I flew the WLG-CBR leg of SQ292 last night in Y. I thought I'd make a few comments, and this thread seems to be as good a place as any.
Overall I thought it was a pretty good way to get back from New Zealand, particularly as most of my family are in Canberra.
Be aware that Velocity members are not able to access any lounge in Wellington. Apparently Velocity members can access the Virgin lounge in Canberra, or the Singapore Airlines lounge in Singapore - but not the Air NZ (or any other) lounge which SQ sends its own frequent flyers to in Wellington.
There's also no lounge access in CBR if you're in transit, as this is obviously located on the domestic side of the terminal - but an announcement was made that Business class passengers were entitled to a free drink at the bar in the international departures area upon presentation of their boarding passes.
The on-board service was very good. A full hot dinner is served on the WLG-CBR leg, as well as hot towels, peanuts and a choice of drink before dinner. This was dinner:
We were handed printed menus and I noticed that passengers on the CBR-SIN leg receive a light supper after takeoff, followed by a hot breakfast prior to landing.
The Boeing 777-200 was very comfortable, although the IFE screens seemed quite dated with a poor user-interface and low definition. The IFE in the row in front of me wasn't working at all, and the passengers seated there were moved to free seats elsewhere.
In terms of loading, the flight wasn't very full. Economy would have been at around 60% capacity, which is surprisingly low considering it's just after Christmas. Business class looked almost empty. Most of the passengers seemed to be continuing on to Singapore, although quite a few did disembark in Canberra.
All passengers were required to leave the plane in Canberra, with transit passengers heading upstairs and those leaving in CBR heading downstairs to a newly-built international arrivals area. I must admit that I was surprised by the large number of Border Force and quarantine personnel that have been employed in CBR to service this single international flight.
I will almost certainly use this flight again, although probably more so in the opposite direction (CBR to WLG) due to the better timing (mid-morning departure, rather than the late evening departure on the WLG-CBR leg) and the availability of a lounge in Canberra.