Editing SIM lock (section)

=== New Zealand ===
Locking was planned in [[New Zealand]] before May 2008<ref name="NZ_Herald_10507579">{{cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10507579 |title=Vodafone's mobile phone lock-down |author=Griffin, Peter |date=May 2, 2008 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=November 11, 2011}}</ref> when [[Vodafone New Zealand]] announced they would begin locking handsets. The company had planned to charge $50 to unlock them, but then relented. It is speculated that the intention to lock was prompted by [[Telecom New Zealand]] building their new mobile network based on [[UMTS]] technology, allowing handsets to change networks for the first time. Until that point in time, Telecom's network (the only other mobile network at that time) was based on CDMA technology, meaning that it was not possible to change networks. [[2degrees]] were also building a mobile network based on UMTS at this time. 
After pressure from the [[Commerce Commission]], Vodafone relented on its locking policy, and will unlock any locked phones for free once they have been owned for nine months. You can pay to have it unlocked prior to this.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vodafone.co.nz/help/mobile-phones/unlock/|title=Unlock your mobile phone|website=www.vodafone.co.nz|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="Stuff.co.nz_462505">{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/462505 |title=Vodafone relents on mobile lock |date=May 27, 2008 |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |access-date=November 11, 2011}}</ref>

Following speculation of a new lower cost, MNVO of Telecom XT details were leaked regarding the [[Skinny Mobile]] Network, which would SIM lock handsets.

As of 2015, Vodafone, Spark, Skinny, and 2Degrees all charged a $30 unlock fee for phones owned for less than 9 months.
As of 2020, Spark charges a $30 unlock fee for phones owned for less than 9 months, unless the customer is on a Pay Monthly 24 Month Plan.
2Degrees dropped its fees for unlocking phones.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.2degreesmobile.co.nz/help-and-support/mobile/your-phone-or-device/unlock-your-phone/ | title=Unlock your phone| date=7 June 2015}}</ref>