Lower and eastern North Island, including Manawatū-Whanganui, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, Gisborne and Wairarapa. This guide separates the geographic code or numbering range from country calling code +64 and explains domestic and international formats.
NAD classifies 06 as a broad geographic service code; its register maps smaller blocks to distinct local calling areas.
This schematic summarizes the published numbering association without inventing precise geographic boundaries.
Lower and eastern North Island, including Manawatū-Whanganui, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, Gisborne and Wairarapa
Area code 06 is published for Lower and eastern North Island, including Manawatū-Whanganui, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, Gisborne and Wairarapa in New Zealand.
It should be interpreted as a numbering-plan association, not a live geolocation result.
Mainland New Zealand uses NZST (UTC+12) and NZDT (UTC+13); the Chatham Islands use UTC+12:45 and UTC+13:45
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Where a code spans several zones, confirm the destination city before calling.
NAD’s consumer guidance notes that local geographic numbers were standardised at seven digits nationwide in the 1980s. The current Numbering Plan Rules and Number Register retain five geographic code families, each combined with a seven-digit local number. The long-term plan continues to review how IP networks and nomadic use may weaken the traditional link between a number and a physical location.
NAD classifies 06 as a broad geographic service code; its register maps smaller blocks to distinct local calling areas.
“Nearby” means related entries in this country directory, not a guarantee of a shared physical border.
Administrative units and telephone zones are different entity types; the list reflects featured city associations only.
The directory includes verified or clearly qualified city associations and does not claim exhaustive coverage.
Current operator and market-share data are dynamic. This page avoids assigning a specific number to a carrier from its area code alone.
Area code 06 is presented as a geographic fixed-line identifier. Consult Number Administration Deed (NAD), with statutory telecommunications oversight by the Commerce Commission for current allocation or licensing information.
Wireless numbers commonly use separate ranges. Number portability prevents reliable current-carrier identification from a prefix alone.
Domestic code: 06
International prefix: +64 6
A number beginning +64 6 matches this numbering pattern. Keep the remaining subscriber digits intact. This directory does not perform reverse lookup or identify a private subscriber.
06 is published for Lower and eastern North Island, including Manawatū-Whanganui, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, Gisborne and Wairarapa in New Zealand.
Use +64 6 followed by the subscriber number; remove the domestic trunk prefix where applicable.
No. It describes a numbering-plan association, while portability, forwarding and internet calling can separate a number from the caller’s current location.