All New Airpoints Credit Card
Sep 18, 2013, 10:30 am
#1
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: NZ*G ELT, VA-G
Posts: 3,598
All New Airpoints Credit Card
Kiwibank has just relaunched their Airpoints credit cards which have replaced Go Fly cards. There is no Kiwibank logo on the front of the card. The new Platinum has the best Visa/MasterCard earn rate.
The one thing in particular I notice is the Airpoints Top Up using these cards which require a 20% fee. Perhaps finally NZ has come to some senses. Would OneSmart shortly require a 20% fee as well?
http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/airpoints-credit-card
Also from reading the following link, it's as if some other retailers are lining up to join the programme. I can't think of any when they already have FlyBuys.
http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/earning-airpoints-more
The one thing in particular I notice is the Airpoints Top Up using these cards which require a 20% fee. Perhaps finally NZ has come to some senses. Would OneSmart shortly require a 20% fee as well?
http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/airpoints-credit-card
Also from reading the following link, it's as if some other retailers are lining up to join the programme. I can't think of any when they already have FlyBuys.
http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/earning-airpoints-more
Sep 18, 2013, 12:37 pm
#2
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: NZ G, QF Bronze
Posts: 326
Can't see the 20% fee - only $5
Where abouts is it described?
Thanks
Sep 18, 2013, 2:26 pm
#4
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite
Posts: 6,115
The earning value is very good as well - ANZ dropped my Platinum card to A$1 for every $90 spend a while back and the status points are 1 for $200 vs $250.
Sep 18, 2013, 3:30 pm
#6
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: NZ G, QF Bronze
Posts: 326
They will be electronically loaded onto your Airpoints account and will be accessible with your boarding pass or Onesmart card.
Yo should be able to see passes remaining through MyAirnz, much like RUs remaining.
Sep 18, 2013, 3:30 pm
#7
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: NZ
Posts: 731
Is on page 6.
"There is a 20% fee for purchasing Airpoints Dollars, and you must
have enough available credit to purchase the requested top-up
amount and to pay the fee. The fee is deducted automatically so you
don’t need to add it to the amount to be purchased."
As for the Koru vouchers get 2 for every $20K spend if you Platinum card, any other card have to spend $20K and you get 2 vouchers only.
Interesting that used to get 2 Koru's for every $15K spend withn the Go Fly card
Sep 18, 2013, 3:31 pm
#8
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite
Posts: 6,115
Sep 18, 2013, 3:39 pm
#9
Join Date: Apr 2013
Programs: NZ*S, HH*G
Posts: 35
Would be great if they could be used for extra guests.
Sep 18, 2013, 3:46 pm
#10
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: NZ G, QF Bronze
Posts: 326
If your partner travels enough, one option might be to get her a supplementary (platinum) credit card and buy the discounted Koru membership @ $361 per year, IIRC.
Sep 18, 2013, 3:49 pm
#11
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite
Posts: 6,115
Paper Koru passes have been scrapped. Everything is tied to your AP # now - this includes AP Silver
Sep 18, 2013, 4:01 pm
#12
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Wellington
Programs: Airpoints Elite
Posts: 80
http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/airpo...dollars-top-up
You can use your Koru Lounge passes to bring one guest travelling with you into the Koru Lounge. Even if you have a Koru membership, these passes may come in handy for extra guests. You need to be with them when they visit the lounge. Access to the lounge is subject to space being available at the time of visit.
Overall, the card looks great, I'm going to switch from globalplus platinum to this card.
