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The replies are no surprise in a country were everyone believes that everyone should be treated equally. But it is somewhat ironic that they're made on a forum which is dedicated to differential treatment for frequent flyers.
Many top tier FF programs (not AIr NZ) and hotel loyalty programs have guaranteed seat / room availability when flights or rooms are full. And no-one complains about that.
Why? Because those companies have a process to manage overbooking - there is always someone whom will take the nest flight for some form of compensation. Or indeed have a better sense of no-shows / missed connections.
I'm sure Air NZ has the same process, we just don't see it. So if someone had to be bumped, I'm sure they we happy with the outcome.