Originally Posted by
Reds2011
Not sure about the UK & New Zealand, but Australia doesn't have a national identity card. I'd still be doubtful if the US would ever introduce it in the near future though.
NZ also does not have a national identity card.
Departure smartgate is now a 1 step process at AKL. Not sure if the other airports and arrivals smartgate will also switch to 1 step process.