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Kiwi mascot high fives a Luke Blinkoe celebrating shaking up the mobile industry.
Industry WatchSavings

Why Kiwi Mobile is shaking up the mobile industry

Stop wasting money on unused mobile data! Did you know Kiwi’s collectively spend around $400 million every year on unused mobile data? Shocking,...

Kiwi mascot and his four buddies
SavingsTrending

Group Mobile Plans: Yay or Nay? A Kiwi’s Guide to Shared Plans

So, you’re keen to suss out whether a group mobile plan is worth it? Well, grab a cuppa and settle in, ’cause we’re...

Kiwi Mobile mascot calculates savings on mobile data plan.
SavingsTrending

All the different savers

The Kiwi Mobile Choice plan is flexible, fair and designed to save you money. You don’t need to worry about running out of...

Kiwi Mobile mascot giving a thumbs up.
SavingsTrending

Understanding the Choice plan

The Kiwi Mobile Choice plan is a whole new way to mobile. It’s different to what you have seen before and designed to...

A cartoon boy representing Electric Kiwi customers holds onto an umbrella in a strong windstorm, illustrating the company's commitment to safeguarding its customers from the impact of skyrocketing wholesale energy prices.
EK and YouIndustry Watch

Why is Electric Kiwi not taking new Electricity customers?

Updated 24th July 2024 Electric Kiwi has made the decision to stop accepting new electricity customers due to extremely elevated wholesale energy prices....

Cartoon girl working at cash register with Peaky Bank logo, giving change to customer.
EK and YouSavings

Introducing Peaky Bank

With Peaky Bank, you’ll get paid $2/kWh to reduce your usage when things get peaky. What do you mean by “peaky”? The electricity...

EK and YouTechnology

Meet Our Electric Kiwi Juice Hacker

Have you ever wondered how coding can change the way we manage power? We’ve been on a mission to find out! Our Juice...

Industry Watch

Breaking Up with Your Broadband Provider Shouldn’t Be Hard to Do

At Electric Kiwi, we like keeping things simple and fair. But we’ve noticed a problem in the broadband industry that’s making things tricky...

Cartoon girl and boy giving each other a high five, celebrating their success in using load shifting to save money and power.
How-toSavingsTrending

How our MoveMaster customers are saving money on a time-of-use plan

We asked our MoveMaster customers to share their tips and techniques on shifting their power usage to save on their power bills. These...

A cartoon boy getting ready to race
Savings

Why time-of-use plans are good for all Kiwis

With a time-of-use (TOU) plan, the cost of your electricity varies based on the time of day. You have a rate for peak...

Relaxed cartoon boy on a sofa using a TV remote, representing the convenience of smart home automation.
How-toSavings

Make the most of load shifting with Smart Home Devices

First of all, what’s a smart home? A smart home is a house that uses smart gadgets and technology to make life easier....

Man celebrating under air conditioner, celebrating his power bill savings from loadshifting.
How-toSavings

How to save money on your power bills with load shifting

By shifting your power usage to off-peak hours, you can reduce the strain on New Zealand’s power grid and you’ll be more likely...

Say goodbye to manual payments! With the Electric Kiwi app 2.0, you can now easily make payments and manage your payment methods right from the app.
EK and YouHow-to

App 2.0 is here!

We’re all about making things better – and our Electric Kiwi app was long overdue for some TLC, so we’ve revamped the app...

Four cats dressed in different colored shirts, representing the big four New Zealand gentailers, engage in a game of poker, symbolizing the dominance of the energy market.
Industry Watch

Big Four Gentailers Profiting at the Expense of Kiwi Households

The electricity market in New Zealand has been making headlines lately, and it’s not for the right reasons. The big four ‘gentailers’ (those...

A smartphone with the Powerswitch New Zealand app open, showing a clear and user-friendly interface for comparing standard and new time-of-use plans for electricity.
Industry Watch

We are back on Powerswitch

So great news, we have resolved our differences regarding fees with Powerswitch and we are back on the site. We were able to...

Excited cartoon boy approves of Electric Kiwi's win as Canstar's Most Satisfied Customers in electricity.
Industry Watch

We’ve claimed the coveted crown of Canstar’s Most Satisfied Customers award for electricity!

We pride ourselves in delivering the best service to our customers – after all, our mantra is to ‘make it better’. With that,...

Sarah Manikam celebrates her success as a recipient of the Electric Kiwi-AUT Women in STEM scholarship.
EK and You

The STEM student we’re supporting this year

What kind of person appears in your head when you imagine a hacker? Are they male or female? In the movies, all the...

Cartoon man enjoying a cozy bath, reminding viewers to adjust water heater temperature to save on energy costs this winter.
How-toSavings

How to save on your power bills this winter

Winter is just around the corner, and you know what that means – hot toddies, skiing holidays… and unfortunately higher power bills. With...

A cartoon man smiling next to his hot water cylinder, showcasing how to save on water heating costs with Electric Kiwi.
Savings

This is how we can lower your power bill, by saving on water heating

Water heating is one of the biggest contributors to home energy bills, not helped by the fact that most hot water cylinders in...

Savings

‘Knowledge is power’: How this EK customer is saving with MoveMaster

And it’s working a treat. Because of the day-time power generation by her solar, flexibility of supply from the battery and her separate...