[MENTION=656651]sbiddle[/MENTION]. Is there any public information that support's NZ's position?
The *A lounge access policy makes no mention of FQTV and FQTS - that might be NZ's main implementation, but the public facing information on *A website make no mention of any requirement to be accruing miles into the same program as that where *G status is held.
From *A website
https://www.staralliance.com/en/lounge-access-policy :
As a Star Alliance Gold customer travelling in any class on a Star Alliance member airline operated flight, you have access to any member airline lounge at the airport where your flight departs, if the following conditions are met:
◾You present your boarding pass of a Star Alliance member airline operated flight which departs at the same day as your visit or latest by 05:00 AM the next morning.
◾If your boarding pass does not carry the Star Alliance Gold indicator, you will need to also show your valid Star Alliance Gold card.
◾The lounge displays the Star Alliance Gold logo at the entrance.
I also note that there is nothing in NZ's public facing website on this topic as well that I can find:
https://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/loun...s-terms-of-use
Terms of entry to Air NZ Lounges
Eligible Entrants and Occupants, upon request, must be able to present evidence to support their valid access and entry into a Lounge. Such evidence may include valid Star Alliance, Airpoints or Koru membership details and an applicable boarding pass.