With Air New Zealand's participation in the Star Alliance network, achieving an elite tier status means that your tier status will be recognised in 133 countries when travelling on Air New Zealand or any Star Alliance airline. Airpoints™ Gold Elite and Gold members will enjoy the special privileges of Star Alliance Gold status, while Airpoints Silver members will receive Star Alliance Silver status.
Benefits outlined in this section are available to Gold Elite, Gold and Silver members who are travelling on flights operated by Air New Zealand and our Star Alliance partners.
How you become an Airpoints Silver, Gold or Gold Elite Member
The table below shows how many Airpoints Dollars™ you will need to earn to reach each elite tier status. Only the Airpoints Dollars you earn by travelling on Air New Zealand or Star Alliance airlines count towards your tier status. To view your current tier status and see how many Airpoints Dollars you need to earn to reach the next tier status, login to 'My Account' and go to My Airpoints Account. Or register for the first time now.
Elite tier status benefits become available the month after you have reached a new tier status.
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Tier |
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Amount of qualifying
Airpoints Dollars* required ( ™) |
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Silver |
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450 |
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Gold |
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900 |
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Gold Elite |
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1,500** |
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*Only Airpoints Dollars earned on Air New Zealand and Star Alliance flights count towards Airpoints status.
The qualifying Airpoints Dollars must be earned in any 12 month period to achieve tier status. However, once you achieve a tier status, you only require 90% of those Airpoints Dollars to retain that status the following year.
**At least 
900 have to be earned through travel on Air New Zealand operated flights.
Airpoints Frequent Flyer Benefits
Click on each benefit in the list below for more information. Tier Status benefits are valid for 12 months after Tier Status becomes effective, unless elevated to a new tier in the interim.
