Air New Zealand customers paying for mid-range priced flights will earn fewer reward points under changes to the airline's loyalty scheme.

Air New Zealand shares have fallen 2c to $1.63 in early trading, according to Bloomberg.

The Government has made $365 million from selling down its 20 per cent stake in Air New Zealand after pricing the shares at $1.65 a piece.

Qantas has launched a scathing attack on the stake that Air NZ have built in Virgin Australia. Grant Bradley looks at why it's got the Flying Roo in a such a flap.

Bill English has thrown the Opposition a curve-ball as they ready themselves for their unofficial three-week campaign to maximise the "no" vote in the referendum on partial asset sales.

Qantas has launched an attack on Air NZ's commercial strategy behind its investment in Virgin - saying it's a foreign bid to destabilise Australian aviation market.

According to the Labour Party leader, David Cunliffe, the timing of the Government's selldown of shares in Air New Zealand is arrogant.

Critics of the Govt's sale of Air NZ shares who say it will result in reduced services and higher fares for passengers are indulging in "adolescent economics" says Steven Joyce.

The Government will sell 20 per cent of its stake in Air New Zealand today and tomorrow. The Herald tells you the 11 things you need to know.

Business editor Liam Dann on why the Air NZ share sale is a very different prospect from the SOE partial privatisations.

Opposition parties are warning of higher fares and even a second taxpayer bailout after the Government put another slice of Air NZ on the block.

The Government has now begun the process to sell 20 per cent of Air New Zealand shares.

Air New Zealand will spend up to A$116 million (NZ$130 million) buying into a rights issue by Virgin Australia to maintain its shareholding in the Australian carrier to 25.5 per cent.

Air NZ's share sell-down is likely to be priced at a small discount due to demand, and its success will be greater than power company share floats, an analyst says.

The Government is being tipped to sell down its stake in Air NZ early next week ahead of a referendum asking Kiwis if they support partial sales of state-owned assets.

A year-long trial change in the landing approach for some flights to Auckland's airport will end today after months of residents complaining of increased noise.

Air New Zealand is shaping up as the pick of the Government-owned companies on sale after Meridian Energy's low offer price and Mighty River Power's languishing shares.

A final report on the illegal shipment of pyrotechnic canisters which endangered the lives of hundreds of passengers on a 2009 Air New Zealand flight has recommended a review of air force safety.

Fremantle is known for its eclectic, multicultural charm.

The airline battle over flying to Hawaii is stepping up with Air New Zealand adding more flights to the increasingly popular holiday destination.

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An Air NZ flight from Auckland to Wellington was cancelled this morning after a problem with the aircraft's nose wheel emerged while it was taxiing from the gate to the runway.

Armed with the traditional Aboriginal greeting of a gum leaf, Jon Bridges is set to discover Melbourne on two wheels.

Air New Zealand's plan to boost its stake in Virgin Australia is a smart, strategic move that will protect and strengthen its transtasman alliance with the Aussie airline.