Latest broadband news

Fibre Max, or Gigabit Broadband has received a significant boost to bring it’s performance closer to advertised speeds. Why was it underperforming? What’s the difference between Fibre100, Fibre200 and Gigabit Fibre plans?

Is your wallet feeling the pinch this Christmas? Good news - there is still time to save on some of our hottest broadband deals for 2020!

Wishing you a happy holiday season and a great start to 2021! Here are our opening hours for the 2020-2021 holiday season. Plus how to get in touch with your broadband or power provider during the holidays. 

Around 400k Kiwi homes have fibre broadband available in their area, but haven’t upgraded. Fibre is awesome, and offers lots of benefits to old-school broadband options like ADSL or VDSL. Here are our top reasons to switch. 

As we head into the summer months – this is a great time to get that last bit of life admin sorted and make sure you are on the best broadband plan for you. Compare our top broadband deals for exclusive deals, big discounts and fantastic freebies.

Last week our team of our friendly Comparison Consultants were delighted to spend the day at St Andrews Retirement Village in Auckland helping residents make an informed choice about their broadband. Here are some of the most popular questions we get about broadband.

As you know, at NZ Compare we are all about helping you compare the options and make an informed choice about services like broadband, power and more. We’re also keen to help you save money all year round, and we absolutely love Black Friday.

The summer holiday is finally on the horizon. For families this means a spike in digital and online activities for children. Protect your family with parental controls and family filters. Compare the top broadband plans for Kiwi families.

The Commerce Commission has finalised a Code to protect an increasing number of homes without a traditional landline. Many New Zealanders are unaware that new home phone technologies may not allow them to call 111 in a power cut. Here’s how the Code protects you. 

Our team recently spent the day at a local retirement community helping the residents make an informed choice about their broadband providers. Not sure if you’re on the right type of broadband plan? We’re here to help!