NZ Day use Lounge offer BNE/SYD/ MEL

[markis10]

Noticed Thai are promoting this:

Air New Zealand is proud to offer a 'Lounge Day Pass' facility, on a space available basis to other travellers who may not qualify for lounge access according to their ticketed entitlement.

Lounge passes are available for A$55.00 per person per day and can be purchased at the airside lounges in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.

Some key features of the lounges are:
Full self service buffet, offering breakfast, morning tea, lunch and dinner as well as an evening snack menu
Desserts, cheese platters, antipasto platters, soups, salads, fresh fruits, tasty hot dishes, etc.
Unlimited alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
Special gluten-free offerings
Wireless complimentary internet access
Business centre with private booths
Plasma televisions
Premium quiet area
Complimentary reading literature, newspapers, magazines, travel offers
Reclining sleeper chairs
Hot steamer showers
Bath towels and amenities
Assistance with onward flights, baggage and mileage accounts
Direct dial phone
Phone chargers and adaptors for most electronic equipment
A children's play room with feeding and changing facilities
Ironing facility
Postage services
Photocopying and fax services
A billiard table and games (Melbourne lounge only)

 

[Melburnian1]

NZ acts as a lounge in MEL and SYD (at least) for PR and I think CS and a few others. The MEL lounge is a lot smaller; both have a small range of foods (stranegly never bacon at breakfast time!) and a better range of alcohol. There is usually more than enough seating although I have not seen the SYD lounge at its busiest. Staff are OK. There are sufficient PCs at both.

Is this offer still available? A$55 is expensive although VA were charging a ripoff A$65.