Nau Mai Ra Now Accepting New Sign Ups (Low Daily Charge Power Company) @ Nau Mai Ra

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Nau Mai Ra Now Accepting New Sign Ups (Low Daily Charge Power Company) @ Nau Mai Ra
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Aba22 on 16/04/2026 - 11:15 naumaira.nz (930 clicks)
Last edited 16/04/2026 - 13:20 by 1 other user

IMPORTANT - Their website prices are quoted excluding GST and there is a 40c (exl GST) invoice fee charged weekly.

After not taking on new sign ups for a number of months, Nau Mai Ra are now able to do this. Generally they have a lower daily charge for most areas depending on address - some as low as 40c ex GST per day! Might be a good time to switch (after comparing your numbers) given the large increases in daily charges from April 1st.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BAS5T2ZPj/

Right now we are in the middle of our national rollout and have opened the following areas:

  • Northland
  • Auckland
  • Parts of the Waikato
  • Bay of Plenty
  • Hawkes Bay
  • East Coast
  • Taranaki
  • Wellington
  • Christchurch

If we're not in your rohe yet don't worry we are on our way, go fill in our form and we'll let you know when we open in your area, so you can jump on the waka as soon as we are 🙂

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  • tdbnz on 16/04/2026 - 11:21
    +3

    Good to see them opening sign ups again. Worth noting the low daily charge can be great for households with lower power usage, but it’s still important to compare the unit rate as well, that’s where the real cost can add up. Always pays to run the numbers based on your own usage before switching.

  • mpc on 16/04/2026 - 12:03

    It would be so much easier for end users and them if they published their rates online!

  • spren on 16/04/2026 - 12:17
    +1

    Over 70c (inc. GST) cheaper for me on the daily rate, and only a 3-4c bump per kWh (compared to the one of the cheapest plans in my area). Thanks!

    • Aba22 on 16/04/2026 - 12:23

      Nice!

  • mcaekey on 16/04/2026 - 12:27

    Hmm

    Your price: 30.09c per kWh
    Daily fixed charge: $0.90
    Fee per invoice: $0.40

    The daily fee and peak rates are way cheaper. But off peak is more expensive by far. I'll have to do some calculations.

    • jrunv on 16/04/2026 - 12:51
      +3

      I did a calculation and anything over 250KW a month is more expensive then SUPA who I'm currently with and was the cheapest I could find,
      good to note that Nau Mai Ra doesn't display their prices including GST and has no way to toggle it to include, so need to add that into calculation.

      I wish providers would just display including GST, everyone will need to have it applied and its not like adding the calculation is hard technically on their website.
      If prices were close Nau Mai Ra have a pretty good mission though

  • TheDealGirl on 16/04/2026 - 12:33

    This is what I get for my address in Auckland
    Uncontrolled: 31.26c per kWh
    Controlled: 31.26c per kWh
    Daily fixed charge: $0.45
    Fee per invoice: $0.40

    For Reference Electric Kiwi is:
    Uncontrolled: 38.85c per kWh
    Controlled: 38.85c per kWh
    Daily fixed charge: $2.00

    Seems like a no brainer? Wondering what the catch is

    • Aba22 on 16/04/2026 - 12:38
      +1

      We've been with them for a long time and had no issues. I believe they are genuinely wanting to help people, but up until now they were not able to offer new sign ups. They do only invoice weekly I believe, no monthly options so this might be an issue for some.

    • jrunv on 16/04/2026 - 12:52
      +2

      Electric Kiwi is one of the most expensive providers I could find when recently changing power providers, you probably benefit from checking https://billy.govt.nz/ to make sure that there aren't better options

      • TheDealGirl on 16/04/2026 - 13:36

        Hey I just did the billy option and it gave me electric kiwi and one other again but Nau mai ra isn't an option so it hasn't been compared? Is this an issue for anyone else

        • jrunv on 16/04/2026 - 15:15

          Nau mai probably hasn't been added as on option on the site since its a little smaller and wasn't taking applications for a while.

  • ROBDEE on 16/04/2026 - 12:58
    +2

    Folks please be careful with your calculations and posts here : The figures I'm seeing on their website are EXCLUDING gst….!.

    • Aba22 on 16/04/2026 - 13:15
      +1

      Yup all prices quoted excluding GST and also need to account for a 40c invoice weekly (not monthly) in your total bill if comparing to monthly cost of other providers. For us personally I’ve found Nau Mai Ra consistently still comes out cheaper due to substantially lower daily charge.

  • ROBDEE on 16/04/2026 - 13:20

    And I've just run my address in Auckland (north shore , but low socioeconomic area). Im on E.K low user rates with a large % of daily useage in the 1 hour free H.O.P : Even at a much lower daily charges total Nau Mai Ra is still about 20% higher total cost average "per week". (So with NMRs at only a weekly "invoice charges fee" cycle option incorporated too).

  • jackvdbuk on 16/04/2026 - 13:31
    +1

    I compared powershop rates

    https://www.powershop.co.nz/public/Ratecards/2026/03-Aucklan…

    To this at
    Your plan:

    Your price: 32.82c per kWh
    Daily fixed charge: $0.45
    Fee per invoice: $0.40
    Prices excluding GST.

    Supa are:
    Purple pancake gst inclusive
    Simple flat-rate power. Payment by direct debit only.
    Anytime rate

    $0.2834 /kWh

    Daily supply charge

    $1.7250 /day

    I think I'm better off.. we use about 280kw pm. And powershop fixed day rate plus peak seem really expensive for April (0.4xc)

    But I'm not sure as it seems the invoice per week all adds up plus excl gst..

  • CheapiesFiend on 16/04/2026 - 13:36

    Nau Mai Ra

    Your plan:
    Your price: 32.82c per kWh
    Daily fixed charge: $0.45
    Fee per invoice: $0.40
    Prices excluding GST.

    (500x0.3282)+(31x0.45)=178.05+15% = $204.75

    Ecotricity (my current)

    Daily $1.61
    per kwh $0.2962
    Prices include GST

    (500x0.2962)+(31x1.61) = $198.01

    • flembots on 16/04/2026 - 18:20
      +1

      Ecotricity has been bought out though so can't imagine those rates will last much longer

  • Deephardfunky on 16/04/2026 - 16:03

    I am on the contact free weekend plan I have only been with them for 2 weeks. 187kwh used and 76kwh was free. Based on this contact came in cheaper by $21.70. Contact $68.84 Nau Mai Ra $90.54

    • Redcafej on 16/04/2026 - 17:07
      +1

      I was on the free weekend plan then worked out that my usage better suited the daily plan. My free to paid ratio is almost 50:50.

      Bear in mind though the daily charge is going to go up in the next bill

      • aquafaba on 16/04/2026 - 19:49
        +1

        Is Contact raising their daily charge? I just switched over from Meridian.

  • Frugalgal on 16/04/2026 - 16:29

    So is the consensus from this thread that every provider that’s been compared is cheaper than Nau Mai Ra? Currently on the market to sign up with a new provider for my new flat and may have made a hasty decision signing up with them

    • kinetic9 on 16/04/2026 - 19:31
      +2

      You really need to get quotes from the different providers and compare them as prices can differ quite a bit depending on where you are in the country/which lines company services your address. Also your usage can play a factor as well. It's the main reason why it's impossible to recommend one power company as the cheapest.

      As far as I can tell there's no contract period? So you shouldn't have any problem switching to another company.

    • kiwical on 17/04/2026 - 07:52

      There is so many variables it's unfortunately not just a matter of saying one is cheaper than the other. For example Electric Kiwi with their free daily hour of power and free Sunday suits us extremely well. Even though their rates maybe higher out of those times, if you load shift to the free periods it works out cheaper overall (for us)

    • LuckyB on 17/04/2026 - 11:22

      Unless connection is for a bach home or household with super low usage (under 160 kWh per month). Biggest pitfall is they don't offer off-peak power rates so the perceived savings of $30 to $80 per month are quickly reduced by the high rates as power usage increases e.g. heating esp during winter time.

  • lashingtrout on 16/04/2026 - 20:30

    Apparently they service my area, but the 'Join Now' button is not clickable.

  • apieceofpie on 16/04/2026 - 20:32

    Rare case here in Hamilton where they work out slightly more expensive than Mercury, but I think I'm on a mates rate which might explain it? Or just a higher user, 504 kWh last month.

    • lga9135 on 17/04/2026 - 13:33

      Same here, Hams and with Mercury too and Nau Mai Ra was more expensive

  • Jamerlybob on 16/04/2026 - 20:43

    I checked and it's cheaper for us (2-bd house in Johnsonville) to stay with Contact energy bundled with fibre.

  • Matty D on 17/04/2026 - 06:16
    +2

    I know the two founders through church and I can vouch for them, they're very genuine, down to earth and kind, so they really are just tryna help people through good power prices

  • Mellow Kiwi on 17/04/2026 - 08:08

    Interesting
    Low user in Hamilton and this is 25% more expensive according to my rather complicated spreadsheet :)

    But I am on a very good plan with Meridian

    Others are correct. To actually do the comparison justice you need to take account of every part of each offer as it relates to your usage.
    this means the answer is often different depending on your household.

  • coffeee on 17/04/2026 - 09:53

    havent found any other negative information but the "weekly direct debit plan" being the only option is a turn off, if i didnt have gas i would try them. Saving on the daily charge only.

  • ahumair on 17/04/2026 - 10:58

    I ran the numbers for my house (Blenheim). The lower daily charge on the new offer is great, but the higher c/kWh rate means the break-even point sits at roughly 550 kWh per month. Based on my recent usage trend and expected coming months, I’ll likely be above that threshold, so the current plan should still give me the better total cost.

  • Didntknowya on 17/04/2026 - 12:17

    frank is cheaper

    • jrunv on 17/04/2026 - 12:31

      frank is shutting down isn't it?

      • coffeee on 17/04/2026 - 14:33

        As of June 2025, Genesis announced it is closing the standalone Frank Energy brand to streamline its retail business.

  • Aba22 on 17/04/2026 - 12:23

    Frank is being migrated to Genesis and no new sign ups

    • jrunv on 17/04/2026 - 12:30

      I don't think its the same price though right? I was with frank and the email made it seem like id be automatically signed up at the standard rate which was significantly more

  • thefirstgambit on 17/04/2026 - 12:33

    Be careful. I did my initial calculations and NMR priced cheaper than Contract on my summer bill. But my winter usage is 3 times my summer usage. And on that Contact priced cheaper by more than 30% due to NMR's higher kwh cost

  • cgnz on 17/04/2026 - 13:34

    I'm casting a negative vote on this, because, based on my region and estimated usage, I calculated several other providers to be cheaper overall than this offer once total charges are compared.

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