spin it how you want flog.
some routes were costing money. the airline is privately owned and its primary job is to make money for its shareholders.
abandoned? you make it sound like airnz owes the regions something? maybe if kiwis werent so f tight and didnt jump on emirates/cathay/singapore or gobble up cheap jetstar fares like lollies you might have a point.
all the players in the market have a choice. and so does airnz.