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Photo taken by: Mike
Flying from: AKL to MEL, 2 March 2003
Flight duration: 3.5 hours
Aircraft type & class: 767 200 ER Business
Meal type: Dinner - From the menu:
1 (017): Bloody Mary
2 (018): Appetiser - Bonncocini, pesto and tomato salad with asparagus and kalamata olives
3 (019): Main - Spice crusted pork loin with mustard sauce, caramelised apples, braised red cabbage and new potatoes
4 (020): Dessert - Mascarpone and raspberry ripple ice cream with berry compote
Drink: Chardonnay
Comments: "Pork was a little tough, but went well with the accompaniments. Ice cream and cheeses were stunning."
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9.0 (let down by the tough pork)

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Photo taken by: Mike
Flying from: AKL to MEL, 2 March 2003
Flight duration: 3.5 hours
Aircraft type & class: 767 200 ER Business
Meal type: Dinner - From the menu:
1 (017): Bloody Mary
2 (018): Appetiser - Bonncocini, pesto and tomato salad with asparagus and kalamata olives
3 (019): Main - Spice crusted pork loin with mustard sauce, caramelised apples, braised red cabbage and new potatoes
4 (020): Dessert - Mascarpone and raspberry ripple ice cream with berry compote
Drink: Chardonnay
Comments: "Pork was a little tough, but went well with the accompaniments. Ice cream and cheeses were stunning."
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9.0 (let down by the tough pork)

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Photo taken by: Mike
Flying from: AKL to MEL, 2 March 2003
Flight duration: 3.5 hours
Aircraft type & class: 767 200 ER Business
Meal type: Dinner - From the menu:
1 (017): Bloody Mary
2 (018): Appetiser - Bonncocini, pesto and tomato salad with asparagus and kalamata olives
3 (019): Main - Spice crusted pork loin with mustard sauce, caramelised apples, braised red cabbage and new potatoes
4 (020): Dessert - Mascarpone and raspberry ripple ice cream with berry compote
Drink: Chardonnay
Comments: "Pork was a little tough, but went well with the accompaniments. Ice cream and cheeses were stunning."
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9.0 (let down by the tough pork)

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Photo taken by: Brent Milar
Flying from: Sydney to Auckland Jan 2003. Business Class
Aircraft type: 767-300
Meal type: Lunch - Appetiser: Marinated King Prawns with peppers and roasted artichokes. Plus Garlic Bread, Cheeses and dried apricots
Comments: "The prawns were just sublime. Loved the appetiser"
Rating: 10/10

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Photo taken by: Brent Milar
Flying from: Auckland to Sydney, 7 February 2003
Aircraft type & class: 767-300
Meal type: Lunch - Appetiser: Prosciutto and atrichokes with radicchio, spinnach and orange. Lime and honey dressing, Garlic Bread, NZ Savugnon Blanc
Comments: "This was just just delcious. Ate everything."
Rating 1-10: 10/10

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Photo taken by: Mark
Flying from: Auckland to Sydney, 13 January 2003
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-200 Economy
Meal type: Breakfast - Yoghurt, fruit compote, spiced fruit roll, sweetcorn, potato and cheese omelette with fried bacon.
Drink: Juice, coffee
Comments: "The coffee was possibly the worst I've ever tasted! The omelette arrived with a small, barely cooked piece of bacon artistically draped over the top. The omelette was rubbery and the filling was bizarre - why sweetcorn? Although having seen the amount of the stuff that grows in NZ maybe this is one way of getting rid of it. Ploughed my way through gamely but was glad of the roll. The fruit compote looked unappetising - prunes don't appeal to ANYONE under the age of 65!"
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 2 for the coffee; 4 for the rest

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Photo taken by: Ingrid
Flying from: Auckland to Sydney, 13 January 2003
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 767-200 Economy
Meal type: Breakfast - Cereal and milk, yoghurt, spiced fruit roll, seasonal fruit platter.
Drink: Coffee/tea with a juice 'starter'
Comments: "The cereal tasted like something from the bottom of the bird cage and the yoghurt was thin, sour and definitely not made from a contented cow! The roll was tasty and still warm and with the butter melting gently on top it was easily the best part of the meal! The fruit had no taste and could have been prepared a week earlier. Not very inspiring Air NZ!!!"
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 4

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Photo taken by: kawoh
Flying from: Sydney SYD to Los Angeles LAX, November 2002
Aircraft type & class: 744, Economy (Y)
Meal type: Lunch - Chicken with potatos, onions and egg plant. Salad with tomatos and a fruit fland for desert. Fresh bun and crackers/cheese.
Drink: Tomato Juice
Comments: "Very very yummy meal, great Air NZ food as usual."
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9

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Photo taken by: kawoh
Flying from: Sydney SYD to Los Angeles LAX, November 2002
Aircraft type & class: 744, Economy (Y)
Meal type: Snack - Arnotts Emporio Melting Moment biscuit, Cadbury Hazlenut choclate and Kettle Plain Chips.
Drink: Water
Comments: "This was completely unexpected, this was the 3rd meal on my non stop trip across the pacific, very welcome. Loved it when watching it with the movies!, great inflight entertainment."
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 10

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Photo taken by: kawoh
Flying from: Sydney SYD to Los Angeles LAX, November 2002
Aircraft type & class: 744, Economy (Y)
Meal type: Lunch - Lamb, mash, carrots and peas. Salad with a tomato, fruit fland, fresh bread, cheese and crackers.
Drink: Water
Comments: "Average meal, I went for the lamb, seeing as that is what NZ is famous for! Desert was very yummy."
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7

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Photo taken by: kawoh
Flying from: Los Angeles LAX to Sydney SYD, November 2002
Aircraft type & class: 744, Economy (Y)
Meal type: Late Lunch - Baby potatos, spinich, tandoori chicken, cos lettuce salad with fresh oranges, cake and bun.
Drink: Water
Comments: Very delicious meal, but i'm partial to indian food (my favourite)
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8

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Photo taken by: kawoh
Flying from: Sydney SYD to Los Angeles LAX, November 2002
Aircraft type & class: 744, Economy (Y)
Meal type: Snack - Take off snack - rice snacks.
Drink: Water
Comments: "Where are the cashews!!"
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 3

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Photo taken by: kawoh
Flying from: Los Angeles LAX to Sydney SYD, November 2002
Aircraft type & class: 744, Economy (Y)
Meal type: Breakfast - An egg omlette, with a baked tomato and potato gems, accompanied with a muffin, yoghurt and fresh fruit (orange, pineapple, honeydrew and cantalope)
Drink: Orange Juice
Comments: "A pretty bland meal, I don't think the potato gems really should have been there. Alas, this is still a pretty good meal compared to other airline breakfasts I've had."
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 5.5

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Photo taken by: Wyndy Whirl
Flying from: Auckland, New Zealand to Sydney, September 2002
Class: Economy
Meal type: Lunch - Warmed bagel with Tuscany chicken and mozzarella cheese, tabbouleh salad with cucumber and tomato on baby greens, spotty roll with butter, crackers with cheddar cheese, and a tiny 100ml tub of honey-kiwi ice cream
Drink: Mineral water, Corban's Sauvignon Blanc
Comments: "A scientific and culinary crucifixion that alleged chicken and alleged mozzarella thingy. Last time I checked, chicky 'n cheese weren't like that in Italia. This was nothing more than a cold, greasy, filthy burger. Praise be to the frisky salad and dousings of Sauvignon Blanc - the consuming graces. Best bit - the tray being taken away."
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 4 (for the frisky salad)

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Photo taken by: Wyndy Whirl
Flying from: Auckland, New Zealand to Sydney, September 2002
Class: Economy
Meal type: Lunch - Baked beef, spinach and onion jam filo parcel, tabbouleh salad with cucumber and tomato on baby greens, speckled roll with butter, crackers with cheddar cheese, and a wee 100ml tub of honey-kiwi ice cream
Drink: Mineral water, spiced tomato juice
Comments: "A scientific and culinary revelation that beef filo parcel - tender, juicy, dead tasty and scoffingly offset by the onion jam. What a frisky salad - fresh, crunchy and appreciated. A wee tub of ice-cream is an economic slap in the face - bring back those real desserts. Best bit - the frisky salad."
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8

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Photo taken by: Wyndy Whirl
Flying from: Rarotonga, Cook Islands to Auckland, New Zealand, September 2002
Class: Economy
Meal type: Breakfast - French toast with bacon, maple syrup, apricot yogurt, fruit medley of pawpaw (papaya), grapefruit, grape and watermelon, white roll with strawberry jam and butter
Drink: Orange juice and tea
Comments: "The poor, wee French - nothing to toast. Three slices of soggy bread with slivers of unhappy bacon embarrassingly tucked in. All very sad, tragic and miserly, made worse by forgetting to douse it all out with the maple syrup. Best bit - the tray being taken away."
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 4

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Photo taken by: Wyndy Whirl
Flying from: Rarotonga, Cook Islands to Auckland, New Zealand, September 2002
Class: Economy
Meal type: Breakfast - Cheese omelette, hash brown, sausage, mushrooms in a tomato and onion concasse, tomato, maple syrup, apricot yoghurt, fruit medley of pawpaw (papaya), grapefruit, grape, and watermelon, white roll with strawberry jam and butter
Drink: Orange juice and tea
Comments: "What a poor, wee sausage - harder than Latin, omelette was superbly yellow for that early morning visual wake up call - everything else fine if it's doused with faux maple syrup. Best bit - Cook Islands pawpaw (yum)"
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6.5 - you can't beat quantity over quality in economy

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Photo taken by: David
Flying from: Wellington WLG to Dunedin DUD, 19 September 2002
Class: Economy
Meal type: Dinner - (Cold) Herb potato salad, marinated pear on a bed of cos, (Hot) bacon wrapped sausage. Arnotts salt craker and North Island Egmont cheese; fresh roll and spreadable New Zealand butter.
Drink: Montana Chardonnay (New Zealand); Coffee, South Island Spring Water. Soft drinks, beers, Montana (New Zealand) Sauvignon Blanc and Montana (New Zealand) Cabernet Merlot also available.
Comments: "Very pleasant after a long day in the office."
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8, nice work Air New Zealand and CaterAir.

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Photo taken by: Floyd Li
Flying from: Auckland to Dunedin, June 4, 2002
Class: Economy Class
Meal type: Breakfast - Potato, Fruit, Yogurt, Croissant
Comments: "So far so good, but the croissant is pretty cold!"
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6
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