Spark price increases (31 July 2026)

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#3505919 24-Jun-2026 17:10

This just in, starting 3 July, Spark is introducing a new Daily Roaming option and new roaming packs for 100+ destinations - now with significantly more data. As a Pay Monthly customer, you'll be set up for Daily Roaming in 100+ destinations.

This means you can use your NZ plan's data, minutes and texts while you're overseas, unless you choose to buy a roaming pack instead.

Daily Roaming - $10/day (incl. GST) - Use your NZ pay monthly plan data, minutes and texts.
Data-Only - $50 (incl. GST) - 20GB capped in 100+ destinations. Valid 30 days. Text "BUY DATAROAM" to 258
Data & Talk - $65 (incl. GST) - 20GB capped, 300 minutes (for each inbound & outbound), 300 texts across 100+ destinations. Valid 30 days. Text "BUY ROAM" to 258

Note: The $8 AUS Daily Roaming Pack, $25 2GB Data Roaming Pack, and $30 Roaming Pack (2GB + 300 minutes) will no longer be available for Pay Monthly customers to purchase from 3 July 2026.

Can't see myself roaming anytime soon but these changes are very welcomed, nonetheless.

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#3505920 24-Jun-2026 17:36

Agree. $65 for 20gb and 300mins over 30 days in 100+ countries is great! Zero need for local e-sims

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#3505924 24-Jun-2026 17:56

Glad to see Spark change up their roaming... but a $10 daily roaming that is in line with One NZ? Ouch...

2degrees is still $8 a day...

The capped packs could be very good value compared to eSIM providers compared to Ubigi for example if you're staying closer to the 30 day mark... value drops the shorter your stays are...

Overall, good change but there's room for improvement.

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#3505932 24-Jun-2026 20:19

If you're staying for any longer than 5-to-6 days, you're better off buying a pack.

Spark appears to have a few countries that One NZ doesn't, such as American Samoa, Maldives, Nauru, Nepal and Solomon Islands.

But if you're taking a trip to Iraq, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Tajikistan or Venezuela anytime soon then you'll be better off staying on One NZ.

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#3507407 30-Jun-2026 19:55

Got a SMS today from Spark saying that the price of my Spotify Premium Extra was increasing to $13.99 from $11.99 after July 31 because of Spotify putting up their monthly price to $20.99. The Spark Spotify discount on my (prepaid) plan is $7.00.

I'm aware that Spark don't control Spotify pricing, but free / cheap Spotify was a huge deal in my circles back in the day.

I'm going to look alternatives as my Spotify use has changed anyway. My mobile needs are quite light and without Spotify, the only thing really keeping me on Spark is several grandfathered extras I have like the Data stack from a few years ago which keep it the best deal for my use case.

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#3508359 3-Jul-2026 14:30

boosacnoodle:

...these changes are very welcomed, nonetheless.

This seems like a bad change, on top of the base monthly price increase. I frequently need 7-14 days of roaming, and would previously buy the $30 Roaming Pack (2GB + 300 minutes), so it was far less than $10/day on average. Now I'm looking at $65 per trip, more than double my previous roaming cost.

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#3511458 15-Jul-2026 13:51

The new roamimg charges also significantly increase my roaming costs. I'm not impressed.

I've started a new thread here. https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=39&topicid=325141

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#3511474 15-Jul-2026 14:03

boosacnoodle:

If you're staying for any longer than 5-to-6 days, you're better off buying a pack.

Spark appears to have a few countries that One NZ doesn't, such as American Samoa, Maldives, Nauru, Nepal and Solomon Islands.

But if you're taking a trip to Iraq, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Tajikistan or Venezuela anytime soon then you'll be better off staying on One NZ.

Which is over double the price of the previous option

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#3511541 15-Jul-2026 15:06

I'm loving Skinny, their roaming is well priced and their $17 plan just increased to 2GB data

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#3511544 15-Jul-2026 15:15

Have noticed Spark’s removed their capped entry/lite fibre plan and dropped their unlimited plan to $70 - matching that of One and 2d.

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#3519015 11-Aug-2026 15:24

Lite Fibre wasn't removed but had its data cap removed. Everyday Fibre was their old uncapped 100mbit plan which they have delisted from their website.

Spark had increased the Lite Fibre data cap from 120gb to 300gb and notified a price increase of Everyday Fibre to an eye-watering $96. That can't have worked as hoped and in the context of the CGI dogs advert people may have been changing phone providers to get entry level unlimited fibre.

I don't know if people who were on the Everyday Fibre plan have received the $21-$26 price reduction as as far as I know that was not enacted for them in July.

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#3519065 11-Aug-2026 16:23

bfginger:

I don't know if people who were on the Everyday Fibre plan have received the $21-$26 price reduction as as far as I know that was not enacted for them in July.

No,

They bumped our ( and probably all the others ) everyday connection speed up to 500Mbs earlier in the year as a "free trial" so they have continued to bill us on the new "essential" plan....

Time to drop it back to 100mbs, and pocket the difference.. thanks for the Heads up...

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