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Want to contact friends/relatives in New Zealand.

Want to contact your friends and relatives in New Zealand please use the International Call Checker here...

http://callchecker.moneysavingexpert.com/intcallchecker/new_zealand/bt/easy

It used to be that call18185 was one of the cheapest using a BT line but I see now they are 1.5p per minute with no connection charge. Make sure you check the boxes carefully for which landline you use as some suppliers charge a connection fee.

The Foreign Office help line regarding Christchurch is.

0202 7008 8765

Thoughts are with all those in Christchurch and those with friends/relatives there. Time difference at the moment is 11 hours ahead of UK.

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  • Stuart_W
    Stuart_W Posts: 1,774 Forumite
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    I can vouch for topupnow.co.uk who offer calls to New Zealand landlines for 0p per minute and a 5p connection fee (so that's 5p per call) if you call via their 0808 freephone number. You need to make a top up call for £1.50 which pays for 30 unlimited calls to New Zealand landlines.
  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
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    Want to contact your friends and relatives in New Zealand please use the International Call Checker here...

    http://callchecker.moneysavingexpert.com/intcallchecker/new_zealand/bt/easy

    It used to be that call18185 was one of the cheapest using a BT line but I see now they are 1.5p per minute with no connection charge.
    Er, no.

    4p connection + 1½p/minute.
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • Sorry, I didn't read it properly myself! I have free calls with my o2 package to NZ so haven't used 18185 for some time now.
  • Ypaymore
    Ypaymore Posts: 2,802 Forumite
    Another choice http://www.localphone.com/call/new_zealand

    "Call New Zealand from just 0.8p with Localphone—no contracts or monthly fees, and no connection or service charges. "
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