Air New Zealand Airpoints
Airpoints connects Air New Zealand, Star Alliance, bilateral airlines, Airpoints cards, Airpoints Store, hotels, cars, retail, fuel, insurance, utilities, and travel, with one Airpoints Dollar equivalent to one New Zealand dollar for eligible rewards.
Airpoints uses Airpoints Dollars for rewards and Status Points for recognition; the current Koru framework has Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Black with total and qualifying-flight Status Point requirements.
The owner, currency, and rules of entry. Administrative essentials, mercifully without the brochure.
- Parent organization
- Air New Zealand
- Program currency
- Airpoints Dollars
- Program status
- Active
- Primary market
- New Zealand
- Enrollment eligibility
- Individual membership subject to the program terms.
- Enrollment cost
- No enrollment fee is published.
- Official program links
- Award booking ↗Homepage ↗Program terms ↗
- Last updated
- Aug 7, 2026
The tier name is the easy part. Here is the bill for reaching it—and what the program owes you in return.
How to qualify
Member
Base tier
Enroll in the program
membership term
Counts: Enrollment
Koru Silver
450 Status Points + 225 Status Points from qualifying flights
Current published qualification year
Counts: Activity identified as status-qualifying by the program
Does not count: Reward redemptions and activity excluded by the program rules
Koru Gold
900 Status Points + 450 Status Points from qualifying flights
Current published qualification year
Counts: Activity identified as status-qualifying by the program
Does not count: Reward redemptions and activity excluded by the program rules
Koru Platinum
1,500 Status Points + 900 Status Points from qualifying flights
Current published qualification year
Counts: Activity identified as status-qualifying by the program
Does not count: Reward redemptions and activity excluded by the program rules
Koru Black
3,200 Status Points + 1,920 Status Points from qualifying flights
Current published qualification year
Counts: Activity identified as status-qualifying by the program
Does not count: Reward redemptions and activity excluded by the program rules
What each tier gets
Koru Silver
Priority travel services
Receives the published Koru Silver priority services on eligible travel.
Baggage privileges
Receives the published Koru Silver baggage allowance where offered.
Koru Gold
Priority travel services
Receives the published Koru Gold priority services on eligible travel.
Baggage privileges
Receives the published Koru Gold baggage allowance where offered.
Lounge privileges
ConditionalReceives the published Koru Gold lounge access on eligible itineraries.
Eligible same-day itinerary, airport, guest, and lounge rules
Signature privilege
Includes Star Alliance Gold recognition, Air New Zealand lounge access, and published priority benefits.
Koru Platinum
Priority travel services
Receives the published Koru Platinum priority services on eligible travel.
Baggage privileges
Receives the published Koru Platinum baggage allowance where offered.
Lounge privileges
ConditionalReceives the published Koru Platinum lounge access on eligible itineraries.
Eligible same-day itinerary, airport, guest, and lounge rules
Signature privilege
Adds expanded upgrade, recognition, service, and gifting privileges.
Koru Black
Priority travel services
Receives the published Koru Black priority services on eligible travel.
Baggage privileges
Receives the published Koru Black baggage allowance where offered.
Lounge privileges
ConditionalReceives the published Koru Black lounge access on eligible itineraries.
Eligible same-day itinerary, airport, guest, and lounge rules
Signature privilege
Air New Zealand's highest published tier adds the broadest Koru service and travel privileges.
The headline rate is only half the story. What counts—and what quietly does not—is where the arithmetic gets interesting.
How earning works
Eligible Air New Zealand flights under the published accrual table
100 percentage of flown distance in Airpoints Dollars per 100 eligible unit
What counts: Eligible paid fares credited to the program
Does not count: Reward tickets and excluded fare classes, taxes, and fees
Pricing rules matter more than the word “free,” which is doing heroic work in most loyalty brochures.
Ways to redeem
Air New Zealand reward flights
Route-, cabin-, date-, and inventory-specific reward price
The program publishes current reward-flight pricing or a booking calculator.
Search: Official website · Official app
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Alliance and airline-partner reward flights
Partner-, route-, cabin-, and itinerary-specific reward price
Search: Official website · Member service where required
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Cabin upgrades
Fare-, route-, cabin-, and inventory-specific reward price
Search: Manage booking · Member service
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Points plus cash
The offered points-and-cash combination is shown in the eligible booking flow
Search: Official booking flow
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Cash and points: Availability, minimums, fare eligibility, and payment rules vary by booking.
Hotels and car rentals
Supplier- and booking-specific reward price
Search: Official rewards portal
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Products, experiences, and donations
Item-, experience-, charity-, and market-specific reward price
Search: Official rewards portal
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Airpoints Store
Current program- or partner-specific reward price
Search: Official program or partner channel
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
OneUp upgrades
Current program- or partner-specific reward price
Search: Official program or partner channel
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Rules and reversals
Air New Zealand reward flights
Taxes and fees: Inventory, taxes, fees, surcharges, and ticketing rules apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Alliance and airline-partner reward flights
Taxes and fees: Partner inventory, routing, booking-channel, tax, fee, and surcharge rules apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Cabin upgrades
Taxes and fees: Eligible paid fare and upgrade inventory required.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Points plus cash
Taxes and fees: Only available where the program presents the option.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Hotels and car rentals
Taxes and fees: Supplier, occupancy, driver, tax, fee, and cancellation rules apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Products, experiences, and donations
Taxes and fees: Inventory, delivery, market, provider, and charity terms apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Airpoints Store
Taxes and fees: Availability and published provider rules apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
OneUp upgrades
Taxes and fees: Availability and published provider rules apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
The useful question is not whether a partnership exists. It is where you can earn, where you can transfer, and which footnote is waiting to spoil the headline.
Partner directory
Alliance
The global alliance this carrier belongs to.
- Star Alliance
Airline partnerships
Bilateral and other carrier partnerships outside the global alliance.
- Cathay Pacific
- Qantas
- Virgin Atlantic
- Virgin Australia
Credit cards
Card products directly associated with this loyalty program.
- Air New Zealand American Express cards
- Airpoints credit cards
Earn with partners
Online and in-store retail
Air New Zealand Airpoints shopping partners
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Airpoints Dollars
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Official shopping or partner portal
Eligible hotel stays and bookings
Air New Zealand Airpoints hotel partners
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Airpoints Dollars
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Published hotel partner channel
Eligible car rentals
Air New Zealand Airpoints car-rental partners
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Airpoints Dollars
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Published car-rental partner channel
Eligible dining and lifestyle spend
Air New Zealand Airpoints dining and lifestyle partners
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Airpoints Dollars
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Published partner channel
Eligible co-brand and linked-card spend
Air New Zealand Airpoints payment cards
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Airpoints Dollars
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Issuer account or published card channel
Eligible holidays, cruises, rail, or other travel
Air New Zealand Airpoints travel partners
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Airpoints Dollars
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Published travel partner channel
Purchased loyalty currency
Buy or subscribe to Airpoints Dollars
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Airpoints Dollars
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Official buy-points channel
Distinctive everyday earning path
Airpoints Store
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Airpoints Dollars
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Official program or partner channel
Distinctive everyday earning path
Airpoints fuel partners
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Airpoints Dollars
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Official program or partner channel
Distinctive everyday earning path
OneUp upgrade offers
The current rate is partner-, market-, channel-, and offer-specific.
Currency: Airpoints Dollars
Counts: Eligible activity completed through the program's published channel
Does not count: Returns, cancellations, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: Official program or partner channel