Thanks so much for the reply. I'll make sure to get there early to fully enjoy. Sadly looks like I won't have any lounge access in AKL on the way back. I do hope they open a few more international lounges soon.

I'm heading out to NZ on QF143 in a couple of weeks, I'm only Gold but do have Oneworld Emerald thanks to Qatar.Can I access the First lounge by flashing the Emerald or am I stuck in the Internaional Business lounge?New to Qantas, I've been Virgin Platinum for 12 years but the recent years events...

It's pretty good, when I arrived 30 minutes ago it was obviously full of reviewers. Now they are gone it's a relaxed though fairly small space. Nice chill tunes playing, staff are trying really hard to give excellent service and the food selection is good, all things considered. Bonus points for ...