Yes, Australian airlines have rights on NZ domestic routes but not vice versa. New Zealand has negotiated 12 bilateral agreements in the past 18 months as the government moves to implement its new International Air Transport Policy announced in Aug-2012. This places emphasis on establishing open skies agreements with key markets even if the offer is not reciprocated. To that end the government has negotiated the new or expanded bilateral agreements with the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, China, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, French Polynesia and Iceland. Negotiations have also been held recently with Papua New Guinea while talks with Vietnam and Thailand are planned in the near future. centreforaviation/analysis/new-zealand-negotiating-open-skies-agreements-to-attract-air-services-even-without-reciprocity-125072 Open skies is an international policy concept that calls for the liberalization of the rules and regulations of the international aviation industry—especially commercial aviation—in order to create a free-market environment for the airline industry. Its primary objectives are: to liberalize the rules for international aviation markets and minimize government intervention as it applies to passenger, all-cargo, and combination air transportation as well as scheduled and charter services; and to adjust the regime under which military and other state-based flights may be permitted. For open skies to become effective, a bilateral (and sometimes multilateral) Air Transport Agreement must be concluded between two or more nations. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_skies
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