New Zealand’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +64
- 2 Letter: NZ
- 3 Letter: NZD
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 554
- Internet TLD: .nz
- ICAO Airport Code: NZ
- Maritime Identification Digits: 512
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1F3 U+1F1FF
- Official Name: New Zealand
How to call New Zealand (international dialing)
- Do not dial a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in New Zealand for domestic long distance calls.
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Numbers beginning with ‘508’, ‘8’, or ‘900’ may not be accessible from outside of New Zealand.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone registered in New Zealand
Use the same call sequence.
New Zealand mobile phone numbers begin with ’02’ (or ‘2’ when included in an international call sequence). The next one to two digits of the mobile phone number designates the mobile carrier.
Calling to a mobile phone that is registered in New Zealand but roaming outside of New Zealand: dial the regular call sequence to a New Zealand mobile phone.
Calling to a mobile phone user currently roaming in New Zealand with a phone that is registered outside of New Zealand: call the country where the mobile phone is registered.
… to a VoIP phone
Dial VoIP phone numbers based in New Zealand with the same call sequence as a regular landline phone.
There are no designated VoIP exchanges in New Zealand.
Calling to a VoIP phone registered in New Zealand with the user roaming outside of New Zealand: dial the regular call sequence to a New Zealand VoIP phone.
Calling to a VoIP phone user currently roaming in New Zealand with a phone that is registered outside of New Zealand: call the country where the VoIP phone is registered.
… to a satellite phone
There are no New Zealand-specific satellite phone systems.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
How to call within New Zealand (domestic calling)
‘0’ is used as a long distance trunk prefix used when calling long distance within New Zealand.
Local calling (within the same area code)
When calling within the same area code (or between mobile phones) do not dial the trunk prefix or the area code.
When calling between a landline and a mobile phone that is registered locally, dial the long distance sequence.
| seven to eight digits |
| local phone number |
Long distance (between different area codes)
When calling between area codes, or between a landline and a mobile phone that is registered locally, dial the long distance sequence.
| 0 | one digit | seven to eight digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
New Zealand phone numbers explained
Number structure
| 0 | one digit | seven to eight digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
Trunk prefix: signifies a long distance call. Only used for domestic calls between different area codes. Not used if called from outside the country.
Area code: connects the call to a geographic part of the country. Area code ‘2’ designates a mobile phone number.
Local phone number: seven to eight digits (eight digits for mobile phones).
An example of a New Zealand phone number
The Te Papa Museum lists its phone number in Wellington as +64 (0)4 381 7000.
Number explanation
| 64 | 4 | 381 7000 |
| country code for New Zealand | geographic (area) code for Wellington | local phone number within Wellington |
Local example – dialing from another location in Wellington
Only the local seven digit number is dialed when calling within the same area code.
| 381 7000 |
| local phone number in Wellington |
Long distance example – dialing from Invercargill (on the other side of the country)
The trunk prefix ‘0’ as well as the area code are dialed when calling between different area codes.
| 0 | 4 | 381 7000 |
| trunk prefix | geographic (area) code for Wellington | local phone number within Wellington |
International example – dialing from outside New Zealand
Dial the country’s exit code, followed by New Zealand’s country code of ’64’, followed by the local area code (one digit), followed by the local phone number (seven digits).
| exit code | 64 | 4 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for New Zealand | geographic (area) code for Wellington |
Area codes
The first digit of an eight New Zealand number represent the area code.
Area codes by region
| Mobile | 2 |
| South Island and the Chatham Islands | 3 |
| Wellington Region to Kapiti, but not the Wairarapa and Otaki | 4 |
| remaining southern and eastern North Island including Taranaki, Manawatu-Wanganui (excluding Taumarunui), Hawke’s Bay, Gisborne, the Wairarapa, and Otaki | 6 |
| Waikato, the Bay of Plenty and Taumarunui | 7 |
| Auckland and Northland | 9 |
| Cook Islands | +682 |
| Niue | +683 |
| Tokelau | +690 |
Area codes by city
| Auckland | 9 |
| Blenheim | 3 |
| Christchurch | 3 |
| Dunedin | 3 |
| Gisborne | 6 |
| Hamilton | 7 |
| Invercargill | 3 |
| Kapiti | 4 |
| Levin | 6 |
| Masterton | 6 |
| Napier-Hastings | 6 |
| Nelson | 3 |
| New Plymouth | 6 |
| Palmerston North | 6 |
| Pukekohe | 9 |
| Rotorua | 7 |
| Tauranga | 7 |
| Timaru | 3 |
| Taupo | 7 |
| Wellington | 4 |
| Whanganui | 6 |
| Whangarei | 9 |
Special numbers
| Number type | Starts with… | Charge to caller |
| Operator services | 01 | Varied |
| Toll-free (freephone) | 0508 or 0800 | None |
| Local access | 08 | Same as a local call |
| Premium rate | 0900 | Premium rate |
Toll-free (freephone), local rate, and premium rate calls are not dialed with a leading ‘0’ when called domestically.
An international call to these numbers may not be possible (depending on how the phone number’s owner has it set up) – search for an alternate local number when calling from overseas.
How to call internationally from New Zealand
’00’ is used as an international exit code when dialing an international call from New Zealand.
Phone books, directories, and number lookup
Business
- Yellow Pages – The New Zealand Yellow Pages is a business directory covering all of New Zealand. It is produced by Yellow. The yellow pages is a category organized directory with primarily business listings.
- Wises – Also owned by Yellow, Wises is a location and map-based business directory search. It allows for searching for a certain word over the area of a map.
- Finda – Another Yellow directory, Finda offers map-based results along with reader reviews of different businesses.
Residential
- White Pages – The New Zealand white pages includes business, government, and residential phone numbers across New Zealand.
- Person Lookup – Personal lookup directory covering all of New Zealand.
Government
- New Zealand Government – A to Z – Listing of all government departments with the government of New Zealand.
- New Zealand Government Directory (unofficial?) – Directory of New Zealand government contacts. It requires a login to obtain any contact information. Does not say that it is “unofficial,” however there is no Government of New Zealand branding on the site, and the domain appears to be registered to a Public Relations firm in Auckland.
Other
- New Zealand Postcode directory (mail) – Through New Zealand Post, the postcode directory covering all of New Zealand.
- New Zealand Library Directory and Regional List of Libraries – Provided by the National Library of New Zealand, it lists all libraries across the country.
Sources and more resources
- ComCom (Commerce Commission New Zealand) – Telecommunications – New Zealand regulatory body responsible for telecommunications regulation.
- The Number Administration Deed – Administration for New Zealand’s centralized telephone numbering resources.
- NZ Telecommunications Forum Inc – Industry forum of New Zealand telecommunications organizations.
- APT (Asia-Pacific Telecommunity) – Intergovernmental organization that works with government, manufacturing, and research & development in the telecommunications industry.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – New Zealand (country code +64) Communication of 19.XI.2014 – Details of New Zealand’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in New Zealand – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for New Zealand. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.