Yet another benefit not available to Airpoints members in Australia. I am seriously wondering whether Air NZ actually wants its Aussie-resident customers at all (no Smartass card, no Shairpoints, ridiculous Airpoints conversion rates, no SC earning credit cards...).

Good thing the Air NZ Australia Facebook banner isn't still "We're glad you're here, lets be friends", because I might just have had to question their definition of "glad" and "friends".