Nova Energy Review

Nova Energy is an electricity provider across New Zealand. Find out what it offers Kiwi customers in this review.

Source: Nova Energy
Source: Nova Energy

Nova Energy is an electricity provider across New Zealand. Find out what it offers Kiwi customers in this review.

Nova Energy is a New Zealand owned and operated energy retailer, servicing homes and businesses across the country. Nova Energy is part of the Todd Corporation, which also operates its own geothermal and natural gas generators.

What does Nova Energy offer?

Nova Energy offers electricity, broadband, mobile and gas, plus a range of discounts for bundled utilities. It has three basic plans:

Electricity

  • No fixed term or break fees

Multisaver

  • No fixed term or break fees
  • Bundle and save with gas, broadband or mobile

Smart Bundle

  • Electricity and broadband bundle
  • 24-month term
  • Includes smartphone or smart TV as part of deal
  • Termination fees apply

Customer service

In addition to the wide range of help and FAQs on the Nova Energy website you can call Nova Energy Monday to Friday: 8.30am - 6.00pm. Or contact them through the website or via email.

Account management

Manage your account through Nova Hub, which you can download from Google Play and the App Store.

With the Nova Hub you can:

  • Pay your bill by credit card or debit card, or through online banking
  • View your electricity and natural gas usage data and past bills
  • Manage your wifi: set up and reset your password, control access and times and check your connection speed
  • Submit a meter read easily, no need to call or enter a form
  • Get notifications and handy reminders about your bill
  • Set up your direct debit so you won't miss a payment and will always pay on time

Note: Details are correct at 10/10/25.

Bruce Pitchers is Canstar's NZ Editor. An experienced finance reporter, he has three decades’ experience as a journalist and has worked for major media companies in Australia, the UK and NZ, including ACP, Are Media, Bauer Media Group, Fairfax, Pacific Magazines, News Corp and TVNZ. As a freelancer, he has worked for The Australian Financial Review, the NZ Financial Markets Authority and major banks and investment companies on both sides of the Tasman.
In his role at Canstar, he has been a regular commentator in the NZ media, including on the DrivenStuff and One Roof websites, the NZ Herald, Radio NZ, and Newstalk ZB.
Away from Canstar, Bruce creates puzzles for magazines including Woman’s Day and New Idea. He is also the co-author of the murder-mystery puzzle book 5 Minute Murder.


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