The barista coffee is great, and one of the things I miss about living in Auckland and having it for a home airport. North American life means I am dependent on Starbucks if I want a flat white of inconsistent quality.

I took NZ in J a couple of times thanks to their now-gone Tuesday reverse auctions. Did you notice if on your trans-tasman flight that virtually half the plane had elite status? When I flew, the priority and main boarding queue were both equally long.