Tom Pullar-Strecker.

A partnership between Spark and internet television provider Netflix is good for consumers and a sign of competition in the broadband market, says InternetNZ.

Spark will give away Netflix’s standard New Zealand service for a year to customers on its uncapped broadband plans.

Customers need to sign up to a two-year contract to qualify for the one-off freebie, which is worth just under $180.

Existing customers can also take up the offer so long as they recommit to Spark for two years, but it is not available to customers of Spark’s ‘‘discount’’ BigPipe and Skinny broadband brands.

The agreement between Spark