Originally Posted by Mwenenzi

How long on NZ for? A few months/years or for ever? {spent much time in NZ before?}
To be living in Auckland or elsewhere? (are better places to live than Auckland).
What is your current ffp (or ffp's)?

Will your employer have a corporate travel policy with a preferred airline?
Etihad does not fly to NZ.
EK is a partner of QF and other airlines.
QR Qatar is (weak) partner of QF Qantas and (stronger) partner of VA Virgin Australia.

The Air NZ ffp is poor compared to others. But if living in NZ not many other options for NZ domestic travel or local credit cards, except Amex..
Look as Amex NZ--> https://www.americanexpress.com/en-n...rds/travel/all

Best (theoretical) value redemption is one thing, but availability is the key. And unknown and variable. Earn to burn is what matters if awards are the ffp objective.

Look a the destinations-airlines from the main NZ airports
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_Airport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Airport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christchurch_Airport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queenstown_Airport

Edit
Another thread by OP==>https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...l-via-doh.html

Answers some of the questions. A family of 5. Will they be flying on paid tickets in NZ, to AU/UK?
Would you be able to keep qualifying for BA status, with the required 2/4 BA-IB flights?