Auckland Airport says the summer peak will be busier than ever and is taking steps to make it as easy as possible.

An hour-and-a-half into the flight, staff announced the plane would be returning to Auckland because it had encountered an issue that could not be fixed in Fiji.

Papamoa father Justin Cheyne has offered his 4-bedroom home to a South Island quake family to use free during the Christmas New Year

New Air New Zealand flight times are having an impact on health services and could see Northlanders who are waiting for specialist

Changes to flight times from Whangarei to Auckland return are disrupting commuters.

For the fourth year in a row, Air New Zealand has been named the best way to fly.

WATCH: Air New Zealand is extending an invitation to Americans for a post-election break in New Zealand.

Air New Zealand are creating 45 new jobs in Christchurch after landing an agreement with Honeywell Aerospace.

A Lower Hutt pensioner with a deadly disease is stunned an airline refuses to waive fees after a shock diagnosis.

Air New Zealand is this morning offering hundreds of cheap seats to Taranaki.

Air New Zealand has been named one of the best airlines in the world by readers of luxury travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler.

The shake-up in loyalty card schemes continues with Mitre 10 switching from Fly Buys to Air New Zealand Airpoints.

Queenstown has been named the top destination in Australasia and Air New Zealand named the best way of getting there in global travel awards.

Qantas and Jetstar have followed suit from other airlines, banning the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices from its aircraft.

Air New Zealand is banning Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices from its aircraft.

Air New Zealand is considering equipping its planes with fire containment systems as concern about lithium ion batteries grows.

An Air NZ "flight from hell" sent passengers and crew flying from their seats, with people and food hitting the roof, after plane hit severe turbulence.

Four people, including three crew, have been injured after an Air New Zealand flight hit turbulence 40 minutes into a Vietnam-Auckland flight.

Northland, northern Auckland and Taranaki were buffeted by thunderstorms and high winds last night, as much of the rest of the country

Air New Zealand is set to join the growing list of airlines offering inflight WiFi.

Air New Zealand is launching a raid into its Australian rivals' home patch targeting the long haul market across the Pacific.

Air New Zealand is looking for biofuel suppliers, but warns replacement for jet fuel is some way off.

A scheme combining supermarket savings with discounts at the petrol pump is "following our lead", says displaced market leader Fly Buys.

Air NZ CEO Christopher Luxon says inequality is a big problem currently facing New Zealand.

Shandelle Battersby flies Air New Zealand NZ643 from Auckland to Queenstown.

Air New Zealand's latest safety video won praise in a review by film guru Russell Baillie in these pages a few weeks back - but it seems the Civil Aviation Authority is not a fan.

Travellers are enjoying prices less than a quarter of what they paid 30 years ago.

Why is it still so expensive to fly the short distance to New Zealand's regions?

As competition grows Air New Zealand has restructured its sales operation to ensure it is working with the ''right partners in the right markets''.

Fourteen months ago things were looking up for Takahue teenager Georgia Buckingham. She was back at home with her parents, Glenn