The only way from my knowledge is taking a detour via Queenstown. So fly into Queenstown and taking a domestic flight to Akl. I actually did this last xmas with the family and it was quite a bit cheaper than flying direct from Melb to Akl.Other option is to wait till the Virgin / Air NZ partner...

Have a look at an eSim provider like airalo. download the app and no need to physically swap your sim. you can even run them in tandem . All this is providing your phone supports an eSim.

“We won’t get ourselves into the position we got in before where we were spread too thin and we had concerns about profitability on a seasonal basis. We won’t put ourselves in that position again,” said Mr Aggs. For that reason, more flights across the Tasman were out of t...

Virgin Australia flies into Queenstown and has a codeshare arrangement with Air New Zealand for onward flights into other cities or regional centres.Just noticed this under "Where do we fly into New Zealand" on the Virgin website. Just tried to enter Auckland as an end destination but to no avai...

I was just about to ask the same question! With the pending 31 Jan 23 credit expiry deadline - I still have quite a few credits due to many flights to Auckland cancelled. Am I right to assume the chances of VA resuming flights to main centres in NZ before Xmas is slim to none?