EV charger installation in Christchurch
Pick a charger, send photos of your switchboard and where you park, and get one fixed price for the charger, the install and the Certificate of Compliance. A registered electrician from our Christchurch installer does the wiring.
Waitlist: installer being contracted
What's different about Christchurch
Christchurch and central Canterbury sit on Orion's network. Christchurch is the one place in New Zealand where the age of your switchboard tells you less than usual, because so much of the city's housing was rebuilt or substantially repaired after the earthquakes. Some of those homes have modern boards with plenty of spare capacity; plenty of others are original stock that was never touched. The photo settles it either way, which is the whole point of quoting from photos.
Areas we cover
Christchurch city · Rangiora · Kaiapoi · Rolleston · Lincoln. If you're just outside that list, send the form anyway and say where you are.
What a standard install covers
- The charger: Supplied new, with the maker's residential warranty in your name.
- Mounting: Fixed to a suitable wall in the spot agreed from your photos: timber-framed, weathertight, ground floor.
- A dedicated circuit: Its own circuit and protection device in your existing switchboard, sized for the charger.
- The cable run: Surface-mounted cable from the switchboard to the charger, up to the length set in your quote.
- Testing and commissioning: The electrician tests the installation and sets the charger up on your phone.
- The Certificate of Compliance: Issued by the registered electrician who did the work, and emailed to you. Your balance is only due after this.
Anything outside that is named and priced in the same quote, before you pay. Switchboard work is the common one, at $1,500 to $3,000 in New Zealand. How to tell if your board needs it.
Charger packages in Christchurch
7.4 kW
Single phase · 5 m tethered cable
The straightforward one. A 7.4kW single-phase charger with a 5-metre attached cable, which suits almost every New Zealand home on a normal single-phase supply.
Fixed installed price coming soon
Typical NZ range $1,500–$2,500 · Typical NZ 7kW home install, charger and labour
7.4 kW
Single phase · 8 m tethered cable
The same 7.4kW charging as the E2 Core, with a longer 8-metre cable and both Wi-Fi and 4G, so it stays connected where the house Wi-Fi doesn't reach the garage.
Fixed installed price coming soon
Typical NZ range $1,500–$2,500 · Typical NZ 7kW home install, charger and labour
22 kW
Three phase required · Tethered Type 2
22kW on a three-phase supply. Only worth it if your home already has three phase and your car accepts more than 7kW of AC charging, which most don't.
Fixed installed price coming soon
Typical NZ range $2,500–$5,000 · Typical NZ 11–22kW install on an existing three-phase supply
Ranges from Home Charger NZ, reviewed 31 July 2026. Evnex's own direct installed prices, checked 15 September 2026, are shown on each package page.
Questions about Christchurch
How much does EV charger installation cost in Christchurch?
The same as everywhere else in New Zealand: $1,500 to $2,500 for a typical 7.4kW single-phase install, charger included. We don't publish regional multipliers because no source supports them. What actually moves your price is your switchboard, the cable run and whether you're single or three phase. The full cost breakdown.
Do you cover Rolleston, Rangiora and Lincoln?
Yes, they're in the Christchurch service area on the same price list. We're contracting the Canterbury installer now, so today you can send photos and join the waitlist.
My house was rebuilt after the earthquakes. Is the wiring fine?
A rebuilt or substantially repaired home usually has a modern switchboard, which is the easiest case for a charger. We still ask for the photo, because a repair that didn't touch the board leaves you with the original one.
Is it cheaper in Christchurch than Auckland?
We don't publish regional price differences, because we haven't found a source that supports them. The published New Zealand range for a 7kW home install is the same $1,500 to $2,500 in every region. What actually moves your price is your switchboard, the distance and the phase.
Who does the electrical work?
A registered electrician from our contracted installer for the region. They do all the electrical work, test it and issue the Certificate of Compliance in their own name. We quote the job, hold the contract with you and manage it. We are not electricians and hold no electrical registration.
When do I pay?
A $500 deposit only if you accept the price, fully refundable any time before installation starts. The balance is invoiced once the Certificate of Compliance is issued. How it works.
Send your photos. Get one price.
Five phone photos and five minutes. We check them with our installer and email one fixed price for the charger, the install and the Certificate of Compliance. Nothing is charged until you accept it.