RateGate.nz

05/08/2026

This is what the spread of power company rates looks like in Hamilton, NZ. There's a lot of variation, even in the same area. If you're looking to save money on electricity this winter, it's definitely worth calling around different providers to ask if they're willing to offer better rates.

Learn more at https://rategate.nz/

04/08/2026

The spread of power company rates in Wellington, NZ.

Post yours and add to the dataset at https://rategate.nz

03/08/2026

How the spread of power company rates is looking in Auckland. There's a lot of variation across providers. How does your power company stack up?

28/07/2026

First power bill uploaded from Hastings 🥳

27/07/2026

RateGate reads your NZ electricity bill PDF and turns it into comparable numbers - unit rates, daily charges, estimated annual cost. It now covers 21 power companies and hundreds of real NZ connections. Upload a bill (or just forward it by email) and see where your plan sits. Give it a go -

Raw, crowd-sourced NZ power bills — see what electricity retailers are actually charging and how plans compare.

26/07/2026

New widget showing which are the most popular power companies in your area (Auckland, NZ).

25/07/2026

Wondering what the spread of power company prices looks like across Auckland?

24/07/2026

Making power rate changes more transparent.

Send any number of bills through to RateGate (To: [email protected]) and we'll stitch them together and show you at a glance whether your rates are increasing or decreasing.

23/07/2026

Power companies keep tweaking their bill layouts and we keep chasing them. Recent fixes include adding support for:

- Frank Energy's (historical) "All Inclusive" rate label and mid-period rate changes,
- Electric Kiwi's Hour of Power off-peak rates,
- Powershop's "Get Shifty" format,
- Mercury's dual-fuel (gas + electricity) bills and decimal usage figures,
- and Contact Energy's comma-formatted usage numbers.

If your bill bounced before, it's worth another try. Give it another go at

Raw, crowd-sourced NZ power bills — see what electricity retailers are actually charging and how plans compare.

22/07/2026

RateGate now correctly places bills from 20+ more NZ suburbs and towns added since mid-June - including Kumeū, Warkworth, Papamoa, Pukekohe, Carterton, Waikanae, Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Papakura, Milton, Ngatea, Feilding, and several Auckland, Hamilton and Christchurch suburbs.

If your area wasn't recognised before, try again - we're adding new locations daily as we see them. Help put your street on the map - simply email a bill PDF through to [email protected].

Raw, crowd-sourced NZ power bills — see what electricity retailers are actually charging and how plans compare.