What's the difference between hotpoints® and Airpoints Dollars™?

With a hotpoints Mastercard®, you’ll earn points that can be turned into something special*. Whether you're paying the power bill or enjoying an espresso in Europe, hotpoints Pay® means your hotpoints® are ready to go, whenever you pay with your hotpoints Mastercard® - in-store, online, or overseas.**  

Use Airpoints Dollars™ to purchase seats on flights operated by Air New Zealand and the Star Alliance, upgrade seats on your flight, to purchase goods and services from the Air New Zealand Airpoints™ Store and more. For more go to Air New Zealand's site,  Air New Zealand Airpoints Terms and Conditions or call Air New Zealand on 0800 247 764.

Learn more.

• What if I cancel my hotpoints card or change to another kind of card?
• How can I use my hotpoints?
• Cards how-to guides
• hotpoints help
• hotpoints Pay help 

Things you should know.

*Certain purchases and transactions are not eligible to earn hotpoints. Check the applicable  Credit Card Conditions of Use for full details.

**hotpoints terms and conditions apply. hotpoints Pay can be used to cover the cost of eligible transactions made with a hotpoints Mastercard (or linked payment instrument). There is a minimum number of hotpoints that must be earned before you are eligible to use hotpoints Pay. Check the applicable Credit Card Conditions of Use for full details. 

Some purchases and transactions don’t earn hotpoints or Airpoints Dollars:  fees, charges or interest, balance transfers, credit card repayment insurance, tax payments (including local council rates and ACC Levies), gambling chips or gambling transactions (including online gambling), cash withdrawals from your account, money orders, travellers cheques and foreign currencies in cash, business-related purchases made with a Westpac hotpoints or Airpoints credit card other than a  Westpac BusinessPLUS Mastercard or Westpac Airpoints Business Mastercard, as applicable, and transactions on any nominated account(s) linked to your Westpac credit card. For full details check the applicable Credit Card Conditions of Use. 

You must be a member of Air New Zealand’s Airpoints™ programme to earn Airpoints Dollars. Airpoints terms and conditions apply.

hotpoints® is a registered trademark of Westpac Banking Corporation. 
Airpoints™ and Airpoints Dollars™ are registered trademarks of Air New Zealand Limited.