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Jessica Walker: Consumer NZ Campaign Manager on the bill extending the minimum expiry date of gift cards

Published: Sept. 11, 2024, 8:47 p.m.

It's a win for the consumer, with gift cards being given a new lease on life.\xa0

Parliament has passed a private member's bill \u2014originally put forward by National's Melissa Lee\u2014 requiring gift cards to have a minimum expiry date of three years.\xa0

Consumer NZ's Jessica Walker says one in four gift cardholders end up stuck with a card they can't use.\xa0

She told Mike Hosking this change brings much need consistency and clarity.\xa0

Walker says three to six month expiry dates is pretty much allowing the retailers to have money for nothing.\xa0

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