You are here: Home / All You Need To Know / Special requirements / What goods can be carried on board?

What goods can be carried on board?

Electronic equipment

Modern aircraft are fitted with sensitive electronic equipment which can be affected by some types of electronic equipment carried by passengers. That restricts the type of equipment you may bring on board.

The following portable electronic devices may be used on the aircraft at any time:

• Portable voice recorders (hand held units powered by dry cell batteries).
• Hearing aids.
• Heart pacemakers.
• Electric shavers.
• Watches.
• Hand-held calculators without printer.

Self-contained personal life support systems that use non-spill batteries, including nebulisers, monitors and similar may also be used when the passenger has prior medical clearance from Air New Zealand.

The following may be used after take-off and before landing, when the seatbelt sign is off:

• Portable computers.
• Portable electric typewriters.
• Handheld calculators with printer.
• Portable video recorders and cameras.
• Portable radios and televisions with headphones.
• Walkman disc players.
• Handheld electronic games.

The following may be used only with prior approval from Air New Zealand:

• Life support equipment which is not self-contained.
• Equipment containing dangerous chemicals such as mercury or acid devices that requires a separate battery or power source.
• Portable radio transmitting devices and radio control systems (e.g. radio-controlled cars).
• Anything not specifically covered in the previous sections.

Use of mobile cellular phones is permitted on all Air New Zealand aircraft when the aircraft is stationary on the ground, when the entry door(s) are open and the engines are not running. Please ensure mobile cellular phones are switched off when the entry door is closed (i.e. before departure, during flight and prior to the doors opening on arrival).

All passengers are advised to check with their Air New Zealand Reservations when they book their flight if they are unsure whether the equipment they intend taking is permitted on the aircraft.

We thought you might be interested in...

• Dangerous and banned goods

  Aviation regulations mean that passengers are not allowed to carry knives, cutting instruments or sharp objects into the cabin. These items can be packed into checked luggage that goes into the hold.

  Dangerous and banned goods
• Bicycles, golf clubs and other sports equipment

  Bicycles may be accepted as checked baggage, but they need to be packed correctly: the handlebars and pedals turned in or removed, and the whole bicycle wrapped in corrugated cardboard or an equivalent material.

  Bicycles, golf clubs and other sports equipment