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...
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...
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...
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,...
Best for bundles ALREADY? EK picks up award for energy and broadband
We knew broadband was in desperate need of a shake-up, but even we didn’t expect to take home the award forbest-rated power and...
Broadband notice periods need to go
We always knew the broadband industry was full of tired, old practices and processes, but now we’ve joined the market with our own...
Gentailers’ record profits confirm now is the time for industry reform
The profits of the large, incumbent electricity gentailers have ballooned since COVID-19. They’re making record profits at the expense of energy affordability and...
Most Kiwis disagree with Consumer NZ’s approach to Powerswitch
The majority of Kiwis disagree with how Consumer NZ is running Powerswitch – and we think it’s time the supposed voice of consumers...
We’re not currently appearing on Powerswitch – here’s why
We have something important to say about Powerswitch. The energy comparison website, 75% funded by the Electricity Authority (via a levy on your...
Making things better in energy and broadband
From dodgy discounts to blatant greenwashing and wholesale price manipulation, Electric Kiwi has been calling out the crap in New Zealand’s energy market...