New Zealand eSIM

Visa-waiver passports need an NZeTA, from NZD 17 (cheaper in the app than on the website), plus the NZD 100 International Visitor Levy for most travellers. Australian citizens need neither. Everyone, including New Zealanders, completes the free New Zealand Traveller Declaration, from 24 hours before the trip starts.

Not if you fly directly from Australia holding an eligible Australian visa: you can use an NZeTA instead, until further notice. Transiting through Australia doesn't count.

One NZ, Spark. Which one you connect to depends on local signal.

Anywhere the plan’s networks have signal, including Auckland, Queenstown, Wellington; rural and mountain areas depend on local coverage.

Yes. Operators here are listed with 5G; each plan's networks show which.

It depends on the plan: some keep a usable speed of 1 Mbps / 5 Mbps; others drop to 128 Kbps / 384 Kbps / 512 Kbps, which is enough for messaging; others stop data.

It starts when the eSIM first connects to a network. You can install it before you go.

97 of these plans state personal hotspot support, so you can share data with a laptop or travel companions. It comes out of this eSIM’s allowance. Look for “Personal hotspot” in the plan details.

No. Each QR code installs once. If you delete the eSIM or reset the phone, it can't be installed again, and once it has connected to a network it can't be refunded.

Some plans add data, some add days, and some can't be topped up; each plan says which. Top up from the eSIM in My eSIMs. There's nothing new to install.

Yes. The listed price is the final price.