.
Sunbeam earns a mix of 3- and 4-Star ratings across our award table. It earns its top ratings for Design, Ease of Use and Features & Functionality.
Sunbeam retails three blender models. Its smallest model, the Insta Go Blender, comes with a personal blender cup and is powerful enough to crush ice and frozen fruits ($55). Sunbeam’s two benchtop models include the Auto-Clean Blender ($100), which as its name suggests has an auto-clean function, and the larger more powerful Two-way Blender, which has a double-action blade designed to create smoother smoothies! ($220)
Anko rounds out our award table. The budget-friendly brand is one of only two blender brands to earn a top 5-Star rating for Value for Money. Across all other categories Anko earns solid 3-Star ratings.
Anko is Kmart’s house brand that delivers affordable products and appliances. Its blender range includes two simple stick mixers ($17 and $23) and a stick mixer with chopping attachments ($39). Anko also has two food processors: a portable USB model ($35) and a benchtop 1.2L model ($65).
Please note all prices are approximate based on online advertised prices as of 17/12/2024.
When you switch on a blender, you expect it to do one thing: blend. Whether you’re making a soup, or creating a healthy smoothie, you need to be able to rely on your blender to crush all of your ingredients with ease, including ice.
Therefore it’s no surprise that Performance is the top factor that influences Kiwi consumers when rating their choice of blenders. A third of our survey respondents cite Performance as their top concern, while a quarter say Ease of Use is the most important factor when rating their blender choices.
Here’s the full rundown of what the Kiwis in our survey say are the main things they consider when rating their blender picks:
Bruce Pitchers is the Content Manager at Canstar New Zealand. An experienced finance reporter, Bruce has three decades’ experience as a journalist and has worked for major media companies in Australia, the UK and New Zealand, including ACP, Are Media, Bauer Media Group, Fairfax, Pacific Magazines, News Corp and TVNZ.
Bruce started his career as an entertainment journalist before turning his pen to sport and fitness content, working for some of Australia’s leading sports magazines. Bruce then moved his focus to the world of finance and worked as a freelance writer and editor for The Australian Financial Review, the NZ Financial Markets Authority and major banks and investment companies on both sides of the Tasman.
In his role at Canstar, he has been a regular commentator in the NZ media, including on the Driven, Stuff and One Roof websites, the NZ Herald’s Cooking the Books podcast, Radio NZ, and Newstalk ZB.
Away from his desk at Canstar, Bruce spends many hours creating and editing puzzles for magazine and newspaper titles in the USA and Australasia, including Woman’s Day and New Idea. To that end, he is the co-author of the murder-mystery puzzle book 5 Minute Murder.
Use blender regularly: 62%
Use blender primarily for smoothies: 61%
Bought a portable blender: 23%
Canstar Blue surveyed 2575 New Zealand consumers across a range of categories to measure and track customer satisfaction, via ISO 26362 accredited research panels managed by Qualtrics. The outcomes reported are the results from respondents who had purchased and used a blender in the past three months. In this case, 696 New Zealanders.
Brands must have received at least 30 responses to be included. Results are comparative and it should be noted that brands receiving three stars have still achieved a satisfaction measure of at least six out of 10. Not all brands available in the market have been compared in this survey. The ratings table is first sorted by star ratings and then by mean overall satisfaction. A rated brand may receive a ‘N/A’ (Not Applicable) rating if it does not receive the minimum number of responses for that criterion.
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