inReach Text Messages to New Zealand Phone Numbers Do Not Include the Location Link

The location link sent with inReach® satellite communicator text messages is being blocked as spam to New Zealand phone numbers due to regulations in that locale. To ensure the messages to these phone numbers continue to get delivered we have turned off the location link from being sent to any New Zealand phone number. Messages sent to a phone number not in New Zealand will continue to include the location link, provided it has been setup correctly. For more assistance on the location link for other phone numbers, see Related .

If the location link to a New Zealand contact is necessary we recommend sending the message to the contacts email address. 

inReach text messages to New Zealand phone numbers may still be blocked and seen as spam if they are duplicate messages back to back. Example: Sending the quick message, "I am starting trip," twice to the same number in a row can be seen as spam.