Air New Zealand cabin crew strike dispute

The story so far

Air New Zealand reached agreements in principle with unions representing regional and widebody jet cabin crew, which prevented planned strikes in those sectors.^{4 Dec 2025} Short-haul cabin crew issued a strike notice for 18 December, to be carried out if no agreement was reached, and the union defended the timing of that industrial action.^{4, 5 Dec 2025} A strike planned for the Monday after the initial report was cancelled, but some cabin crew were still scheduled to walk off the job on 18 December.^{5 Dec 2025} More than 400 short-haul cabin crew, who work domestic, Tasman and Pacific routes, withdrew the strike notice after reaching an agreement in principle with the airline.^{14 Dec 2025}

Latest

The short-haul cabin crew have cancelled their planned 18 December strike, which avoids disruption over the Christmas period.^{14 Dec 2025}

Key moments

1. 4 Dec 2025Agreements in principle reached with regional and widebody cabin crew unions; short-haul strike notice issued.
2. 5 Dec 2025Union defends timing of 18 December strike; a Monday strike is cancelled.
3. 14 Dec 2025Over 400 short-haul cabin crew withdraw strike notice after agreement in principle.

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