People working from home and students studying from home are making a big effort to stay connected

Vodafone New Zealand's data usage has increased by 50 percent, and broadband network traffic has increased by 15 percent.

CEO Jason Paris expects usage to grow during the lock down period.

He says usage levels are likely to lift as more people work and study from home.

Chorus' network has had no congestion - while Spark say their network volumes are being well managed.