SMS API for New Zealand: bulk SMS to +64 numbers
New Zealand
Calling code +64
- Per SMS segment
- $0.01387
- Messages for $100
- 7,209
- Local language
- English
- Encoding
- GSM-7
What a bulk SMS send to New Zealand costs
| Messages | 1 segment | 2 segments |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0.01387 | $0.02774 |
| 1,000 | $13.87 | $27.74 |
| 10,000 | $138.70 | $277.40 |
| 100,000 | $1,387.00 | $2,774.00 |
Number format in New Zealand
Mobile numbers in New Zealand have 9 digits after +64. Locally they are written with a leading 0 (021 123 4567); in the API that 0 is dropped, so the same number goes in the to field as +64 21 123 4567.
Alphabet and segments
English text stays inside the GSM-7 alphabet, so one segment to New Zealand holds 160 characters and each part of a longer text 153. Watch for curly quotes and emoji copied from other tools: one of them moves the whole text to Unicode at 70 characters per segment, and POST /v1/estimates shows the encoding before you send.
Time zone and timing
New Zealand spans several time zones, from UTC+13 in Auckland to UTC+13:45 in Chatham (January offsets). A send_at of 20:00 UTC lands at 09:00 in Auckland in January; for a nationwide reminder, split the list by region and give each batch its own send_at.
Send to New Zealand with one request
The answer comes back at once with the message id, the country the number was matched to (NZ) and the price. A delivered or failed event follows on your webhook, and a failed message is refunded.
For a list, send the same text to up to 10,000 numbers with POST /v1/batches, or a personal text per number in messages.
curl https://bulksmsapi.cc/v1/messages \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $BULKSMSAPI_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"to": "+64211234567", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'const res = await fetch("https://bulksmsapi.cc/v1/messages", {
method: "POST",
headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.BULKSMSAPI_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({ to: "+64211234567", text: "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes." }),
});
console.log(await res.json()); // price: "0.01387", country: "NZ"import json, os, urllib.request
req = urllib.request.Request(
"https://bulksmsapi.cc/v1/messages",
data=json.dumps({"to": "+64211234567", "text": "Your Northwind code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}).encode(),
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["BULKSMSAPI_KEY"], "Content-Type": "application/json", "User-Agent": "northwind-app/1.0"},
method="POST",
)
with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as res:
print(json.load(res)["price"]) # "0.01387"What developers send to New Zealand
Bank alerts
Banks in Auckland or Christchurch send SMS notifications for transactions, such as payments or withdrawals, to keep customers informed.
Travel updates
Airlines send SMS alerts to passengers in Wellington or Queenstown about flight delays or gate changes.
Healthcare reminders
Clinics in Auckland or Dunedin send SMS reminders for medical appointments or prescription pickups.
Exam results
Universities in Wellington or Hamilton notify students about exam results and enrollment deadlines via SMS.
More countries in Oceania
SMS to New Zealand: questions
More answers on accounts, payments and the API are in the FAQ.
How much does it cost to send bulk SMS to New Zealand?
How many SMS to New Zealand does a $100 top-up send?
How do I write New Zealand numbers for the API?
What language should SMS messages be in?
Are there seasonal peaks in SMS traffic?
Start sending to New Zealand
Create an account, top up from $40 and send to New Zealand at $0.01387 per segment, from the console or with one API call.