- Homeowner guide
How to Choose a Heat Pump in NZ
A step-by-step heat pump buying guide for NZ homes: size, type, frost and noise, brand and warranty, installer, quotes and grants.
- Homeowner guide
What Size Heat Pump Do I Need in NZ?
How to work out the right size heat pump for a room in New Zealand, what the kW figures on the energy label mean, and why bigger isn't better.
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How Much Does a Heat Pump Cost in NZ?
What changes the price of a heat pump in New Zealand, how to compare quotes, how to work out running costs from the energy label, and your rights.
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How Often Should a Heat Pump Be Serviced in NZ?
How often to clean your heat pump filters, how to care for the outdoor unit, when to book a service, what it covers and what your warranty expects.
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Best Heat Pump Brands in NZ
The main heat pump brands in NZ side by side: warranty, phone app, cold-climate models and how many installers fit each, with picks for frosty towns and more.
- Homeowner guide
Heat Pump Not Heating? Problems to Check Before You Call
Heat pump not heating, iced up, dripping, smelly or flashing an error code? What to check first, what's normal, and when it's time for a technician.
- Homeowner guide
Ducted vs High-Wall Heat Pumps: Which Suits Your Home?
Ducted or high-wall heat pump? How they compare on comfort, looks, ceiling space, zoning and the kind of NZ home each one suits.
- Homeowner guide
Single-Room vs Multi-Room Heat Pumps: Which Do You Need?
One heat pump, a multi-split with one outdoor unit, or several separate units? The real trade-offs for heating more than one room in a NZ home.
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Floor Console Heat Pumps: When They Make Sense
Floor console heat pumps sit low on the wall and heat from floor level. When they suit a NZ home better than a high-wall, and the downsides to weigh up.
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Hot Water Heat Pumps: How They Work and Who They Suit
How a heat pump hot water cylinder works, the main types, who it suits, where to put it, noise, and how it copes with a cold NZ winter.
- Homeowner guide
Smart and Wi-Fi Heat Pumps: What App Control Does
What wi-fi control on a heat pump does, how adaptors work on older units, what you need at home to run it, and where it saves you power.
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Heat Pump vs Air Conditioner: What's the Difference in NZ?
Is a heat pump the same as an air conditioner? What reverse-cycle means, how cooling works in a NZ summer, and the terms Kiwis and installers use.
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Heat Pump Replacement in NZ: When It's Time and What's Involved
Signs your heat pump is due for replacement, repair or replace, reusing the old pipework and base, and how old refrigerant must be recovered in NZ.
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Heat Pump Grants in NZ: Warmer Kiwi Homes Explained
Who can get a Warmer Kiwi Homes heat pump grant, what it covers, what you pay and how to apply, as the official rules stood on 22 October 2026.
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Do You Need a Building Consent for a Heat Pump?
When a heat pump needs a building consent in New Zealand, how Schedule 1 exemptions work, and how a resource consent differs from a building consent.
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Heat Pump Boundary Rules: Where Can the Outdoor Unit Go?
Where a heat pump outdoor unit can go in New Zealand, how district plan noise limits at the boundary work, and the space the unit needs around it.
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Heat Pump Noise: The Rules, the Fixes and Your Neighbours
How NZ noise rules apply to heat pumps, excessive versus unreasonable noise, ways to quieten a unit and how to handle a neighbour dispute.
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Who Can Install a Heat Pump in New Zealand?
Who can install and connect a heat pump in NZ: registered electricians, the Certificate of Compliance, refrigerant certification and DIY limits.
- Landlord guide
The Healthy Homes Heating Standard: A Landlord's Guide to Heat Pumps
What the Healthy Homes heating standard requires in a rental's main living room, how to work out the heating capacity and when a heat pump complies.
- Homeowner guide
Heat Pump Covers: Do You Need One for the Outdoor Unit?
Whether a heat pump outdoor unit needs a cover in NZ, what to do about snow, frost and salt air, and the covers that cause more harm than good.
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Best Heat Pump Settings for Winter in NZ
The best heat pump temperature for winter, whether to leave it on all day, fan and timer settings, and simple ways to keep the power bill down.
- Homeowner guide
Do Heat Pumps Dehumidify? Dry Mode, Damp and Condensation
What a heat pump's dry mode really does, why it won't fix a damp house on its own, and how heating, ventilation and a dehumidifier fit together.
- Owner guide
Fujitsu and General Airstage Heat Pumps in NZ
Fujitsu heat pumps now sell as General Airstage in New Zealand. The name change, the ranges, model numbers, warranty, wi-fi and where to get one serviced.
- Owner guide
Mitsubishi Electric Heat Pumps in NZ
Mitsubishi Electric heat pumps in NZ: the ranges, HyperCore for frosty towns, model numbers, the warranty, Wi-Fi Control and where to get one serviced.
- Owner guide
Daikin Heat Pumps in NZ
Daikin heat pumps in NZ: the ranges, model numbers, open rework fixes, the five-year warranty, the app, and servicing through Specialist Dealers.
- Owner guide
Panasonic Heat Pumps in NZ
Panasonic heat pumps in New Zealand: the units on sale, how to read a Panasonic model number, the Comfort Cloud app, warranty checks and getting one serviced.
- Owner guide
Toshiba Heat Pumps in NZ
Toshiba heat pumps in NZ: the Seiya, Shorai Edge and Haori ranges, the 10-year warranty, model numbers, wi-fi and getting one serviced.
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Hitachi Heat Pumps in NZ
Hitachi heat pumps in NZ: airHome and airCore ranges, the six-year warranty and its service rule, FrostWash, airCloud Go and Temperzone support.
- Owner guide
Carrier Heat Pumps in NZ
Carrier heat pumps in NZ: Allure Plus, Ambi, consoles and multi-splits, the 10-year warranty, model numbers, the app and its error codes.
- Owner guide
Haier Heat Pumps in NZ
Haier heat pumps in NZ: the wall, floor, multi-room and ducted ranges, the five-year warranty, the SmartHQ app, model numbers and servicing.
- Owner guide
Gree Heat Pumps in NZ
Gree heat pumps in NZ: the Weka, Kea AI and Kingfisher ranges, the six-year warranty and its yearly service rule, the Gree+ app and model numbers.
- Owner guide
Rinnai Heat Pumps in NZ
Rinnai heat pumps in NZ: the Pro Series 2 range, the seven-year warranty and who it needs, the NetHome Plus app, display codes and servicing.
- Owner guide
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Heat Pumps in NZ
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries heat pumps in NZ: how to tell them from Mitsubishi Electric, the ranges, the 5-year warranty, wi-fi and servicing.
- Brand comparison
Mitsubishi Electric vs Daikin Heat Pumps in NZ
Mitsubishi Electric and Daikin side by side in NZ: warranty, frosty-weather models, apps, servicing and how you buy each, so you can pick the right fit.
- Brand comparison
Daikin vs Fujitsu (General) Heat Pumps in NZ
Daikin vs Fujitsu (now General Airstage) in NZ: warranty length, how each is sold and serviced, apps, coastal protection and how to compare quotes.
- Brand comparison
Mitsubishi Electric vs Fujitsu (General) Heat Pumps in NZ
Mitsubishi Electric vs Fujitsu (now General Airstage) in NZ: HyperCore for frosts, five or six-year warranties, apps, servicing and model choice compared.
- Brand comparison
Mitsubishi Electric vs Panasonic Heat Pumps in NZ
Mitsubishi Electric vs Panasonic heat pumps in NZ: 2°C heating figures from the register, warranty checks, the two apps, servicing and model codes.
- Homeowner guide
Quietest Heat Pumps in NZ: How to Find a Quiet One
What the dBA figures on a heat pump mean, the quietest wall units sold in NZ by published sound level, and what to look for in a bedroom unit.
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Best Heat Pumps for Frosty Towns in NZ
Why heat pumps lose heat in a frost, which NZ ranges are built for the cold, the lowest heating temperature each brand states, and how to choose.
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How Efficient Are Heat Pumps? A Plain NZ Guide
Heat pumps turn 1 unit of power into 3 units of heat, but the real NZ winter number is lower. Plain-English guide to COP, running costs, and what to check before you buy.
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Central Heating in NZ: Your Heat Pump Options
Ducted, multi-room or air-to-water: how each heat pump central heating system works, what your house needs and which homes suit each one.
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Running a Heat Pump on Solar Power in NZ
How solar panels and a heat pump work together in NZ, when the sun matches your heating, timers, batteries, hot water and who to talk to.
Best in your town
Best heat pump installers in every town we cover, and how we pick them
- Auckland
10 Best Heat Pump Installers in Auckland
Ten Auckland heat pump installers worth ringing first, from Manukau and Onehunga to Westgate and Birkdale, for a damp city that needs drying and cooling.
Auckland - Christchurch
10 Best Heat Pump Installers in Christchurch
The Christchurch heat pump installers we'd call first, from Waltham and Bromley to Addington and Ferrymead, for frosty Canterbury winters.
Christchurch - Dunedin
10 Best Heat Pump Installers in Dunedin
The Dunedin heat pump installers we'd call first, from Kaikorai Valley and Brockville to Mosgiel and Green Island, for cold, damp southern winters.
Dunedin - Hamilton
10 Best Heat Pump Installers in Hamilton
Hamilton heat pump installers we rate, from Frankton and St Andrews to Newstead, for foggy, frosty Waikato winters and muggy summers.
Hamilton - Lower Hutt
8 Best Heat Pump Installers in Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt heat pump installers we'd call first, from damp valley-floor homes in Naenae and Taitā to Petone, Wainuiomata and Eastbourne.
Lower Hutt - Napier
6 Best Heat Pump Installers in Napier
Six Napier heat pump installers we'd call first, from Tamatea to Taradale, for hot Hawke's Bay summers, frosty mornings and salty Ahuriri air.
Napier - Nelson
6 Best Heat Pump Installers in Nelson
Six Nelson heat pump installers we'd call first, from Stoke and the city to Richmond and Tasman, for sunny days and frosty clear nights.
Nelson - New Plymouth
10 Best Heat Pump Installers in New Plymouth
The New Plymouth heat pump installers we'd call first, from Waiwhakaiho to Bell Block, for windy, damp Taranaki winters and salty coastal air.
New Plymouth - Palmerston North
10 Best Heat Pump Installers in Palmerston North
The Palmerston North heat pump installers we'd call first, from Milson and Roslyn to Hokowhitu and the city, for windy, frosty Manawatū winters.
Palmerston North - Tauranga
10 Best Heat Pump Installers in Tauranga
Our pick of Tauranga heat pump installers, from Judea and Papamoa to the Mount and Tauriko, for salty sea air, mild winters and sticky summers.
Tauranga - Upper Hutt
9 Best Heat Pump Installers in Upper Hutt
Upper Hutt heat pump installers we'd call first for frosty, foggy valley winters, from Wallaceville and Silverstream to Trentham and Brown Owl.
Upper Hutt - Wellington
10 Best Heat Pump Installers in Wellington
The Wellington heat pump installers we'd call first for windy hillsides, damp villas in Aro Valley and Mount Victoria, and city apartments.
Wellington - Whangārei
10 Best Heat Pump Installers in Whangārei
The Whangārei heat pump installers we'd call first, from Raumanga to Kamo, for humid Northland summers, damp winters and salt air at the Heads.
Whangārei