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BNZ Credit Cards

BNZ runs six credit cards from the Advantage Classic right through to the Advantage Platinum and Advantage Visa Business. All six T&Cs are ingested — every rate, fee and clause traces to BNZ's official Conditions of Use.

Cards
6
6 active
Annual fee
Purchase APR
T&C ingested
6/6
Last verified
21 May 2026
📋 Provenance promise
Every fact on this page is sourced from BNZ's official Conditions of Use PDFs (SHA-256 hashed, 36-month freshness cap). Green chip A = verbatim from T&C. Blue B = issuer website. Amber C = editorial registry, T&C ingest pending. JSON facts API →

Side-by-side comparison — all BNZ cards

Updated May 2026. Source-tier badge next to each value links to the original T&C PDF or issuer rates page. Empty cells mean the figure isn't in the ingested T&C — see the per-card sections below for the verbatim quote.

CardAnnual feePurchase APRCash advance APRBT promo APRBT monthsInterest-free daysFX feeLate feeMin repaymentSupplementary feeReplacement feeMin income
BNZ Business Mastercard
Mastercard
$0
BNZ Lite Visa
Visa
$0
BNZ Advantage Platinum Visa
Visa
$0$0
BNZ GlobalPlus Platinum Mastercard
Mastercard
$0$0
BNZ Lite Mastercard
Mastercard
$0
BNZ Airpoints Visa
Visa
$0

Every BNZ card — deep dive

Each card with its full fact set; T&C-linked. Tap "View full T&C" to read the verbatim markdown.

BNZ Lite Visa

Visa · active
T&C ingested
Annual fee
Purchase APR
Cash advance APR
Interest-free
Min income
Rewards mechanic (verbatim)
BNZ Points earned on Eligible Purchases debited from Advantage Credit Card Accounts; earn rate multiplied by total Eligible Purchases per Business Day; not earned on Cash Advances, Balance Transfers, interest, fees, gambling, securities/crypto, or contracts for difference.

BNZ Lite Mastercard

Mastercard · active
T&C ingested
Annual fee
Purchase APR
Cash advance APR
Interest-free
Min income
Rewards mechanic (verbatim)
BNZ Points earned on Eligible Purchases debited from Advantage Credit Card Accounts (Classic, Platinum, Business); points calculated daily by multiplying eligible spend by the applicable earn rate.

BNZ Airpoints Visa

Visa · active
T&C ingested
Annual fee
Purchase APR
Cash advance APR
Interest-free
Min income
Rewards mechanic (verbatim)
BNZ Points earned on Eligible Purchases debited from Advantage Credit Card Accounts; points calculated daily by multiplying total Eligible Purchases by the applicable BNZ Point earn rate; not earned on Cash Advances, Balance Transfers, interest, fees, gambling, securities, cryptocurrency or contracts for difference.

Application requirements — verbatim from BNZ

Direct from each card's Conditions of Use. We don't paraphrase eligibility criteria; you read the rule BNZ actually applies.

Fees + interest, verbatim from each T&C

No paraphrasing — direct quotes from BNZ's Conditions of Use documents. Most NZ comparator sites publish summarised figures; we publish the actual clauses.

BNZ Business Mastercard

Interest-free period rulesA
"If the Visa account has an interest free period, if the Employer always pays the full amount of the 'current balance' shown on a statement by the last date for payment, interest will not accrue on the 'current balance'. If the Employer pays less than the full amount of the 'current balance' shown on a statement by the last date for payment, the interest free period will no longer apply to the 'current balance' and any new transactions made until the closing date of the next statement period. Interest free periods do not apply to Cash Advances and Balance Transfer amounts."
Cash advance fee carve-outsA
"The cash advance fee does not apply to overseas withdrawals, but a foreign currency service fee may be charged."
Foreign transaction fee carve-outsA
"The Bank does not charge a foreign currency service fee on purchase reversals, purchase refunds, ATM reversals and chargebacks. The Bank does not charge a foreign currency service fee if the conversion currency at the point of sale for a purchase is New Zealand dollars."

BNZ Lite Visa

Interest-free period rulesA
"If you always pay the full amount of the 'current balance' shown on your statement by the Last Date for Payment, interest will not accrue on the 'current balance'. If you pay less than the full amount of the 'current balance' shown on your statement by the Last Date for Payment, your interest free period will no longer apply to the 'current balance' and any new Transactions you make until the closing date of your next statement period."
Cash advance fee carve-outsA
"Balance Transfer occurs when we agree that you can transfer the outstanding debit balance of your credit card that is issued by another bank or financial institution that is approved by us to your Credit Card Account. If we do not agree or approve the bank or financial institution, the transfer is a Cash Advance."
Foreign transaction fee carve-outsA
"If the dynamic currency conversion Transaction is converted into New Zealand dollars, it is not a Foreign Currency Transaction, and we do not charge you a foreign currency service fee under clause 9.11."

BNZ Advantage Platinum Visa

Interest-free period rulesA
"If you always pay the full amount of the 'current balance' shown on your statement by the Last Date for Payment, interest will not be charged on Transactions (including fees and charges on those Transactions), other than on Cash Advances and Balance Transfers as set out in clause 7.2. If you pay less than the full amount of the 'current balance' shown on your statement by the Last Date for Payment, interest will be calculated and charged on the current balance from the opening date of your next statement and on Transactions debited after the opening date of your next statement from the date the Transaction was made."
Cash advance fee scheduleA
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  "percent": null,
  "fixed_nzd": null,
  "maximum_nzd": null,
  "minimum_nzd": null
}
Cash advance fee carve-outsA
"If your Credit Card Account is in credit and it remains in credit after the Cash Advance occurs, the Cash Advance fee will not be charged."
Foreign transaction fee carve-outsA
"We do not charge a foreign currency service fee on purchase reversals, ATM reversals and chargebacks. We do not charge a foreign currency service fee if the conversion currency at the point of sale for a purchase using dynamic currency conversion is New Zealand dollars."

BNZ GlobalPlus Platinum Mastercard

Interest-free period rulesA
"If you always pay the full amount of the 'current balance' shown on your statement by the Last Date for Payment, interest will not be charged on Transactions (including fees and charges on those Transactions), other than on Cash Advances and Balance Transfers as set out in clause 7.2. If you pay less than the full amount of the 'current balance' shown on your statement by the Last Date for Payment, interest will be calculated and charged on the current balance from the opening date of your next statement and on Transactions debited after the opening date of your next statement from the date the Transaction was made."
Cash advance fee scheduleA
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  "percent": null,
  "fixed_nzd": null,
  "maximum_nzd": null,
  "minimum_nzd": null
}
Cash advance fee carve-outsA
"If your Credit Card Account is in credit and it remains in credit after the Cash Advance occurs, the Cash Advance fee will not be charged."
Foreign transaction fee carve-outsA
"We do not charge a foreign currency service fee if the conversion currency at the point of sale for a purchase is New Zealand dollars (i.e. dynamic currency conversion). We do not charge a foreign currency service fee on purchase reversals, ATM reversals and chargebacks."

BNZ Lite Mastercard

Interest-free period rulesA
"If you always pay the full amount of the 'current balance' shown on your statement by the Last Date for Payment, interest will not accrue on the 'current balance'. If you pay less than the full amount of the 'current balance' shown on your statement by the Last Date for Payment, your interest free period will no longer apply to the 'current balance' and any new Transactions you make until the closing date of your next statement period. Interest free periods do not apply to Cash Advances and Balance Transfer amounts."
Cash advance fee carve-outsA
"Payments to people that have pre-arranged with us to accept Credit Card Account payments through BNZ Phone and Internet Banking Services will be treated as a purchase Transaction. All payments to people that do not have an arrangement with us to accept Credit Card Account payments through BNZ Phone and Internet Banking Services will be treated as a Cash Advance."
Foreign transaction fee carve-outsA
"If the dynamic currency conversion Transaction is converted into New Zealand dollars, it is not a Foreign Currency Transaction, and we do not charge you a foreign currency service fee under clause 9.11."

BNZ Airpoints Visa

Interest-free period rulesA
"If you always pay the full amount of the 'current balance' shown on your statement by the Last Date for Payment, interest will not accrue on the 'current balance'. If you pay less than the full amount of the 'current balance' shown on your statement by the Last Date for Payment, your interest free period will no longer apply to the 'current balance' and any new Transactions you make until the closing date of your next statement period. Interest free periods do not apply to Cash Advances and Balance Transfer amounts."
Cash advance fee carve-outsA
"Some people that you want to pay may have pre-arranged with us to accept Credit Card Account payments through BNZ Phone and Internet Banking Services; payments to these people will be treated as a purchase Transaction. All payments to people that do not have an arrangement with us to accept Credit Card Account payments through BNZ Phone and Internet Banking Services will be treated as a Cash Advance."
Foreign transaction fee carve-outsA
"If the dynamic currency conversion Transaction is converted into New Zealand dollars, it is not a Foreign Currency Transaction, and we do not charge you a foreign currency service fee under clause 9.11. Where there is a purchase reversal, ATM reversal or chargeback, we credit the foreign currency service fee back to your Linked Account."

Rewards mechanics — direct from each T&C

Earn-rate and partner-program rules. Quoted directly from BNZ's Conditions of Use — no marketing-page paraphrase.

BNZ Lite Visa

Rewards mechanicA
"BNZ Points earned on Eligible Purchases debited from Advantage Credit Card Accounts; earn rate multiplied by total Eligible Purchases per Business Day; not earned on Cash Advances, Balance Transfers, interest, fees, gambling, securities/crypto, or contracts for difference."
Earn rate summaryA
"BNZ Points are earned on Eligible Purchases debited from your Advantage Credit Card Account. We will calculate BNZ Points at the end of each Business Day. We calculate the BNZ Points by multiplying the total amount of Eligible Purchases debited that Business Day and on any immediately previous non-Business Days by the BNZ Point earn rate. The BNZ Point earn rate applicable to your Rewards Programme and your Advantage Credit Card type is available from our website at bnz.co.nz"
Partner programsA

BNZ Advantage Platinum Visa

Rewards mechanicA
"Earn BNZ Platinum Reward Points on eligible purchases; points can be converted to Fly Buys Points or redeemed for physical items."
Earn rate summaryA
"Reward Points are earned on purchases charged to your Card. You will be advised separately of the Reward Points earning rate on your Card. This rate may be changed by us from time to time."
Partner programsA
Fly BuysVisa Platinum TravelVisa EntertainmentVisa Concierge Service

BNZ GlobalPlus Platinum Mastercard

Rewards mechanicA
"Earn BNZ Platinum Reward Points on eligible purchases; points can be converted to Fly Buys Points or redeemed for physical items."
Earn rate summaryA
"Reward Points are earned on purchases charged to your Card. You will be advised separately of the Reward Points earning rate on your Card. This rate may be changed by us from time to time."
Partner programsA
Fly BuysVisa Platinum TravelVisa EntertainmentVisa Concierge Service

BNZ Lite Mastercard

Rewards mechanicA
"BNZ Points earned on Eligible Purchases debited from Advantage Credit Card Accounts (Classic, Platinum, Business); points calculated daily by multiplying eligible spend by the applicable earn rate."
Earn rate summaryA
"BNZ Points are earned on Eligible Purchases debited from your Advantage Credit Card Account. We will calculate BNZ Points at the end of each Business Day. We calculate the BNZ Points by multiplying the total amount of Eligible Purchases debited that Business Day and on any immediately previous non-Business Days by the BNZ Point earn rate. The BNZ Point earn rate applicable to your Rewards Programme and your Advantage Credit Card type is available from our website at bnz.co.nz"
Partner programsA

BNZ Airpoints Visa

Rewards mechanicA
"BNZ Points earned on Eligible Purchases debited from Advantage Credit Card Accounts; points calculated daily by multiplying total Eligible Purchases by the applicable BNZ Point earn rate; not earned on Cash Advances, Balance Transfers, interest, fees, gambling, securities, cryptocurrency or contracts for difference."
Earn rate summaryA
"BNZ Points are earned on Eligible Purchases debited from your Advantage Credit Card Account. We will calculate BNZ Points at the end of each Business Day. We calculate the BNZ Points by multiplying the total amount of Eligible Purchases debited that Business Day and on any immediately previous non-Business Days by the BNZ Point earn rate. The BNZ Point earn rate applicable to your Rewards Programme and your Advantage Credit Card type is available from our website at bnz.co.nz"
Partner programsA

Your dispute + chargeback rights

What happens if a transaction is wrong, your card is stolen, or you can't resolve a dispute with BNZ. Verbatim from each card's Conditions of Use — the actual rules, not a summary.

BNZ Business Mastercard

Chargeback window
30 daysA
External dispute scheme
banking_ombudsmanA
Unauthorised transaction rulesA
"Once the Employer has notified the Bank that a Card has been lost or stolen, or a PIN may have been disclosed to someone else, the Employer will not be liable after that time for any transactions using the Card by anyone other than a cardholder. The Employer will not be liable for any loss before notifying us unless the Employer or a cardholder has unreasonably delayed notifying the Bank, selected an unsuitable PIN, written a PIN on a Card, disclosed a PIN to someone else, allowed someone else to use a Card, or contributed to or caused losses from unauthorised transactions."
CCCFA responsible-lending summaryA
"The Employer acknowledges and agrees that the credit provided by this facility is to be used wholly for business or investment purposes (or for both) and is a 'commercial credit payment product' for the purposes of the Retail Payment System Act 2022. The Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 will not apply to the Cards or the Visa accounts relating to Cards."

BNZ Lite Visa

Chargeback window
30 daysA
External dispute scheme
banking_ombudsmanA
Unauthorised transaction rulesA
"We will correct your Linked Accounts if we are satisfied that an ATM or terminal was not working properly, if we have made an error, or if the Card used was forged or faulty, or, subject to the exceptions set out in clause 14, if the Card has been used fraudulently. If following our investigation, we believe the charge or Transaction should remain, we will write to you setting out our reasons for this conclusion."
CCCFA responsible-lending summaryA
"If something unexpected happens and you think you may be unable to meet your obligations under this credit card contract, we may be able to amend the terms of this credit card contract to help you. You may be able to make an application for a change to this credit card contract if you suffer hardship, for example, if you are sick or injured, lose your job or your relationship has ended."

BNZ Advantage Platinum Visa

Chargeback window
30 daysA
External dispute scheme
banking_ombudsmanA
Unauthorised transaction rulesA
"Once you have notified us that your Card has been lost or stolen, or your PIN may have been disclosed to someone else, you will not be liable after that time for any Transactions made by someone else using your lost or stolen Card. You will not be liable for any loss before notifying us unless you have unreasonably delayed notifying us, selected an unsuitable PIN, written your PIN on your Card, disclosed your PIN to someone else, allowed someone else to use your Card, or contributed to or caused losses from unauthorised Transactions by your actions."

BNZ GlobalPlus Platinum Mastercard

Chargeback window
30 daysA
External dispute scheme
banking_ombudsmanA
Unauthorised transaction rulesA
"Once you have notified us that your Card has been lost or stolen, or your PIN may have been disclosed to someone else, you will not be liable after that time for any Transactions made by someone else using your lost or stolen Card. You will not be liable for any loss before notifying us unless you have unreasonably delayed notifying us, selected an unsuitable PIN, written your PIN on your Card, disclosed your PIN to someone else, allowed someone else to use your Card, or contributed to or caused losses from unauthorised Transactions by your actions."
CCCFA responsible-lending summaryA
"The Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 applies to your Credit Card Account if you established it on or after 1 April 2005. If you established your Credit Card Account before 1 April 2005 then it will continue to be subject to the Credit Contracts 1981 unless we elect otherwise."

BNZ Lite Mastercard

Chargeback window
30 daysA
External dispute scheme
banking_ombudsmanA
Unauthorised transaction rulesA
"We will correct your Linked Accounts if we are satisfied that an ATM or terminal was not working properly, if we have made an error, or if the Card used was forged or faulty, or, subject to the exceptions set out in clause 14, if the Card has been used fraudulently. Your liability in relation to lost, stolen or misused cards is set out in clause 14."
CCCFA responsible-lending summaryA
"If something unexpected happens and you think you may be unable to meet your obligations under this credit card contract, we may be able to amend the terms of this credit card contract to help you. You may be able to make an application for a change to this credit card contract if you suffer hardship, for example, if you are sick or injured, lose your job or your relationship has ended."

BNZ Airpoints Visa

Chargeback window
30 daysA
External dispute scheme
banking_ombudsmanA
Unauthorised transaction rulesA
"We will correct your Linked Accounts if we are satisfied that an ATM or terminal was not working properly, if we have made an error, or if the Card used was forged or faulty, or, subject to the exceptions set out in clause 14, if the Card has been used fraudulently. If following our investigation, we believe the charge or Transaction should remain, we will write to you setting out our reasons."
CCCFA responsible-lending summaryA
"The information set out in the Important Information section forms part of your disclosure statement under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003. If your Card is a BNZ Advantage Visa Business Card, the credit on the Credit Card Account is to be used wholly for business or investment purposes, and this credit card contract is not a consumer credit contract under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003."
If BNZ can't resolve your dispute: contact the external dispute scheme listed on your card (typically the Banking Ombudsman Scheme) — free for consumers. CCCFA breaches can be reported to the Commerce Commission. Free budgeting help: FinCap 0800 345 123.

Frequently Asked Questions

Each BNZ card has an unauthorised-transaction clause in its Conditions of Use that we publish verbatim in the "Your dispute and chargeback rights" section below. If you can't resolve the dispute with BNZ directly, every BNZ card directs you to an external dispute resolution scheme (typically the Banking Ombudsman Scheme). Citations link to BNZ's own T&C document.

Every card fact on this page is sourced from BNZ's official Conditions of Use PDFs. The most recent ingestion was on 21 May 2026. Each fact carries a source-tier badge: Tier A (verbatim from issuer's T&C PDF), Tier B (issuer's live website), Tier C (editorial registry, awaiting T&C ingest). We enforce a 36-month freshness cap on source documents — any fact older than that is automatically excluded from the page.

Every figure on this page is traceable to BNZ's publicly published Conditions of Use document. We download the PDF, hash it with SHA-256, extract the markdown content, and run a structured-data extractor (49-field schema) to capture annual fees, interest rates, fee schedules, dispute rights, and eligibility criteria. The source URL for each fact is reachable via the small green chip next to each value. 6 of 6 BNZ cards currently have their T&C ingested.

5 of BNZ's credit cards run a rewards mechanic. We publish each card's earn-rate summary verbatim in the "Rewards mechanics" section below — direct quotes from BNZ's T&C so you can read the actual rules rather than a paraphrased summary.

No — we publish facts, not rankings. Under FMA and CCCFA fair-dealing rules, we don't claim any card is "best" without disclosed methodology, and we don't publish "guaranteed approval" or similar prohibited marketing language. The comparison table is sorted by card name; you compare the facts that matter to your situation and make your own decision. If you want one-on-one advice, see a licensed Financial Advice Provider — we do not provide advice.

The CCCFA 2003 requires every credit-card issuer to lend responsibly, disclose all costs upfront, give you a cooling-off period for new credit contracts, and offer external dispute resolution. Every BNZ T&C we've ingested confirms the dispute scheme they belong to — usually the Banking Ombudsman Scheme. If a lender doesn't follow CCCFA rules, you can complain to the Commerce Commission. Free budgeting help is available via FinCap (0800 345 123).

See our cross-issuer pillar guide at /credit-cards/ for the 14-issuer comparison, or use the comparison table above to drill into specific BNZ cards. Every other big-bank issuer on the platform (ANZ, ASB, BNZ, Westpac, Kiwibank) carries the same T&C-ingested fact set, so cross-comparison is apples-to-apples.

How we keep this page current

  • Source: BNZ's official Conditions of Use PDFs (downloaded with browser user agent — NZ bank CDNs reject bot UAs).
  • Hash: Every ingested PDF gets a SHA-256 hash so we can detect document-level changes between versions.
  • Extract: Haiku 4.5 produces verbatim markdown; Sonnet 4.6 extracts a 49-field structured fact set against a Zod schema.
  • Freshness cap: 36 months on source-document date — any fact older than that is automatically excluded from the page.
  • Provenance: Every cell on this page links to the source PDF (or issuer page) for that specific fact.
  • Open data: See /api/issuer/bnz/facts.json for the structured fact dump, or /api/card/bnz-business-mastercard/wording.md for a verbatim T&C example.

Compliance + scope

This page publishes facts, not advice. We don't claim any card is "best" without disclosed methodology, and we don't carry CCCFA-prohibited marketing language ("guaranteed approval", "lowest rate", "no credit check", "anyone can qualify"). For one-on-one advice, see a licensed Financial Advice Provider — we are not a FAP.

Rewards program names are trademarks of their respective owners (Airpoints® Air New Zealand, True Rewards® ANZ, Hotpoints® Westpac, Fly Buys® Loyalty New Zealand).

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