Air New Zealand New Year sale: Discounted flights for domestic, international travel

Air New Zealand has launched its first sale of the year. Photo / Michael Craig

Airfares have been slashed for flights across the country and worldwide in Air New Zealand’s first sale of the year.

From today until January 19, fares across every destination in the airline’s network are discounted, including domestic flights and fares for cities in Australia, Asia, North America and the Pacific.

One-way fares for popular international destinations include Brisbane from $215, Honolulu starting at $499 and Bali from $579.

Air New Zealand chief commercial officer Scott Wilkinson said its New Year sale lets customers start their 2026 travel plans early.

“If you’ve been waiting for a sign to book flights to the destination you’ve been dreaming about, this is it,” he said.

“Whether it’s a long-awaited reunion, a new adventure, or simply a well-earned break, we’re making it more affordable for people to get those trips in the diary and start the year on a positive note.”

Seats are limited and subject to availability. Travel periods and conditions apply.

Recently, Air New Zealand revealed how passengers spent their flying hours in 2025, sharing insights into what filled screens and headphones on board last year.

Taylor Swift climbed to the top of the company’s music charts, and 1989 (Taylor’s Version) and The Tortured Poets Department respectively rank as last year’s two most listened-to albums.

When it came to film, action titles dominated in-flight screens – as usual, the airline said.

Gladiator II was Air NZ passengers’ most-watched movie of 2025, with films such as Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (fifth most popular) and The Amateur (seventh) adding to the genre’s prominence.

Drama titles were the second most popular, bolstered mainly by viewership of Conclave, Juror #2 and It Ends With Us – the second, third and fourth most-popular flicks on board last year.

Kiwi content also found a strong audience, with homegrown film Tinā ranking among the airline’s top 10 most-watched movies.

Air New Zealand’s discounted fares include:

• Auckland or Christchurch to Brisbane from $215
• Auckland or Christchurch to the Gold Coast from $220
• Wellington or Christchurch to Sydney from $225
• Auckland to Sydney from $235
• Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch to Nadi from $228
• Auckland to Apia from $238
• Auckland to Niue from $238
• Christchurch to Rarotonga (new route) from $338
• Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch to Honolulu from $499
• Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch to Los Angeles from $599
• Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch to New York from $799
• Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch to Shanghai from $529
• Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch to Bali from $579
• Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch to Hong Kong from $599
• Auckland to Gisborne from $69
• Auckland to Napier from $69
• Auckland to Tauranga from $69
• Christchurch to Dunedin from $69
• Auckland to Wellington from $79
• Auckland to Christchurch from $79
• Auckland to Queenstown from $99

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