COMPASS COMMUNICATIONS
Compass issue cards under the Kia Ora branding. Their original issues in 2001 comprised a long series of 123 cards for various locations plus some general issues. For convenience sake we have started this page for subsequent issues. Some of these are amended designs to the 2001 issues often differing with the addition of a trademark "TM" being added after the word "KiaOra" on the faces of the cards. |
2002 ROTORUA TAMAKI BROTHERS MAORI VILLAGE TOURISM
![]() $5 Hongi Greeting |
![]() $10 Hot Pools |
![]() $20 Motorcycles |
![]() $20 Whare |
![]() $50 Tattoo |
![]() $50 Elder |
Note: Advertising cards issued by the Tamaki Brothers who operate a Maori tourism empire from Rotorua. The brothers themselves are pictured on one of the $20 cards with their trademark Harley Davidson motorcycles. |
2002 INTERNATIONAL ANTARCTIC CENTRE CHRISTCHURCH
$5 Antarctic Hagglund |
$10 Antarctic Hagglund |
$20 Antarctic Tent |
$50 Snow fight |
2002 ICONZ GENERAL ISSUE
$5 Bungy |
$5 Bungy Jump |
$10 Fern Bush |
$20 One Tree Hill |
$30 Poi Dance |
$50 Maori Carving |
$50 Maori Carving |
$50 Maori Carving |
Note: these cards differ from their 2001 equivalents mainly by having a "TM" trade mark sign added after the word "Kiaora" or by the ICONZ Logo moving. |
2002 AUCKLAND GENERAL ISSUES
![]() $5 One Tree Hill |
![]() $5 One Tree Hill |
![]() $5 Lunch |
![]() $10 Museum |
![]() $10 Yachting |
![]() $10 Yachting amended |
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![]() $20 By Night www.text |
![]() $20 Beach www.text |
![]() $50 Waterfront |
![]() $50 Waterfront amended |
![]() $50 Waterfront amended (b) |
Note: Some of the above designs differ slightly from the 2001 by having TM added to the front of the card after the word "Kia Ora" while in other cards some text has been moved or is now printed in a different colour. The $5 Lunch card has an amended Auckland logo. These cards also have the text "www.aucklandnz.com" under the logo wheras the previous set had the inscription "City of Sails". |
2002 CANTERBURY GENERAL ISSUES
$5 Whale Watching |
![]() $10 Arts Centre |
![]() $10 Scenic walks |
$20 Mountain biking |
$20 Punting |
$50 Cathedral Square |
$50 Cathedral Square |
2002 BAY OF ISLANDS GENERAL ISSUE
![]() $5 Golfing |
![]() $5 Harbour scene |
![]() $5 Waterfalls |
![]() $10 Beach |
![]() $10 Aerial view |
![]() $20 Dolphins |
Note: The above cards include 2 entirely new designs and 4 with altered lettering. |
2002 BAY OF PLENTY GENERAL ISSUE
$5 Lake |
$10 Mount Maunganui |
$10 Sunset |
$30 Mount Across Bay |
$50 Night Seascape |
$50 Night Seascape |
2003 COROMANDEL GENERAL ISSUE
$10 Cathedral Cove |
$20 Kayaking |
Note: These are amended designs with text in different positions from the original designs. |
2003 HAWKES BAY GENERAL ISSUE
$20 Art Deco |
Altered wording layout |
2003 LAKE TAUPO GENERAL ISSUE
$10 Taupo sunset |
Altered word colouring |
2003 MARLBOROUGH GENERAL ISSUE
$10 Marlborough Sounds |
$20 The Sounds |
Note: The above cards have an altered wording layout. |
2003 NELSON GENERAL ISSUE
$10 Rainbow Ski Area |
$30 Golden Bay |
Note: The above cards differ from the original design by having the small TM trade mark sign added or deleted. |
2002 NORTHLAND GENERAL ISSUE
$5 Beach scene |
$10 Quayside |
$30 Northland beach |
$50 Craft shop |
Note: the $5 card differs from the 2001 issue by having a TM added to its design. the $10 card has the word Waterfront changed to Quayside while the $30 card has extra text in the middle. The $50 card is a new value. |
2002 RIVER REGION GENERAL ISSUE
$5 White Water Rafting |
$10 Royal Spoonbills |
Note: The $5 card is a new design added to the original series while the $10 value has the descriptive text at the top of the design corrected from the previous "Terns" description to the correct "Royal Spoonbills". |
2003 ROTORUA GENERAL ISSUE
$20 Maori boys |
Note: The above card has an altered layout. |
2003 TARANAKI GENERAL ISSUE
$5 Mt Taranaki |
The above card is an ammended design to a similar one previously issued with wording located in different positions |
2003 WAIKATO GENERAL ISSUE
$5 St.Andrews |
$10 Waipa Delta paddleboat |
$30 Rugby Crowd |
Note: These cards have amended designs with lettering in different positions to previous cards |
2003 WELLINGTON GENERAL ISSUE
$10 Parliament at night |
Note: this card differs from the original design by the placement of wording. |
2002 GO CALL SERIES
$2 Complimentary Card |
$5 Card |
$10 Card |
$20 Card |
$30 Card |
$50 Card |
This series of cards is marketed by Compass as a low cost card. They have low calling rates but this is made up by advertised rates being GST exclusive and the addition of a 25 cents connection fee compared with their Kiaora cards which have no connection fee. |
2003 GO CALL SERIES
$5 Card |
$10 Card |
$20 Card |
Note: The above cards are from the first of a new series replacing the 2002 issue. This 2003 series has white backs while the previous series had red coloured backs. The colouring on the front is also tan rather than the previous orange. |
2004 EZI PAY RECHARGEABLE
Go Call Rechargeable |
Kiaora Auckland Harbour |
Meihua Rechargeable |
Worldphone Rechargeable |
This series of cards is printed on thick plastic. The cards have a magnetic strip on their backs for easy recharging via a electronic terminal. The designs come from the 4 basic brands that Compass Communications operates, namely Go Call, Kiaora, Meihua and Worldphone. |
2004 EZI PAY RECHARGEABLE ADITIONAL DESIGNS
Kiaora Bungy Jump |
Kiaora Queenstown |
Kiaora Huka Jetboat |
Kiaora Rotorua Geyser |
Kiaora Auckland Skyline |
Kiaora Te Papa |
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Kiaora Westland lake |
Kiaora One Tree Hill |
Pacific Talk fish |
It is uncertain how many other designs exist and reports from collectors will be appreciated. |
2004 COMPASS $2 PROMOTIONAL CARDS
$2 Go Call |
$2 WorldPhone |
$2 Kiaora |
2005 Easycall
Easycall ezipay Globe & map |
2005 Overprinted discounts
Kiaora |
Worldphone |
Note: the above cards are standard cards with a promotional sticker affixed. |
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