Best Mobile Phone Deals in NZ (October 2025)

Below we cover the best deals from mobile phone providers across prepaid and monthly plans. The award we think delivers the best value is our Deal of the Month!

Deal of the Month: Kiwi Mobile

For new customers, Kiwi Mobile is offering half price for three months across both of its mobile plans, which charge per day:

• Choice: 5GB plan + unlimited NZ/OZ calls & texts: $0.65 (usual price $1.30 per day)
• Choice Lite: 1GB + unlimited NZ/OZ calls & texts: $0.295 per day (usual price $0.59 per day)

Kiwi Mobile is also offering half price for six months across both of its mobile plans when you add broadband.

2degrees

Receive a one-off 7.5GB of rollover data if you move your existing number over to a 2degrees monthly or weekly prepaid plan with a data limit.

Kogan

Kogan is offering a discount on one of its 365-days plans:

• 365-day 180GB (15GB/m) + unlimited NZ/OZ calls & texts: $250 (usual price $330) – this works out to just $20.83/m.

Mighty Mobile

Mighty Mobile is offering its Primate members discounts of 30% on its 365 plans.

Primate memberships cost $116 if you pay quarterly or $69.50 if you pay for 12 months. However, the savings can be quite considerable:

• Unlimited Fast Plan: speeds up to 10Mbps – $279.30 (usual price $399, a saving of $119.70)
• Unlimited Faster Plan: speeds up to 50Mbps – $349.30 (usual price $499, a saving of 149.70)
• Unlimited Fastest Plan: max speed data – $559.30 (usual price $799, a saving of $239.70)

One NZ

If you bring over your mobile number and join a One NZ Prepay plan, you’ll receive 5GB of free data.

Rocket Mobile

If you bring over your mobile number, Rocket Mobile is offering a one-month 90% discount across two of its plans:

• Rocket Unlimited: at 10Mbps Unlimited NZ/OZ 20GB: $4 (usual price $40)
• Rocket Plus Unlimited: at 40Mbps Unlimited NZ/OZ 20GB: $4.50 (usual price $45)

Skinny

Skinny has a pretty cool 30%-off deal on its new 52-week plans. The data/calls/texts allowance on each plan rolls over every 28 days:

• 4GB rollover data + 300 rollover minutes/unlimited texts to NZ/OZ: $296 (usual price $351)
• Unlimited data (10GB cap at max speeds) + unlimited minutes/texts to NZ/OZ: $439 (usual price $520)

Skinny is also offering a one-off 8GB of bonus data if you move your existing number over to a Skinny plan $17 or above. Note the data is not rollover data.

Spark

Spark is offering a one-off 5GB of bonus data if you move your existing number over to a prepaid plan. Note the data expires after 90 days.

Spark also offers free data for Spotify music on its prepaid plans, plus Spotify discounts across all its plans, including free Spotify Premium (worth $18.99/m) on its $90/m Unlimited Data plan.

Warehouse Mobile

Warehouse Mobile has three current offers:

• Until January 18 next year, get free unlimited data between 5pm and 12am.
• If you’re a new customer bringing over your number, you’ll receive 5GB of free data.
• Free data offers with every third top-up

Phone plan discounts and deals: what to consider

Mobile phone providers are always offering incentives to new customers. However it’s important to not get blinded by the initial discount, and to consider the longer-term implications of your phone plan purchase. Points to consider:

Discount length

Is the discount a one-off, or for the length of the plan? Many plans revert to their original price after the initial discount period meaning, in the long run, you could end up paying more than opting for a cheaper plan without an initial discount.

Data, calls and texts

Does the plan meet your needs in terms of its data, calls and text allowances? There’s no point buying an expensive endless data plan if you rarely make use of your allowance. Or purchasing a cheap, limited plan that ends up costing you extra in top-up packs.

Check the small print

Mobile phone deals always come with Ts&Cs, and it’s important to read them, as they could reveal hidden costs. Also make sure you’re familiar with the conditions of your existing phone plan, as switching to another plan, even with the same provider, could incur penalties.

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About the author of this page

Bruce Pitchers is Canstar NZ’s Content Manager. An experienced finance reporter, he has three decades’ experience as a journalist and has worked for major media companies in Australia, the UK and NZ, including ACP, Are Media, Bauer Media Group, Fairfax, Pacific Magazines, News Corp and TVNZ. As a freelancer, he has +worked 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, Radio NZ, and Newstalk ZB.
Away from Canstar, Bruce creates puzzles for magazines and newspapers, including Woman’s Day and New Idea. He is also the co-author of the murder-mystery book 5 Minute Murder.