Originally Posted by
kiwifrequentflyer
I am 100% positive and would bet that its only for purchases made through the card. Simply getting SP for owning it makes no sense.
It wouldn't be double dipping because that would be an entirely different type of SP earn: a static benefit that your account just has, rather than an award per dollar spent. But it won't be that, it will be on purchases made with the card.
Honestly, its enough to make me take a second glance and I will calculate whether its worth it to sign up for one now. That's a really amazing SP bonus per dollar spent. That's way more SP per dollar spent than the basic 1 SP = $200/250 etc.
The main thing for me will be calculating whether the CC SP I earn will match my metal SP. There is no point in paying an extra cc fee, if the bonus SP will go to waste because I can't meet the metal requirement.
Yes, I'm doing the same sums. It makes more sense for my partner rolling off gold than it does for me with elite banked years and the high metal requirement for elite requalification. I assign the SP/APD earn to me on our World card, but having her as primary card holder on an ANZ Pt would probably get her over the line with her flying [plus the bonus SP from ANZ]. So, I'm not jumping in yet [and I dislike ANZ for many reasons], as if indeed this is an arrangement ANZ struck with air New Zealand to justify clients paying for a "platinum level" card with the lower earn rates, then Westpac etc will likely follow. Bit of a back to the future moment tbh with flight SP getting back to where they were, but of course not all metal so not as useful.