Air New Zealand Airpoints Guides

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Air New Zealand Airpoints is a Kiwi favourite, and by far the most well known travel loyalty program in New Zealand. It is the most common way in which we engage in earning frequent flyer points, known locally as Airpoints Dollars. The key differences of Airpoints to other programs like Qantas Frequent Flyer, Virgin Velocity, and KrisFlyer is the pegging of the Airpoints Dollar value to the New Zealand Dollar; partnerships with a wider range of banks and increased everyday earning opportunities; and an ability to redeem points on any flight available for sale, albeit at a far higher cost-to-earn ratio. This is the full list of Point Hacks NZ guides relating to Air New Zealand Airpoints - including a full list of the credit cards that let you earn Airpoints Dollars from everyday spend.

Credit Cards

Earning Points

Guide to earning Airpoints Dollars at Harvey Norman

You can earn up triple Airpoints Dollars with Harvey Norman on select products until Monday.
How to earn Airpoints Dollars by shopping through the Airpoints Mall

The Airpoints Mall are offering bonus Airpoints Dollars on spend with all retailers until February.
Guide to earning Airpoints Dollars with The Economist

These points could see you fly Business Class Trans-Atlantic on United Airlines.
How to earn Airpoints Dollars or Fly Buys points at New World

New World are running a one-day bonus points offer for purchases made on Thursday 5 December, where you’ll earn 4x Airpoints Dollars or Fly Buys points. This guide also recaps how to opt-in to earning points at New World, and what points currency we consider offers best value.
Guide to earning Airpoints Dollars with Spark

This is an exceptional offer especially if this was a plan bundle you were already considering.
A guide to earning Airpoints Dollars with Beaurepaires

This could be an opportune time to make sure your car is in good working order before you head away for the summer holidays.
Guide to earning bonus Airpoints Dollars on dining with Nourish Group

The list of places in Auckland, Wellington and Queenstown where you can eat out and earn Airpoints Dollars has grown.
Guide to earning Airpoints Dollars at Cardrona Alpine Resort

This is now the highest spot (on land) to earn Airpoints Dollars in New Zealand.
A guide to earning points with Quest Apartment Hotels

This offer will see you earn bonus Airpoints Dollars on stays in New Zealand until the end of September.
How to earn Fly Buys and Airpoints Dollars on fuel and other qualifying purchases

There are now another 170 service stations across the country that you can earn points at.
How to earn Air New Zealand Airpoints Dollars from car rentals

If you need to hire a car in the next few months, these offers will see you pick up some extra Airpoints Dollars.
A guide to earning Airpoints Dollars on MoleMap skin checks

New and existing customers who get a Full Body MoleMap this month can earn double Airpoints Dollars.
What are Status Points and how do I earn them?

Status Points determine your level of status in the Airpoints, Qantas and Velocity Frequent Flyer programmes.
A guide to earning Airpoints Dollars with Storage King

New customers can earn Airpoints Dollars when they move into a storage unit with Storage King for a minimum of 2 months.
Guide to earning and redeeming points for travel with helloworld

You can these redeem these towards your next flight booking.
How to transfer Marriott Bonvoy points to frequent flyer partners

You can turn your Marriott points into airline miles with practically every major airline you can think of.
How to earn Airpoints Dollars when travelling on the Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferry

The offer is valid only for departures until the 30 September, and must include a vehicle or motorbike.
A guide to earning Airpoints Dollars with Sovereign Insurance

You can now earn Airpoints Dollars on a range of life, health and income insurances with Sovereign Insurance.
A guide to earning Airpoints Dollars with Partridge Jewellers

Earn bonus Airpoints Dollars on in-store or online purchases with Partridge Jewellers.
A beginner’s guide to the Airpoints for Business program

You’ll earn Airpoints Dollars and Status Points for yourself – and your business will earn a bonus of 20% additional Airpoints Dollars on work travel.
Earn Airpoints Dollars on Airport and Valet Parking

Parking your car at the airport is usually the least exciting part of any journey. However, there are options available to make airport parking a little less stressful, and you can earn Airpoints Dollars.
How to earn Airpoints Dollars with Mercury

Moving home? New and existing customers who choose to sign up with Mercury at their new home can receive 100 bonus Airpoints Dollars until 31 December 2018.
How to earn Fly Buys or Airpoints Dollars at Liquorland

Liquorland are offering bonus Airpoints Dollars or Fly Buys points in celebration of their birthday.
A guide to earning Airpoints Dollars with AIA Insurance

You can now earn Airpoints Dollars on a range of life, health and incomes insurances with AIA Insurance.
Overview of frequent flyer program and car rental points earning options

Making a decision about which car rental company will earn you the most frequent flyer points will depend on where your allegiance lies and your status within the frequent flyer programs. We cut through all the information to give you the easy answer.
A guide to earning points with Sudima Hotels and Resorts

Sudima Hotels & Resorts are offering bonus Airpoints Dollars for bookings made at their New Zealand hotels until the 30 June for stays completed until the end of the year.
How to earn Air New Zealand Airpoints Dollars from hotel stays

There are a range of ways to earn Airpoints Dollars from your hotel stays, here in New Zealand and abroad. Here’s how to get started.
AccorHotels offering double Airpoints Dollars on stays in Wellington until 31 January 2018

Kiwis can earn double Airpoints Dollars on stays in Wellington with AccorHotels until the 31 January 2018, plus extra stay benefits at the Sofitel for those with a Westpac World Mastercard – in this article, we explore whether this is a good deal.
A guide to earning Airpoints Dollars in the Cook Islands with the Pacific Resort Hotel Group

It may be time to start planning that getaway to the Cook Islands, because the Pacific Resort Rarotonga is now offering 2x Airpoints Dollars for bookings made by 31 December, for stays until 31 May 2018.
A guide to earning Airpoints Dollars with Oaks Hotels & Resorts

If there were not already an abundance of Airpoints Dollars offers available at the moment, Oaks Hotels & Resorts are running a bonus Airpoints Dollars offer for bookings made with their properties in Australia and New Zealand for stays until the 31 March 2018.
A guide to earning Airpoints Dollars with Tower Insurance

Looking to earn Airpoints Dollars on your insurance? You can earn 1 Airpoints Dollar for every $100 of premium paid with Tower Insurance, and the more policies you have, the more Airpoints Dollars you’ll collect. Plus, look out for bonus point offers from Tower throughout the year.
A guide to earning points on Duty Free with JR/Vantage

JR/Vantage is the membership program of JR/Duty Free, a duty free store with varying locations across New Zealand. This guide explores how you earn points with the program, including Airpoints Dollars, and other benefits.
An introduction to Air New Zealand Airpoints

Airpoints is the frequent flyer program of Air New Zealand. It has a lot of relevance for New Zealand frequent flyers, thanks to the wide Airpoints Dollars (APD) earning reach with Air New Zealand, Star […]
A comparison guide of earning points at Countdown and New World

It’s quite hard for NZ consumers to figure out whether points earned from supermarket shopping actually matter. Let me explain why I don’t think points should be a consideration in your choice of supermarket.

Using Points

When variable points pricing with Airpoints can offer good value

We have reviewed all Air New Zealand routes to try and find those where using your Airpoints Dollars for a Business Class seat is good value.
How I have underestimated Airpoints

Here is my stocktake of the Airpoints programme after five years of living in New Zealand—and how I have finally found it’s value.
What is the quickest way to fly from New Zealand to Europe and the US? [2019]

Singapore, Dubai, Los Angeles—which airport offers the quickest connections?
The airlines and frequent flyer programmes that charge the lowest fees

This guide explains that using your points for travel on partner airlines can reduce fuel surcharges significantly.
Your redemption options for getting to Japan using connecting flights

Connecting flights to Japan can be a perfect substitute to direct flights when there is lack of award availability.
Guide to earning and redeeming points for travel with helloworld

You can these redeem these towards your next flight booking.
A guide to short-haul Star Alliance Business Class redemptions using Airpoints

This is a guide to one of the best use of Airpoints Dollars—short-haul, single-segment Business Class redemptions. Plus, how to ‘buy’ these seats outright.
A guide to using Airpoints Dollars for cheap domestic Economy Class ANA redemptions

We explore a great way that you can use your Airpoints Dollars for cheap Economy Class flights in Japan.
Beginner’s guide to using Airpoints Dollars for flights with Air New Zealand’s partners

Partner awards with Star Alliance airlines like Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa and United can now be booked online using your Airpoints Dollars.
Flights, gift cards or toasters? With the exception of Airpoints Dollars, here is why I always use my points for travel – and for Economy flights

A first hand take on why it makes more sense to redeem points for travel, even in economy, instead of on gift cards or toasters – with a special exception being Air New Zealand Airpoints Dollars.
Using Airpoints Flexipay to top-up your Airpoints balance for flight redemptions

Air New Zealand have introduced Airpoints Flexipay, a new flight payment feature that lets you use a mixture of Airpoints Dollars and cash to complete a booking. This post goes over the when, why and how of using Airpoints Flexipay, and why it’s cheaper to top-up with your Kiwibank-issued Air New Zealand Airpoints Mastercard if you have one.
United’s Boeing 777-300ERs to fly to Auckland from October 2017 to March 2018

United’s Polaris Business Class seat will soon be found on the Auckland to San Francisco route between October and March, with the US airline scheduling their Boeing 777-300ER aircraft over this period. In this guide, we look at the new flight details, current redemption availability, and how you can redeem miles for the route.
An introduction to Air New Zealand Airpoints

Airpoints is the frequent flyer program of Air New Zealand. It has a lot of relevance for New Zealand frequent flyers, thanks to the wide Airpoints Dollars (APD) earning reach with Air New Zealand, Star […]

Buying Points

Quick guide to using a credit card to buy Airpoints Dollars

Our home grown points currency can be bought and used for some good value awards with Air New Zealand’s Star Alliance partners— with a catch.