Originally Posted by NZbutterfly

Anyway, side note: crediting to VA means I can keep flying Air NZ although apart from points in VA, there doesn't seem to be a huge benefit gained from status on VA if you're holding NZ Elite already. I thought the VA points might come in handy for domestic flights but it appears you can use APD to pay for the whole TT AND domestic VA part of a trip!

I think the year after if I'm within reach of it I'll go for the banked year instead.