In New Zealand, we have direct connections with local operators.
If you want to send messages to New Zealand, we need to whitelist your account.
Please fill in the pre-approval form and we will get back to you.
New Zealand Market Update (November 2019)
Due to an increase in operator regulations, termination of all SMS towards New Zealand is considered best-effort delivery. This means messages may or not deliver; this is out of our control.
A solution to this would be to procure a dedicated shortcode in New Zealand. This will be the most reliable solution to deliver messages towards New Zealand, irrespective of the network operator. However, please note, due to further operator regulations, New Zealand shortcode procurement is currently on freeze until February 2020. If you are interested, please reach out to support@messagebird.com for pricing and lead time in February 2020.
Sender ID Restrictions
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Can I send with a name/letters as the sender? |
Yes, but only best-effort delivery |
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Can I send with an international number as the sender? |
Yes, but only best-effort delivery |
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Can I send with a local number as the sender? |
No |
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Can I send a message with over 160 characters as 1 SMS? |
Yes |
Content Restrictions
As far as we are aware, there are no content restrictions when sending to New Zealand.
Operator-Specific Restrictions
| 2degrees | The Sender ID will be overwritten to a short code |
| Vodafone | The Sender ID will be overwritten to a short code |