RNS No 9650n
BRIERLEY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
27 May 1999

                        AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITED

Brierley Investments Limited announces that it has acquired further shares in
Air New Zealand Limited as follows:

                                 "A" Class              "B" Class

Number of shares acquired        14,040,000             13,672,700

Percentage acquired              4.86%                  4.92%

Price per share               Range $2.75-3.40          $3.72-4.30
                              Average $3.3984           $4.2441

Percentage now held              59.52%                  39.19%

The acquisition of the shares was made on-market.

The Brierley Investments Limited Group now holds 267,096,015 shares in Air New
Zealand Limited, being 47.11% of the shares on issue and comprising 172,106,796
(59.52%) "A" shares and 94,989,219 (34.19%) "B" shares.  The "A" shares have
been acquired by BILNZ Assets Limited which is exempted under the Overseas
Investment Regulations from treatment as an overseas company.

END


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