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New Zealand · broadband · Prices checked 7 November 2026 · checked by hand

Bigpipe vs Farmside broadband prices

Comparing the cheapest plan each has at the same speed, at 100 Mbps or better Bigpipe Starter UFB is $94 a month and Farmside Starter Fibre $65, so Farmside is $29 a month cheaper; at 300 and 500 Mbps or better Bigpipe Starter UFB is $94 a month and Farmside Fibre Broadband Unlimited (non-Chorus areas) $99.99, so Bigpipe is $5.99 a month cheaper, on the ongoing price in New Zealand dollars, GST included, read from each retailer's own page on or after 2026-11-07.

Each band compares the cheapest plan of each retailer whose page states at least that speed; a plan whose page states no speed is not compared. Promotions are shown on each row and never ranked on.

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The plans behind it

New Zealand broadband · read from each provider's own page on 2026-11-07, with the page linked on each row.

  1. 1.Farmside · Starter Fibre
    $65 a month, ongoing
    106/25 Mbps (average peak speed) · measured 106 Mbps at peak (ComCom, October 2026) · 24 month term
    unlimited data; free modem ($20 postage) and standard install; same price outside Chorus areas, where the page states 105/26; the page does not say whether GST is included
    Go to Farmside
  2. 2.Bigpipe · Starter UFB
    $94 a month, ongoing
    520/108 Mbps (average peak speed) · measured 520 Mbps at peak (ComCom, October 2026) · the retailer's own average: $98.08 a month
    no fixed term; bring your own modem; $49 connection fee; runs on Spark's network
    Go to Bigpipe
  3. 3.Farmside · Fibre Broadband Unlimited (non-Chorus areas)
    $99.99 a month, ongoing
    513/115 Mbps (average peak speed) · measured 526 Mbps at peak (ComCom, October 2026) · 24-month term
    outside Chorus fibre areas (Northpower, Tuatahi, Enable); unlimited data; free modem ($20 postage); the page does not say whether GST is included
    Go to Farmside
Bigpipe plansFarmside plansFibre of 100 Mbps or betterFibre of 300 Mbps or betterFibre of 500 Mbps or betterGigabit fibre

Related questions

Is Bigpipe or Farmside faster?
On the tiers the Commerce Commission measured for both, Fibre 500: Bigpipe (reported as Spark) 520 Mbps and Farmside (reported as One New Zealand) 526 Mbps at peak (ComCom, October 2026).
Do Bigpipe and Farmside have promotional prices?
Neither page we read states a promotional price on these plans, so the prices compared are the ongoing ones.

Where this comes from

Dated 2026-11-07. Nothing is estimated beyond arithmetic the page names, and no provider pays to appear.