Te Horo, Hautere, Ōtaki, Waikanae
Kāpiti and Horowhenua wireless on its own network. Covers the places fibre misses around Te Horo, Hautere, Ōtaki and Waikanae.
The Greater Wellington broadband map: see who can connect your place
If you live in the rural or semi-rural parts of the Wellington region, the first question is usually the same: what can I actually get out here? The honest answer is that it depends entirely on where your property sits. Upper Hutt has different options from Porirua. A place near Martinborough is different again to one in Waikanae. Coverage gets decided street by street, and sometimes property by property.
So we built a tool to make that easier to work out. It lists every provider we know of in each district, ours and everyone else’s, so you can see the full picture in one place. It covers the whole region, Kāpiti Coast, Porirua, Wellington City, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, Masterton, Carterton and South Wairarapa. Pick your district on the map, and you will see who serves it, whether that is via fixed wireless, fibre, 4G, or satellite, with a link to check your own address with each provider.
GW Broadband Map
Tap a district to see who can connect you there. The number is how many providers we list.
Pick a district, on the map or below, to see who can connect you there.
Kāpiti Coast
Localities: Ōtaki, Te Horo, Waikanae, Paraparaumu, Raumati, Paekākāriki
Paekākāriki Hill area only
Manawatū based WISP with a small southern footprint reaching the Paekākāriki Hill area.
That’s us
Fibre and managed 4G/5G. No fixed wireless on the Kāpiti Coast.
Local outfit. Fixed wireless in Upper Hutt, fibre across the region, and managed 4G+/5G west of the Remutakas.
Consumer fibre across the region runs on the Chorus network, sold through any retailer.
4G / 5G fixed wireless (One NZ, Spark, 2degrees)
Mobile network broadband off the nearest tower, including rural towers from the Rural Connectivity Group. Coverage depends on the cell site, not your house.
Low earth orbit satellite. Works almost anywhere with a clear view of the sky. Pricier each month and a foreign operator, but a real option where nothing on the ground reaches.
New Zealand owned satellite on the Kacific network. Slower than Starlink, but a local option run from here rather than overseas.
Porirua
Localities: Pukerua Bay, Plimmerton, Whitby, Titahi Bay, Pāuatahanui, Judgeford
Judgeford and Pāuatahanui
An electrical firm that also runs rural AirFibre wireless around the Judgeford and Pāuatahanui hills.
Paekākāriki Hill area only
Manawatū based WISP with a small southern footprint reaching the Paekākāriki Hill area.
That’s us
Fibre and managed 4G/5G.
Local outfit. Fixed wireless in Upper Hutt, fibre across the region, and managed 4G+/5G west of the Remutakas.
Separate business and enterprise fibre, mainly around the Wellington CBD and business parks. Vital runs the old CityLink network in the city, and FX Networks (Vocus) carries inter-city and metro fibre. Uncontended and priced for business, not homes.
Consumer fibre across the region runs on the Chorus network, sold through any retailer.
4G / 5G fixed wireless (One NZ, Spark, 2degrees)
Mobile network broadband off the nearest tower, including rural towers from the Rural Connectivity Group. Coverage depends on the cell site, not your house.
Low earth orbit satellite. Works almost anywhere with a clear view of the sky. Pricier each month and a foreign operator, but a real option where nothing on the ground reaches.
New Zealand owned satellite on the Kacific network. Slower than Starlink, but a local option run from here rather than overseas.
Wellington City
Localities: CBD, Tawa, Johnsonville, Karori, Khandallah, Mākara, Ōhāriu
Ōhāriu and Mākara valleys
Community wireless for the Ōhāriu and Mākara valleys, where copper is slow and cell signal is patchy. Unlimited plans.
That’s us
Fibre and managed 4G/5G.
Local outfit. Fixed wireless in Upper Hutt, fibre across the region, and managed 4G+/5G west of the Remutakas.
Separate business and enterprise fibre, mainly around the Wellington CBD and business parks. Vital runs the old CityLink network in the city, and FX Networks (Vocus) carries inter-city and metro fibre. Uncontended and priced for business, not homes.
Consumer fibre across the region runs on the Chorus network, sold through any retailer.
4G / 5G fixed wireless (One NZ, Spark, 2degrees)
Mobile network broadband off the nearest tower, including rural towers from the Rural Connectivity Group. Coverage depends on the cell site, not your house.
Low earth orbit satellite. Works almost anywhere with a clear view of the sky. Pricier each month and a foreign operator, but a real option where nothing on the ground reaches.
New Zealand owned satellite on the Kacific network. Slower than Starlink, but a local option run from here rather than overseas.
Upper Hutt
Localities: Upper Hutt, Mangaroa, Whitemans Valley, Akatarawa, Te Mārua, Kaitoke
That’s us
Fixed wireless, fibre and managed 4G+. This is home turf.
Local outfit. Fixed wireless in Upper Hutt, fibre across the region, and managed 4G+/5G west of the Remutakas.
Separate business and enterprise fibre, mainly around the Wellington CBD and business parks. Vital runs the old CityLink network in the city, and FX Networks (Vocus) carries inter-city and metro fibre. Uncontended and priced for business, not homes.
Consumer fibre across the region runs on the Chorus network, sold through any retailer.
4G / 5G fixed wireless (One NZ, Spark, 2degrees)
Mobile network broadband off the nearest tower, including rural towers from the Rural Connectivity Group. Coverage depends on the cell site, not your house.
Low earth orbit satellite. Works almost anywhere with a clear view of the sky. Pricier each month and a foreign operator, but a real option where nothing on the ground reaches.
New Zealand owned satellite on the Kacific network. Slower than Starlink, but a local option run from here rather than overseas.
Lower Hutt
Localities: Lower Hutt, Wainuiomata, Eastbourne, Stokes Valley, Petone, Belmont
That’s us
Fibre and managed 4G/5G. Fixed wireless is Upper Hutt only.
Local outfit. Fixed wireless in Upper Hutt, fibre across the region, and managed 4G+/5G west of the Remutakas.
Separate business and enterprise fibre, mainly around the Wellington CBD and business parks. Vital runs the old CityLink network in the city, and FX Networks (Vocus) carries inter-city and metro fibre. Uncontended and priced for business, not homes.
Consumer fibre across the region runs on the Chorus network, sold through any retailer.
4G / 5G fixed wireless (One NZ, Spark, 2degrees)
Mobile network broadband off the nearest tower, including rural towers from the Rural Connectivity Group. Coverage depends on the cell site, not your house.
Low earth orbit satellite. Works almost anywhere with a clear view of the sky. Pricier each month and a foreign operator, but a real option where nothing on the ground reaches.
New Zealand owned satellite on the Kacific network. Slower than Starlink, but a local option run from here rather than overseas.
Masterton District
Localities: Masterton, Riversdale, Castlepoint, Tinui, Mauriceville
Masterton based rural WISP. Builds radio masts for hard to reach Wairarapa properties. An RBI2 partner with Crown Infrastructure Partners.
That’s us
Fibre only. No wireless or 4G east of the Remutakas.
Local outfit. Fixed wireless in Upper Hutt, fibre across the region, and managed 4G+/5G west of the Remutakas.
Consumer fibre across the region runs on the Chorus network, sold through any retailer.
4G / 5G fixed wireless (One NZ, Spark, 2degrees)
Mobile network broadband off the nearest tower, including rural towers from the Rural Connectivity Group. Coverage depends on the cell site, not your house.
Low earth orbit satellite. Works almost anywhere with a clear view of the sky. Pricier each month and a foreign operator, but a real option where nothing on the ground reaches.
New Zealand owned satellite on the Kacific network. Slower than Starlink, but a local option run from here rather than overseas.
Carterton District
Localities: Carterton, Gladstone, Waingawa
Masterton based rural WISP. Builds radio masts for hard to reach Wairarapa properties. An RBI2 partner with Crown Infrastructure Partners.
Wider Wairarapa reach
Local Wairarapa wireless, run together by Martinborough Internet and Teletronics. Out to rural spots like Longbush and Tora, with wider Wairarapa reach.
That’s us
Fibre only east of the Remutakas.
Local outfit. Fixed wireless in Upper Hutt, fibre across the region, and managed 4G+/5G west of the Remutakas.
Consumer fibre across the region runs on the Chorus network, sold through any retailer.
4G / 5G fixed wireless (One NZ, Spark, 2degrees)
Mobile network broadband off the nearest tower, including rural towers from the Rural Connectivity Group. Coverage depends on the cell site, not your house.
Low earth orbit satellite. Works almost anywhere with a clear view of the sky. Pricier each month and a foreign operator, but a real option where nothing on the ground reaches.
New Zealand owned satellite on the Kacific network. Slower than Starlink, but a local option run from here rather than overseas.
South Wairarapa District
Localities: Featherston, Greytown, Martinborough, Lake Ferry
Martinborough, Longbush, Tora
Local Wairarapa wireless, run together by Martinborough Internet and Teletronics. Out to rural spots like Longbush and Tora, with wider Wairarapa reach.
Masterton based rural WISP. Builds radio masts for hard to reach Wairarapa properties. An RBI2 partner with Crown Infrastructure Partners.
That’s us
Fibre only east of the Remutakas.
Local outfit. Fixed wireless in Upper Hutt, fibre across the region, and managed 4G+/5G west of the Remutakas.
Consumer fibre across the region runs on the Chorus network, sold through any retailer.
4G / 5G fixed wireless (One NZ, Spark, 2degrees)
Mobile network broadband off the nearest tower, including rural towers from the Rural Connectivity Group. Coverage depends on the cell site, not your house.
Low earth orbit satellite. Works almost anywhere with a clear view of the sky. Pricier each month and a foreign operator, but a real option where nothing on the ground reaches.
New Zealand owned satellite on the Kacific network. Slower than Starlink, but a local option run from here rather than overseas.
This map is indicative only. Please contact the provider to confirm coverage at your address.
Coverage here is indicative. Fixed wireless depends on a clear line of sight to one of our sites, and fibre comes down to your exact address, so confirm with the provider before you commit to anything.
There is also a national broadband map – Internet NZ runs broadbandmap.nz, which works down to the street address level across the whole country, so it is worth a look. This map is the other way round, just our region, but it names everyone who can connect you, including the ones the national map does not list yet.
Where do we fit? WombatNET runs fixed wireless in Upper Hutt, fibre across the region, and managed 4G+ and 5G west of the Remutakas. We are one option among several, and we would rather you consider all your options up front. If you want a hand reading the map or working out what suits you, get in touch, and we can guide you through it.
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