Air New Zealand has confirmed it will operate its next $29 Night Rider service between Palmerston North and Auckland.

New Zealand shares rose yesterday, heading back towards a record high after a two-day slide.

''Just out of the blue there was this really loud bang and a flash of light on the right side of the plane."

From February 20 the airline will run Night Rider services between Auckland, Nelson and Christchurch for a month.

Air New Zealand is expected to be one of the standout performers when reporting season starts next month.

Air New Zealand is being investigated over possible misleading or deceptive conduct in the way it sells insurance with air fares.

A dramatic new image has emerged of the volcanic eruption which has disrupted air travel to and from Tonga.

Hundreds of travellers and holidaymakers have been left stranded after flights to and from Tonga were cancelled yesterday because of a huge volcanic ash cloud.

Qantas has been named the world's safest airline, and Air NZ is in the top ten, according to a new report which also noted 2014 was a bad year for airline safety.

Air New Zealand will tomorrow resume flights to Singapore - its biggest long-haul move in a decade and one which marks the start of an aggressive growth phase.

Air New Zealand will tomorrow resume flights to Singapore - its biggest long-haul move in a decade and one which marks the start of an aggressive growth phase.

A former Air NZ flight attendant who resigned last month after an investigation into a booze-fuelled night will file a personal grievance against the company.

Former Dunedin mayor Peter Chin is recovering in hospital after being revived by an Air New Zealand crew shortly after take-off, it has been confirmed.

Eighty five years ago the carrier that was to become Hawaiian Airlines started commercial flights using a plane dubbed the "ugly duckling".

As part of its 75th anniversary celebration, Air NZ has a special exhibition opening at Te Papa this weekend. Video / Mark Mitchell

Losing a pet can be tough for both the animal and its owner, so the SPCA is once again pushing the importance of having pets micro-chipped.

Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon expects low oil prices to stimulate demand for travel but for their beneficial effect on the airline's fuel bill to be muted by the fall in the New Zealand dollar.

Air New Zealand says it will soon be flying direct to Argentina - something made more viable by a recent drop in jet fuel prices.

Air New Zealand will buy two more Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and is looking at new places to fly.

China's big three state-owned airlines are spreading their wings and heading for New Zealand this summer and have room for the number of flights to double.

Emirates has unveiled details of its more than half a billion dollar "liquor investment" programme.