Pursuant to section 184(6) of the Civil Aviation Act 2023, and in accordance with section 58(1) and clauses 2 and 4 of Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020, and a delegation from the Secretary for Transport dated 31 March 2025, I give notice that, further to an application received from China Southern Airlines, I have varied the routes and capacity sections in the Scheduled International Air Service Licence held by that airline as follows (the italicised text shows the variations made):

Routes and Capacity

The licensee may carry on scheduled international air services in both directions on the routes listed below and with the capacity stated:

Routes

1. For passenger/combination and code-share services: From points in China, optionally via points in Australia, to points in New Zealand.
2. For cargo-only services: From points in China, optionally via intermediate points, to points in New Zealand and optionally to beyond points.

Capacity

1. For own-aircraft passenger/combination services: up to 21 return services per week with any aircraft type.
2. For cargo-only services: as filed with and acknowledged by the Secretary for Transport.
3. For code-share services (where China Southern Airlines is the marketing carrier): as filed with and acknowledged by the Secretary for Transport.

The variation will take effect on 29 July 2025.

Signed at Wellington this 10th day of July 2025.

NATASHA RAVE, Acting Deputy Chief Executive – Policy.