I'm still trying to see where you guys get the view Air NZ is a lemon.
It nearly went under due to poor decisions after buying Ansett and being unable to sustain the losses from Ansett or spend enough to make it profitable, and was then bailed out by the Govt. However the core airline appears to have always made money even thru the Ansett period and is still making money today.
Just because everyone, quite rightly, has the sh*ts with the previous Air NZ board (especially Selwyn Cushing) does not mean that the business isn't profitable going forward.