One New Zealand

One New Zealand, commonly branded One NZ, is one of New Zealand's largest telecommunications companies. It provides mobile voice and data services, fixed broadband, and enterprise connectivity to consumers and businesses across the country. The company was long known as Vodafone New Zealand, operating as the local arm of the global Vodafone group, and it built a nationwide mobile network and retail presence under that name. In 2022 the business was sold by Vodafone Group to a consortium led by New Zealand infrastructure investor Infratil and Brookfield Asset Management. Following the change of ownership, the company rebranded from Vodafone New Zealand to One New Zealand in early 2023, adopting the shorter 'One NZ' identity across its stores, products, and marketing. The rebrand marked the company's repositioning as a locally owned operator rather than a subsidiary of a multinational. One New Zealand competes in a concentrated mobile market alongside Spark and 2degrees, and in broadband against a range of retail service providers. Its offerings span prepaid and postpaid mobile plans, home and business broadband, and ICT services for enterprise and government customers. The company has also invested in network upgrades and digital services, and it markets itself around connectivity, customer service, and New Zealand ownership. As a subsidiary of Infratil, One New Zealand is not separately listed on the stock exchange, though its parent is publicly traded on the NZX. The brand remains a prominent fixture in New Zealand's telecommunications landscape.

One New Zealand traces its roots to the entry of Vodafone into the New Zealand market in the late 1990s, when the company launched mobile services and began building a national network to compete with the incumbent Telecom New Zealand (later Spark). Operating as Vodafone New Zealand, the company expanded its mobile coverage and customer base through the 2000s, becoming one of the country's two dominant mobile operators. It introduced successive generations of mobile technology and developed a retail store network and brand presence across New Zealand. For much of its history the business was a subsidiary of Vodafone Group, the multinational telecommunications company headquartered in the United Kingdom. In 2022 Vodafone Group agreed to sell Vodafone New Zealand to a consortium led by Infratil, a New Zealand infrastructure investment company, together with Brookfield Asset Management. The transaction valued the business at a substantial sum and marked a shift to local and infrastructure-investor ownership. After the sale completed, the company announced a rebrand, and in early 2023 it relaunched as One New Zealand, using the shorthand One NZ. The change retired the Vodafone name from the New Zealand consumer market and positioned the company as a locally owned operator. The rebrand covered stores, products, sponsorship, and marketing, and was accompanied by messaging emphasising New Zealand ownership and customer focus. Since the rebrand, One New Zealand has continued to operate mobile and broadband services nationwide, competing with Spark and 2degrees in mobile and with a range of providers in fixed broadband. The company has invested in network capacity and digital services and serves enterprise and government customers alongside consumers. Its parent Infratil remains listed on the New Zealand Exchange, while One New Zealand itself operates as a privately held subsidiary.

• 2023

  The company rebrands from Vodafone New Zealand to One New Zealand (One NZ).

• 2022

  Vodafone Group agrees to sell Vodafone New Zealand to a consortium led by Infratil and Brookfield.

• 1998

  Vodafone enters the New Zealand mobile market, later operating as Vodafone New Zealand.

Locally owned national telecommunications operator competing on network coverage, service, and New Zealand ownership.

• Mobile plans

  Prepaid and postpaid mobile voice and data plans for consumers and businesses.

• Home broadband

  Fixed broadband internet services for households.

• Business connectivity

  Enterprise and government connectivity and ICT services.

1. 1One New Zealand official websiteone.nz