EK AKL base
I heard a rumour - locally in NZ within the industry - that EK were planning to open a AKL base. Presumably this means they would operate point-to-point routes, rather than using AKL as a stop-off for Dubai - USA traffic, it clearly would make no sense to travel east from DXB to get to LAX/SFO/JFK etc.
FYI, the AKL-LAX route is operated by NZ (codesharing with UA) and QF (codesharing AA/BA) but yes I agree it would be good to see further competition.