Best Electricians in New Plymouth

We assessed 31 electricians in New Plymouth and ranked the top 5 on public rating quality, review volume and how recent the reviews are. The businesses listed below hold 483 Google reviews between them. No business can pay for a place in these rankings. Last updated 22 September 2026. How we rank

Top 5 Electricians in New Plymouth

The top 5 electricians in New Plymouth are #1 Electric Avenue, #2 WireWise, #3 Charged Electrical, #4 Rapid Wire, and #5 Re:Lume, ranked by Top5 Score.

  • 1

    Electric Avenue Taranaki

    ★ 4.9 93 reviews Score 157
    Highest
    5★ 91 4★ 1 1★ 1

    Electric Avenue turns around urgent electrical faults, circuit breaker trips, and power outages with same-day or within-the-hour response, including weekends and after-hours callouts.

    10 Hudson Road, Bell Block, New Plymouth

    Call 06 920 3258 Map Is this your business?
  • 2

    WireWise Ltd

    ★ 5.0 72 reviews Score 156
    1.4 behind
    5★ 72

    WireWise takes on house rewires, new builds, lighting installations, and farm wiring, coordinating with other tradies and adapting when older or non-standard properties throw up surprises.

    Call 022 462 5361 Map Is this your business?
  • 3

    Charged Electrical

    ★ 5.0 59 reviews Score 153
    4.0 behind
    5★ 59

    Charged Electrical covers the full spread of domestic electrical work, from pendant light and ceiling heater installs to meter board replacements, heat pumps, and full house wiring after a relocation.

    46 Buller Street, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth

    Call 027 864 2043 Map Is this your business?
  • 4

    Rapid Wire Electrical

    ★ 5.0 53 reviews Score 152
    5.4 behind
    5★ 52 4★ 1

    Rapid Wire fits light installations, LED downlight upgrades, new builds, heat transfer systems, and same-day fault fixes into schedules that often start the next morning.

    125 Gill Street, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth

    Call 06 757 9900 Map Is this your business?
  • 5

    Re:Lume Electrical

    ★ 5.0 51 reviews Score 151
    5.9 behind
    5★ 51

    Re:Lume gets power restored, switchboards upgraded, and renovation wiring completed across New Plymouth, with electricians like Zac, Adam, Blair, and Dale showing up promptly and diagnosing faults on the first visit.

    48 Leach Street, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth

    Call 06 758 0010 Map Is this your business?

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Before you book an electrician in New Plymouth

Whether it is a repair, a rewire or the electrical work on a new build, all electrical work in NZ must be done by a registered electrician, and high-risk work such as mains connections must also be checked by a registered electrical inspector. Before booking an electrical contractor, confirm they are listed on the Electrical Workers Registration Board register and will issue a Certificate of Compliance for the completed work.

The questions below are drawn from 442 customer reviews collected for this page.

What do electricians typically charge in New Zealand?

Residential electricians in New Zealand charge between $80 and $120 per hour plus GST for standard work. A call-out fee of $80 to $150 plus GST often applies on top of the hourly rate.

After-hours and weekend call-outs attract a premium, sometimes 1.5 to 2 times the standard rate. Switchboard upgrades, rewires, and EV charger installs run into multiple hours, so get a written quote before work starts.

How do I check if an electrician is registered to do the work?

Search the public register at the Electrical Workers Registration Board (EWRB) website, ewrb.govt.nz, before anyone touches your wiring. Check that the person holds both a current registration and a current annual practising licence, because registration alone does not legally authorise electrical work.

Prescribed electrical work, including new circuits, switchboard changes, and most wiring alterations, must be carried out by a licensed electrical worker under the Electricity Act 1992. If you cannot find them on the register, or their licence shows as lapsed or suspended, do not hire them and report your concern directly to the Electrical Workers Registration Board (EWRB).

What is a Certificate of Compliance and should I expect one after every job?

A Certificate of Compliance (CoC) is a legal document confirming that prescribed electrical work meets the requirements of the Electricity Act 1992 and the relevant wiring standards. Any job involving new circuits, additional power points, switchboard replacements, or wiring alterations requires one, and only a registered electrician or licensed electrical inspector can issue it. Reviewing customers in New Plymouth noted receiving a CoC promptly after work was completed, which is the correct practice; without one, you face potential problems with insurers and future property sales, so withhold final payment until it is in your hands.

What are the warning signs of an electrician you shouldn't hire?
  • –No verifiable listing on the Electrical Workers Registration Board (EWRB) public register is an immediate disqualifier.
  • –Verbal-only quotes with no written breakdown leave you exposed to bill shock when the invoice arrives.
  • –Refusing or delaying issuing a Certificate of Compliance after prescribed work is a legal red flag.
  • –Starting additional work mid-job without first explaining the issue, getting your approval, and revising the quote is a sign of poor practice.
  • –Leaving a site untidy, including off-cuts, packaging, or debris, suggests a lack of care that may extend to the work itself.
  • –Failing to communicate when they will arrive, or not showing up at the agreed time without contact, signals unreliability that tends to repeat.
What should you ask before hiring an electrician?
  • –Ask for their full name so you can verify their current practising licence on the Electrical Workers Registration Board (EWRB) register at ewrb.govt.nz before agreeing to anything.
  • –Ask whether they will provide a Certificate of Compliance on completion, and confirm this in writing if the job involves new circuits, additional outlets, or any switchboard work.
  • –Request an itemised written quote that separates labour, materials, and the call-out fee so you can compare fairly and avoid surprises.
  • –Ask what their process is if they find additional problems once work has started, specifically whether they will stop, explain the issue, and get your approval before proceeding.
  • –Ask whether they are available for after-hours or weekend call-outs and what the additional charge is, since emergency rates vary and are worth knowing before an urgent situation arises.
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About this ranking

What the 10 electricians listed above hold, at the 22 September 2026 check.

93
reviews held by the #1 ranked business
51
reviews held by the #5 ranked business
4.9
lowest rating among the 10 listed
0.4%
of their 483 reviews are one-star
How are the top electricians in New Plymouth chosen?

We build this page from Google Maps results for electricians in New Plymouth. Each one is scored on its public rating and review record, using the same published method on every page. Businesses outside the area, or whose reviews describe a different line of work, are left out. Every category and city is rechecked on a rolling cycle, about every two to three months. See how we rank for how rankings are made and who is left out. On specialist pages like this one, a business's reviews count in proportion to how many of them are about electricians, so a business mostly reviewed for other work cannot win on review volume alone. See the words we look for.

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