FLYING TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND
All the current domestic routes are listed below, with links to reports on a selection of those flights. I've flown all of the domestic routes operated by NZ* (Air New Zealand), DJ (Pacific Blue aka Virgin Blue), and QF (jetconnect aka Qantas) from before it was replaced by JQ (Jetstar). I've also flown a handful of routes on minor airlines, which I'm adding to from time to time.
* Air NZ has a once per week flight between Wanganui and Taupo which I have now flown also. This is not a permanent feature of the schedule and is a technical stop on WLG-TUO vv.
JQ has a limited route network of AKL-WLG/CHC/ZQN, CHC-ZQN. DJ has a limited route network of AKL-WLG/CHC/DUD, WLG-CHC and CHC-DUD.
From/To Auckland- AKL-KAT first flown 2007 (Auckland - Kaitaia)
- AKL-KKE first flown years ago, and again in 2008 (Auckland - Bay of Islands / Kerikeri)
- AKL-WRE first flown 2006 (Auckland - Whangarei)
- AKL-NZOX (Auckland - Okiwi)
- NZOX-GBZ (Okiwi - Claris)
- GBZ-AKL (Claris - Auckland)
- AKL-AKL special promotional flight on A380
- AKL-HLZ first flown 2006 (Auckland - Hamilton)
- AKL-TRG first flown 2006 (Auckland - Tauranga)
- AKL-WHK first flown 2006 (Auckland – Whakatane)
- AKL-ROT first flown years ago, and again in 2006 (Auckland - Rotorua)
- AKL-TUO first flown 2006 (Auckland - Taupo)
- AKL-GIS first flown 2006 (Auckland - Gisborne)
- AKL-NPE first flown years ago (Auckland - Napier/Hastings)
- AKL-NPL first flown 2006 (Auckland - New Plymouth)
- AKL-WAG first flown 2006 (Auckland - Wanganui)
- AKL-PMR first flown 2006, and again in 2007 (Auckland - Palmerston North)
- AKL-MRO (Auckland to Masterton)
- AKL-WLG first flown years ago, and again in 2006 & 2007 (Auckland - Wellington)
- JQ A320
- AKL-BHE first flown 2007 (Auckland – Blenheim)
- AKL-NSN first flown years ago, and again in 2006 (Auckland - Nelson)
- AKL-CHC first flown years ago, and again in 2006 & 2007 (Auckland – Christchurch)
- AKL-ZQN first flown 2006, and again in 2007 (Auckland - Queenstown)
- AKL-DUD first flown 2007 (Auckland – Dunedin)
From/To Hamilton- HLZ-PMR first flown 2007 (Hamilton - Palmerston North)
From/To Taupo- TUO-WAG (Taupo - Whanganui / Wanganui)
From/To Wellington- WLG-WRE first flown 2007 (Wellington – Whangarei)
- WLG-HLZ first flown years ago & again in 2007 (Wellington - Hamilton)
- WLG-TRG first flown 2007 (Wellington – Tauranga)
- WLG-WHK first flown 2008 (Wellington - Whakatane)
- WLG-ROT first flown 2007 (Wellington – Rotorua)
- WLG-TUO first flown 2007 (Wellington – Taupo)
- WLG-GIS first flown 2007 (Wellington – Gisborne)
- WLG-NPE first flown years ago & again in 2007 (Wellington - Napier / Hastings)
- WLG-NPL first flown 2007 (Wellington – New Plymouth)
- WLG-WAG first flown 2007 (Wellington – Wanganui)
- WLG-PMR first flown 2007 (Wellington – Palmerston North)
- WLG-BHE first flown years ago, and again in 2007 (Wellington - Blenheim)
- WLG-NSN first flown years ago, and again in 2007 (Wellington - Nelson)
- WLG-WSZ first flown 2006 (Wellington - Westport)
- WLG-CHC first flown years ago, and again in 2006 & 2007 (Wellington - Christchurch)
- WLG-TIU first flown 2006 (Wellington - Timaru)
- WLG-ZQN (seasonal route) first flown years ago, and again in 2007 (Wellington - Queenstown)
- WLG-DUD first flown 2006 (Wellington - Dunedin)
- WLG-IVC first flown 2007 (Wellington - Invercargill)
From/To Nelson- NSN-HLZ first flown 2007 (Nelson - Hamilton) route discontinued
- NSN-PMR first flown 2007 (Nelson – Palmerston North) route discontinued
From/To Christchurch- CHC-HLZ first flown 2007 (Christchurch – Hamilton)
- CHC-TRG first flown 2008 (Christchurch - Tauranga)
- CHC-ROT first flown 2007 (Christchurch – Rotorua)
- CHC-NPE first flown 2007 (Christchurch – Napier / Hastings)
- CHC-NPL first flown 2008 (Christchurch - New Plymouth)
- CHC-PMR first flown 2007 (Christchurch - Palmerston North)
- CHC-BHE first flown 2007 (Christchurch - Blenheim)
- CHC-NSN first flown years ago, and again in 2007 (Christchurch – Nelson)
- CHC-WSZ (Christchurch - Westport)
- CHC-HKK first flown 2006 (Christchurch - Hokitika)
- CHC-CHT first flown 2008 (Christchurch to Waitangi Chatham Islands)
- CHC-OAM first flown 2006 (Christchurch - Oamaru) route to be discontinued January 2010
- CHC-WKA first flown 2006 (Christchurch - Wanaka)
- CHC-ZQN first flown years ago, and again in 2006 & 2007 (Christchurch – Queenstown)
- CHC-DUD first flown 2006, and again in 2007 (Christchurch – Dunedin)
- CHC-IVC first flown years ago, and again in 2007 (Christchurch – Invercargill)
Updated to post #253