FEES


We sometimes have to charge fees for services outside of your day-to-day services. These are not part of your power or gas prices.



Fee Type

Electricity

Gas

New Connections

New connection

$0*

$175

Change from builders temporary supply to permanent supply

$0*

New connection (Time of use)

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Reconnection/Disconnection**

Disconnection

Urban

$70

$120

Rural

$70

$120

Remote

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Onsite reconnection - Business hours

Urban

$70

$120

Rural

$70

$120

Remote

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Onsite reconnection - After hours 

Urban

$120

$185

Rural

$190

$185

Rural

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$185

Automated reconnection

$25

Automated disconnection

$25

Permanent disconnection

Urban

$130

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Rural

$165

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Remote

$255

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Metering Fees**

Metering investigation

Urban

$195

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Rural

$260

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Remote

$325

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Import/Export meter installation (used for self-generation such as solar)

Urban

$195

Rural

$265

Remote

$325

Time of Use (TOU)

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Non-network Fault

$170

Noisy meterboard - Business hours***

Urban

$175

Rural

$210

Remote

$250

Noisy meterboard - After hours***

Urban

$220

Rural

$280

Remote

$320

No hot water internal fault - Business hours***

Urban

$175

Rural

$210

Remote

$250

No hot water internal fault - After hours***

Urban

$220

Rural

$280

Remote

$320

Meter testing fee

$240

Metering Alterations**

Upgrade/Downgrade

$245

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Relocation

Urban

$195

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Rural

$260

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Remote

$330

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Meter reseal

Urban

$175

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Rural

$240

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Remote

$305

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Phone & Broadband Charges

Fee Type

Cost

Telecommunication restriction

$45

Reconnection of phone and/or broadband services****

$63

Administration

Fee Type

Cost

Over the counter payment fee at NZ Post

$1.50

Credit card surcharge

0.80%

Refund fee

$7.50 (first 2 refunds are free) 

Late Payment fee (after 10 business days from due date) 

$8

Final Notice (after 20 business days from due date) 

$25


Please note:

All prices include GST.

*$0 retailer cost only - this does not include any fees you may incur from an electrician, inspector or any network fee.

**When a site visit is required in some remote areas higher charges may apply. Both disconnection and reconnection fees will apply if both jobs are completed.

***These fees will only be charged if no fault is found, or the fault is found to be internal.

****If wireless broadband services are disconnected, an availability check is required prior to reconnection. Mercury can’t guarantee wireless broadband availability once disconnected.