Snowden Electrical & Air conditioning
- Installs heat pumps
- Ducted systems
- Heat pump hot water
Read our pick: 10 Best Heat Pump Installers in Tauranga Heat Pump Installation Cost in Tauranga
| Heat pump | Typical installed price |
|---|---|
| Small high-wall, about 2.5 kW (bedroom, small room) | $2,000 to $3,200 |
| Medium high-wall, about 5 kW (lounge) | $2,800 to $4,800 |
| Large high-wall, about 8 kW (open-plan living) | $3,500 to $5,500 |
| Ducted, whole house | $12,000 to $22,000 |
Installed prices, including GST, for a standard back-to-back install. Based on published price guides from eight NZ installers and retailers, updated Oct 2026. What changes the price
Enter the room size and how well it holds heat for a rough size. An installer confirms it when they measure up.
About 5 kW
A rule of thumb NZ installers use, for a room with a standard 2.4 m ceiling. High ceilings, big windows and open-plan spaces need more, so an installer should confirm it.
Sorted with heat pump specialists first, then electricians and other trades, each by Google rating and review count. Tauranga is in the Cold zone on the heat pump energy label, like the rest of New Zealand, so compare models on their Cold-zone stars. How to compare heat pump brands
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Homeowner guideIn Tauranga the work spreads east and south along the coast. Papamoa and Mount Maunganui are named by the city's heat pump installers more than any other place, ahead of Te Puke, Rotorua and Katikati. The 57 businesses that install heat pumps in Tauranga mostly treat the Western Bay as one patch, so a firm with a Fifteenth Avenue address may be wiring a house in Papamoa the same week.
Snowden Electrical & Air conditioning is rated 4.9 from 245 reviews and installs and repairs wall mounted, floor console, cassette and ducted units. Its Master Electricians are accredited Fujitsu installers. Ultra Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Limited, rated 5.0 from 187, works from Waihi to Whakatane and Rotorua and installs Daikin CO2 hot water heat pumps as well as room systems, with commercial refrigeration on the side. HRV Bay Of Plenty is rated 4.6 from 228 and is mainly a home ventilation business that also supplies heating and air conditioning. Between them they cover single room units, whole-house ducted heating and the hot water side.
Papamoa has its own specialist in Bay Breeze Heat Pumps & Air Conditioning, rated 5.0 from 74 reviews, which serves Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Papamoa and Omokoroa and can add fresh air to a ducted system. Electric Avenue Electrical works in Tauranga, Papamoa and Te Puke and is rated 5.0 from 68. AJ's Electrical covers Mount Maunganui and Papamoa and is rated 4.8 from 129. Ultraflex Electrical serves Mount Maunganui, Te Puke, Tauranga and Papamoa and is rated 4.9 from 63. Between them they cover the coastal strip from the city out to Te Puke, so a household in any of those suburbs has several firms based close by. Ultraflex Electrical also offers online estimates before an on-site visit.
Bay of Plenty Heat Pumps is a small family firm rated 4.8 from 75 reviews. Steve Shalfoon, who leads it, assesses the home and installs the unit himself, and the business is a certified Mitsubishi Electric dealer and installer. Tauranga Electrical, rated 5.0 from 120, and Bayside Electrical Services Ltd, rated 5.0 from 105, add heat pumps to wider electrical work for homes and businesses. Electric Avenue Electrical does heat pump servicing and repairs as well as installs, so a unit that stops working can be looked at by the firm that fitted it.
K&M Electrical, rated 4.7 from 72 reviews, leans toward commercial and industrial jobs but installs heat pumps for homes as well, from one room to a fully ducted system, across the Western Bay including Papamoa, Katikati and Omokoroa. Ōmokoroa and Ohauiti each have an installer based there, included with Tauranga. Households in Ōmokoroa and Ohauiti can start with the installer based in their own area. Snowden Electrical & Air conditioning and Ultra Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Limited both service and repair units as well as install them.
Tauranga City Council is the building consent authority for the city, in the Bay of Plenty. Mount Maunganui, Papamoa, Te Puke, Katikati and Rotorua have installers of their own, which is useful when a job sits on the edge of the area a Tauranga firm normally covers.
Bay Breeze Heat Pumps & Air Conditioning is based in Papamoa. Electric Avenue Electrical and AJ's Electrical also work in Papamoa, and Ultraflex Electrical serves Papamoa as well as Mount Maunganui and Te Puke.
Electric Avenue Electrical and Ultraflex Electrical both cover Te Puke. Ultra Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Limited works from Waihi to Whakatane and Rotorua.
Bay of Plenty Heat Pumps is a certified Mitsubishi Electric dealer and installer. Snowden Electrical & Air conditioning has accredited Fujitsu installers on its team of Master Electricians.
Ultra Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Limited installs Daikin CO2 hot water heat pumps. Electric Avenue Electrical offers hot water heat pump installation, and Snowden Electrical & Air conditioning does the same alongside its room units.
HRV Bay Of Plenty is a home ventilation specialist that also supplies heating and air conditioning. Bay Breeze Heat Pumps & Air Conditioning offers ventilation packages that add fresh air to a ducted system.
Typical installed prices in New Zealand run $2,000 to $3,200 for small high-wall, about 2.5 kW, $2,800 to $4,800 for medium high-wall, about 5 kW, $3,500 to $5,500 for large high-wall, about 8 kW, $12,000 to $22,000 for ducted, whole house. A Tauranga quote moves with the size, the brand, how far the pipes run and where the outdoor unit goes. Based on published price guides from eight NZ installers and retailers, updated Oct 2026.
As a rough guide, allow about 120 watts per square metre in a well-insulated room, 140 in an average one and 160 in an older, draughty one. A 30 m² lounge works out at about 4.2 kW with average insulation and 4.8 kW if it loses heat. Heat pumps come in set sizes, so both round up to a 5 kW unit. Use the calculator above for your room, then have an installer confirm it.
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