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Air NZ faces miserable full year financial results amid volatile conditions

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Publish Date
Wed, 4 Mar 2026, 10:15am
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Air NZ faces miserable full year financial results amid volatile conditions

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 4 Mar 2026, 10:15am

Air New Zealand’s reset just got a lot more urgent. 

Things could deteriorate faster for the airline amid instability in the Middle East.  

Morningstar Research is now forecasting a $125 million pre-tax loss this year following a $59 million loss in the first half of the year. 

Forsyth Barr Head of Research Andy Bowley told Mike Hosking there’s little disagreement that the second half of the year will be similar or worse, the concerning aspect is how bad it could be. 

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