Originally Posted by ntddevsys
It would be wise to send them an email - If your going to be booking MR's it would be wise to know for Sure. Just remember you cannot get NZ*E [Gold Elite] status without flying at least 900 airbucks on NZ metal.
UA First is porbably better, as long as you are on the 777 or 747. The 767 are like an old C class, so beware on the routing.
Do you do RTW for MR ? I would then reconsider