Depart: Sydney
Arrive: Auckland
Member of the One World Alliance
Dates: Departure must be on or before 30 August 2016; return date seems open for the whole next year until June 2017 (includes even around Christmas)
Stops: none (direct flight)
Airline: LATAM (Chile’s LAN airline has merged with Brazil’s TAM airline)
Lounge access: With an 11am departure from Sydney, you’ll have a couple of hours to enjoy the Sydney Qantas International Business Lounge. On the return leg, lucky the flight is early at 7:30am.
Cost: $566+ in Business Class return (one-way is more expensive than return)
Booking: Example dates in deal link above. Flights can be found on www.expedia.com.au by searching your dates.
If you're a Qantas Frequent Flyer, you'll also earn 80 status credits for the return trip and 3750 frequent flyer points. Whereas if you paid for a Qantas flight you'd get 160 status credits and 8500 frequent flyer points :)