Originally Posted by
SFHokie
Have you looked at Google Flights? I've found similar type flights to be cheaper and have an option to "book with United" which then loads the flight search information for you onto United.com ... and get a ticket that begins with 016.
I had not previously tried, but just did. It doesn't give the option to book on United.com. It says to call Air NZ. I would think that UA would have the same price (or at least honor) so that the money flows through them as opposed to booking with Air NZ... but I've been wrong before!