What do I have to compose before the New Zealand number I have to call?

Question

The phone number starts with 0212.. It is a cell phone in the Auckland Area. Do I have to compose the 02?

Answer 1

Presumably you are asking with regards to calling from outside New Zealand.

Cell phones aren't designated by area so being in Auckland does not affect the number. It is most probably a Vodafone cell phone.  I say most probably, because until recently all 021 numbers were Vodafone; but NZ has introduced number portability and so now you can take a cell phone number with you from one network to another one. Prior to that you could identify the mobile network by the first three digits.

The way to call this number from overseas is to start with your international dialing code (normally 00, unless you are in say the USA/Canada - then it is 011); then 64 for New Zealand; then drop the preceding 0 from the 021. So, if you were in the UK, you would input 006421xxxxxxx; if in North America - 0116421xxxxxxx.

From inside New Zealand, it doesn't matter where you are or where the phone is; just dial 021xxxxxxx.

Answer 2

021 is vodafone. When calling from overseas, drop the 0 and dial 6421xxx...64 is the country code.