Spark Mobile Review
Spark is one of New Zealand’s largest telecommunications and digital services companies. It offers a varied range of different pay monthly and pre-paid phone plans as well as broadband services.
What phone plans does Spark offer?
Prepaid
All of Spark’s prepaid plans come with a Spotify discount and hotspotting, and more expensive plans offer free Spotify data and Data Stack.
Data Stack: earn 100MB of data every 28 days when you stay on an eligible Spark Prepaid Value Pack, up to a maximum of 10GB. Unused Data Stack does not roll over.
Prepaid (four-weekly)
All Spark Prepaid Value Packs offer:
- Free data for Spotify music
- 10% Spotify Premium discount
- Data Stack (except on: $17 plan & $85 plan)
$17 Plan: 100 Rollover Minutes & Unlimited Texts in NZ & OZ – 750MB Rollover data.
$21 Plan: 200 Rollover Minutes & Unlimited Texts in NZ & OZ – 1.5GB Rollover data.
$25 Plan: 250 Rollover Minutes & Unlimited Texts in NZ & OZ – 2.5GB Rollover data.
$35 Plan: 300 Rollover Minutes & Unlimited Texts in NZ & OZ – 4GB Rollover.
$50 Plan: Unlimited Minutes & Unlimited Texts in NZ & OZ – 10GB Rollover.
$65 Plan: Unlimited Minutes & Unlimited Texts in NZ & OZ – 25GB Rollover.
$85 Plan: Unlimited calls & texts to NZ & OZ – Endless max speed data.
Pay monthly
Spark offers six endless data plans, each offers:
- Free data for Spotify music
- 10% Spotify Premium discount (except on : $90 plan)
- Add $20 Kids Plan (except on: $43 plan)
Endless data plans:
$43 Plan: Endless Data Capped Max Speed 3GB. Unlimited calls & texts to NZ & OZ.
$50 Plan: Endless Data Capped Max Speed 6GB. Unlimited calls & texts to NZ & OZ.
$65 Plan: Endless Data Capped Max Speed 75GB. Unlimited calls & texts to NZ & OZ.
$75 Plan: Endless Data Capped Max Speed 150GB. Unlimited calls & texts to NZ & OZ. Add up to four companion plans for $40/month each.
$90 Plan: Endless Data No Max Speed Cap. Unlimited calls & texts to NZ & OZ. Free Spotify Premium (usually $18.99/month). Add up to four companion plans for $45/month each. International talk and texts.
$95 Plan: Endless Data Netflix Plan. Unlimited calls & texts to NZ & OZ. Free Netflix Standard (usually $25.99/month). Add up to four companion plans for $45/month each. International talk and texts.
All Spark plans offer hotspotting and free voicemail.
$20 Kids Plan
Spark also offers a dedicated plans for kids, up to 17.5 years of age:
- Features: 100 minutes & 100 texts to NZ – 2GB data, half of which is allocated by parents.
- Extras: Hotspotting, save 10% on Spotify Premium
Spark top-ups and extras
Spark also has a range of top-ups that provide extra data should you run out as well as a range of wearable plans catered for a compatible smartwatch.
Are Sparks phone plans value for money?
Spark’s phone plans don’t tend to be the cheapest on paper. However, if you factor in the Spotify and Netflix discounts, some plans work out in line, or even cheaper, than similar plans from other providers. Of course, this only works if you’re already paying for Spotify or Netflix and these deals save you money.
Spark’s companion plans can also prove good value for money, when you spread the total cost across multiple users.
Prices correct as of 21/10/2025.
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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.