New Zealand
NZ Net runs 365 days a year at 21:00 NZT — 3535 kHz through winter, 7030 kHz through summer — alongside a long list of NZART branch nets. Licence-free UHF PRS mirrors Australia's 80-channel plan under a free General User Radio Licence.
Spectrum regulator — the FCC equivalent
RSM
Radio Spectrum Management (MBIE)
Radio Spectrum Management is New Zealand's FCC equivalent; NZART handles amateur exams and callsigns.
National amateur society
NZART
New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters
Exams, band plans and the club network — the local counterpart to the ARRL.
Emergency communications
AREC
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications, an NZART service that works with NZ Police on search and rescue.
Visit ARECNets in New Zealand
No nets published for New Zealand yet. We add them once a national society or regulator source confirms the schedule and frequency.
Times are as published locally. Club and branch nets shift frequency and time more often than national broadcasts — always check the source link before you tune up.
Licence-free radio here
Notes and gotchas
- UHF PRS runs under General User Radio Licence 228151 — free, no application, up to 5 W, repeaters on channels 1-8 and 41-48.
- Unlike Australia, New Zealand has no legislated emergency channel: 5 and 35 are ordinary repeater channels here.
- Equipment must carry RCM or R-NZ approval.
- Branch nets shift frequency from time to time — NZART Branch 50 Wellington moved to 7105 kHz in June 2026.
Official links
The licence-free authorisations, including UHF PRS (GURL 228151) and amateur arrangements.
Exams, callsigns, branch directory, band plans and AREC.
Schedule, seasonal frequency changes and check-in procedure for the national CW net.