From Air New Zealand:

Air New Zealand is pleased to advise we have today welcomed customers to our brand new regional lounge at Auckland Domestic Airport.

The new space is located at the regional end of the terminal building near the airline’s Valet Parking drop-off point and will offer customers travelling on regional services from Auckland who are entitled to lounge access a more streamlined journey through the airport.

We recently embarked on a significant lounge redevelopment programme and the Auckland regional lounge is the first of the new-look spaces to open.

The lounge boasts our distinctive look and feel and the design incorporates locally sourced products where possible.

Our lounge redevelopment programme continues with our Sydney International Lounge due to be completed in the second quarter of 2015 and Auckland’s International Lounge currently scheduled to open mid-2015.

The Auckland regional lounge complements the airline’s existing domestic lounge at Auckland Airport. Customers travelling on regional routes are still able to use the domestic lounge if they prefer.