Originally Posted by Tim Handley

Today NZ Air lost my luggage en route to the Rugby World Cup. It is a disaster because i have rare early product samples and all my warm clothes in that bag. I also have 6 rugby jerseys are in that luggage - the cost is pretty high. They offered me a mere NZ$100 in compensation if they can't return my bag to me. I just heard that 9 hours after arriving in Wellington, they still don't have my bag. I'm screwed! My whole trip to NZ is ruined and wasted.

Let this be a warning for anyone else out there who is traveling to NZ, rather choose a direct flight to an NZ destination that take NZ Air.