Air New Zealand offers Australian travellers the most comprehensive schedule of flights to New Zealand with over 140 flights a week from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Adelaide, Cairns and Perth.
Once arriving into New Zealand, travellers can connect to 26 domestic destinations including: Auckland, Blenheim, Christchurch, Dunedin, Gisborne, Hamilton, Hokitika, Invercargill, Kaitaia, Kerikeri, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Queenstown, Rotorua, Oamaru, Taupo, Tauranga, Timaru, Wanaka, Wanganui, Wellington, Westport, Whakatane and Whangarei.
Air New Zealand flies daily from Australia to the USA, via New Zealand, connecting travellers from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Perth, Adelaide and Cairns to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver and London with convenient connections across America and Europe on our Star Alliance Partners. Travellers can now also fly daily to London via Hong Kong. One flight travels eastbound, stopping in Hong Kong, while the other travels westbound, stopping in Los Angeles. Given the option that you can pick and choose your route, this in effect gives Air New Zealand a true round-the-world operation. The Canada/USA is served with 3 daily flights between Auckland & Los Angeles, daily to San Francisco, and 3 flights per week to Vancouver.
Air New Zealand joined the Star Alliance in 1999, the leading global alliance of airlines, now boasting membership of over 20 airlines including Thai Airlines, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and United Airlines. Together, Star Alliance offers more than 17,000 daily flights to 897 destinations in 160 countries. On average, a Star Alliance aircraft takes off every 5 seconds.