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New Zealand · broadband · Prices checked yesterday · 8 November 2026 · checked by hand

Farmside vs Mercury broadband prices

Comparing the cheapest plan each has at the same speed, at 100 Mbps or better Farmside Starter Fibre is $65 a month and Mercury Unlimited FibreLite $70, so Farmside is $5 a month cheaper; at 300 and 500 Mbps or better Farmside Fibre Broadband Unlimited (non-Chorus areas) is $99.99 a month and Mercury Unlimited FibreClassic $99, so Mercury is $0.99 a month cheaper, on the ongoing price in New Zealand dollars, GST included, read from each retailer's own page on or after 2026-11-08.

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 2026-11-08, 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.Mercury · Unlimited FibreLite
    $70 a month, ongoing
    106/25 Mbps (average peak speed) · measured 106 Mbps at peak (ComCom, October 2026)
    the page lists this under "Unlimited Fibre Broadband Bundle Plans": a price with Mercury electricity; broadband on its own is sold by phone and the page states no price for it; prices include GST and may change during the term
    Go to Mercury
  3. 3.Mercury · Unlimited FibreClassic
    $99 a month, ongoing
    509/112 Mbps (average peak speed) · measured 509 Mbps at peak (ComCom, October 2026)
    the page lists this under "Unlimited Fibre Broadband Bundle Plans": a price with Mercury electricity; broadband on its own is sold by phone and the page states no price for it; prices include GST and may change during the term
    Go to Mercury
  4. 4.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
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Related questions

Is Farmside or Mercury faster?
On the tiers the Commerce Commission measured for both, Fibre 500: Farmside (reported as One New Zealand) 526 Mbps and Mercury 509 Mbps at peak (ComCom, October 2026).
Do Farmside and Mercury 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 2026-11-08. Nothing is estimated beyond arithmetic the page names, and no provider pays to appear.