Dream Seats Terms and Conditions
1. Information on how to enter the promotion forms part of the conditions of entry. Entry into the promotion is deemed as acceptance of its terms and conditions.
2. Conditions of Entry:
Entry is only open to New Zealand residents. The Promoter may require proof of age, residency, or parental consent at its discretion. If you are under 18 years of age you may still enter the Promotion, but you will be required to travel with a parent or guardian. Where the foregoing applies to a Winner, Air New Zealand will, acting reasonably and subject to seat availability and its standard fare conditions, provide one (1) return economy-class domestic or short-haul, or premium economy long-haul ticket, for the accompanying parent or guardian on the same itinerary as the Winner. All other costs (including but not limited to accommodation, meals, insurance and incidentals) remain the responsibility of the parent or guardian.
3. How to Enter: Participants must visit dreamseats.co.nz and complete online entry form details. The inclusion of accompanying photo or video submission is optional.
4. Participation in the Promotion is limited to one entry per person during the Promotional Period.
5. Air New Zealand (the "Promoter") employees, participating agents and their associated agencies are ineligible to enter. The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries.
6. Promotion commences 9 am, 7 July 2025 and closes the earlier of midnight, 31 January 2026 or when at least 100 prize seats have been awarded (the "Promotional Period"). Entries received after this closing time will be ineligible for entry. However, the Promoter reserves the right to extend the Promotional Period at its sole discretion, subject to any applicable laws and regulations.
7. The winners of the Promotion will be selected throughout the Promotional Period, by a panel of judges. The judging panel acts in its sole and absolute discretion and is under no obligation to apply any particular weighting to the factors below, to make its deliberations public, or to provide reasons for its decisions, and the judge(s)'s decision is final.
8. In selecting the Winners, the judging panel may take into account any factors it considers relevant to the objectives of the Promotion, including (without limitation):
(a) the feasibility, creativity, previous accomplishment and/or inspirational merit of the participant's proposed "dream" experience; and
(b) any perceived wider benefit or positive social impact that might arise from awarding the Prize to the participant.
9. Attempts will be made to notify the winner by phone at the contact telephone number provided at the time of booking or on the promotion entry. If the Promoter, having used reasonable efforts, is unable to contact a winner after two (2) attempts, then the prize is forfeited and an alternative winner may be selected by the judge(s). The Promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
10. By entering, each participant: (a) grants Air New Zealand a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable and sub-licensable licence to use, adapt, publish, display and distribute any content supplied (including photos or videos) in connection with this Promotion and in any media; (b) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all moral rights in that content; and (c) warrants that they own the content and have all necessary permissions, with no further payment or attribution required.
11. The winner will win the prize of one of at least 100* return economy domestic or short-haul flight or premium economy long-haul flights from a New Zealand port to any domestic or international port that Air New Zealand operates to and from. The winner is responsible for paying all additional costs associated with the prize that are not specifically included (as stated in this clause 11), including (where applicable) transport, meal costs, spending money, insurance and all other incidentals. Total number of flights on offer is at least 100 across both domestic and international.
12. Prize must be taken within 24 months of being awarded and is subject to booking and flight availability. Prize travel may be restricted during peak periods, including public holidays, school holidays, and other blackout dates determined by the Promoter
13. The prize cannot be converted into cash and is not transferable.
14. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any variation in prize value.
15. The Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize in whole (or any of its components), with a substitute prize of equal or greater value.
16. The Promoter reserves the right to modify, suspend, or cancel the Promotion at any time, including for reasons beyond its reasonable control, such as technical issues, fraud, or force majeure.
17. All prize travel will be subject to Air New Zealand's Conditions of Carriage, to view visit www.airnewzealand.co.nz/conditions-of-carriage. Prize travel will not be eligible to accrue Airpoints Dollars™ or Status Points and cannot be used in conjunction with Air New Zealand's Airpoints™ Programme or any other carriers' frequent flyer schemes.
18. The Promoter assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to or alteration of entries. The Promoter assumes no responsibility for any injury or damage to participants or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials in this promotion.
19. Neither the Promoter nor any other person or party associated with this promotion shall be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever suffered (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) or personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with either participation in this promotion or with any prizes offered.
20. The Promoter collects entrants' personal information in order to conduct the promotion. If the information requested is not provided, the entrant may not participate in the promotion. Acceptance of the prize is deemed consent for the Promoter to use the winner's details and photographs for promotional and media purposes without any further reference, payment or other compensation to the entrant. Please refer to Air New Zealand's Privacy Statement at https://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/privacy regarding the collection, use, disclosure and storage of personal information.
21. The Promoter of this competition is Air New Zealand Limited, Private Bag 92007, Auckland, New Zealand.
22. These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of New Zealand. Any disputes arising out of or in connection with the Promotion shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New Zealand courts.