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How to Call New Zealand

Once you have dialed the access number above, then dial:
00 64 followed by the destination number you're calling

Fixed line operators in New Zealand include Telecom New Zealand and TelstraClear. Mobile network operators include Vodafone and Telecom Mobile.

About the country

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island) and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Maori named New Zealand Aotearoa, which is commonly translated into English as The Land of the Long White Cloud. The Realm of New Zealand also includes the Cook Islands and Niue, which are self-governing but in free association; Tokelau; and the Ross Dependency. In terms of size, New Zealand has a total area of 268,680 sq km which is about the size of Colorado. The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. The population of New Zealand is approximately 4,173,460. The population density of it is 15/sq km. It has a population growth rate of 0.971%. Most of New Zealand's people belong to Anglican religion. The official and most common languages of those people are English, Maori and NZ Sign Language. It has 69% of European and rests are Maori, Asian, Pacific Islander, other and mixed people. Over the past 20 years the government has transformed New Zealand from an agrarian economy dependent on concessionary British market access to a more industrialized, free market economy that can compete globally. This dynamic growth has boosted real incomes - but left behind many at the bottom of the ladder - and broadened and deepened the technological capabilities of the industrial sector. New Zealand's gross domestic product (GDP) as of 2008 estimate is approximately $117.696 billion with GDP of $27,785 per capita.

Calling Abroad with DialToSave

When you make calls with DialToSave, you connect to our phone systems using your own mobile or landline provider. When you dial the full international number we use discount lines to connect to local networks at the destination. We can enable you to phone New Zealand for less by bypassing more expensive providers such as BT when connecting your call and instead using a combination of cheap internet and telephone services.

DialToSave offers two of its own services that provide cheap calls to New Zealand. The first is CreditTalk whereby you purchase a £5 credit which is sent to your mobile phone as a text message with a pin number. You can purchase the topup either by texting dts to 80550 or using the Paypal link above. Once you have the credit, you then call the local rate access number 020 7124 2232 (or 020 8497 8844 if you paid by Paypal) and if prompted, enter the pin number, followed by the number that you are calling including 00 and the country code.

The other service is InstantTalk where you do not need to pre purchase any credit. However, we only know the prices for calling New Zealand from a landline using InstantTalk, not from a mobile. You simply dial the access number and wait for the prompts before dialing the phone number, which to a landline in New Zealand is 0844 831 0252 and to a mobile is 0905 306 6657.

Local Area Codes

Antarctica - (0)2
Auckland and upper North Island - (0)9
Central North Island - (0)7
Lower North Island - (0)6
South Island (incl. Chatham and Stewart Islands) - (0)3
Wellington - (0)4