Notice of Variation and Renewal of the International Air Service Licence Granted to Air New Zealand Limited Pursuant to sections 87j and 87i, respectively, of the Civil Aviation Act 1990, delegations from the Minister of Transport dated 27 August 1996, and subdelegations from the Secretary for Transport dated 28 August 1997, I give notice that I have varied, in the manner stated below, and have renewed, for a period of five years with effect from 1 July 1997, the international air service licence of Air New Zealand Limited. The terms and conditions of the international air service licence, now termed a ``Scheduled International Air Service Licence'' have been varied as follows: the separate condition relating to aircraft type has been deleted, and aircraft type is now included, where appropriate, only in the new capacity conditions; in respect of the United States, to incorporate the full route rights provided for in the 18 June 1997 Air Transport Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the United States of America; cargo tariff filings are no longer required unless specifically requested; in respect of carriage between New Zealand and Australia, and New Zealand and the United States, passenger tariff filings are no longer required except for information purposes when specifically requested; in respect of non-stop terminating services between New Zealand and Australia, and New Zealand and the United States, nature of service filings are required for information purposes only; the licence includes the statutory requirement to file such statistical and financial information as the Secretary for Transport may require; and other minor amendments have been made to the wording of the conditions relating to nature of service filings, insurance, tariffs, inter-governmental arrangements and operational, safety and security standards. Signed at Wellington this 19th day of August 1997. J. G. BRADBURY, General Manager International Relations, Ministry of Transport.