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NZ Labour sets spooky 2030 real-time deadline ahead of election

Senior Business Correspondent
3 Nov, 2026
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Michael Sainsbury
Senior Business Correspondent
3 Nov, 2026
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Labour has picked the same deadline for kiwi real time as the abandoned BECS switch off date in Australia, while the nation’s parties remain split on card surcharges and Payments NZ’s governance.
NZ Labour sets spooky 2030 real-time deadline ahead of election
NZ Labour commerce spokesperson Arena Williams. Background generated by AI.

Labour has picked the same deadline for kiwi real time as the abandoned BECS switch off date in Australia, while the nation’s parties remain split on card surcharges and Payments NZ’s governance.

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