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Aotearoa will get a little sweeter this October as a giant lolly jar makes its way around the country giving New Zealanders the chance to win a share of one million Airpoints Dollars in the Air New Zealand Sweetstake.
The giant jar will be popping up in 11 locations around the country, from Whangārei to Invercargill.
Air New Zealand general manager domestic Scott Carr says Air New Zealand lollies are an iconic part of our culture.
“Our humble hard-boiled lolly has sparked many important discussions in its time. What’s the best flavour? What’s the acceptable number of lollies to take? Do you suck yours or chew it?
“Well, we’ve got one more – how many lollies are in the Air New Zealand lolly jar?
“Kiwi from around the motu can come along to see the biggest lolly jar they might have ever seen, do some careful calculations, and submit their guess online.”
Whoever correctly guesses the number of lollies in the jar, or gets closest to it, will claim the grand prize of 50,000 APD.
“The odds are stacked in your flavour with the ability to submit a guess daily, so why not sweeten your chances of winning?”
Those who can’t see the lolly jar in person can join the guessing fun with a virtual AR version.
“If you’re using your mobile device you can ‘drop’ the giant lolly jar into your backyard to get a sense of how big it actually is, or you can view it on a desktop device, before submitting your guess online.”
The lolly jar is more than 4.5 metres tall from top to bottom and every single lolly inside has been counted by hand.
The lolly counting took place with an external partner who had a team of lolly counters tallying up each and every lolly. Not a single lolly was left behind!
Along with the grand prize of 50,000 APD, the deal is sweetened with additional daily prizes of 10,000 APD up for grabs online, a 10,000 APD prize at each location the jar pops up in, as well as hundreds of 500 APD spot prizes to be won.
“The best thing about Airpoints Dollars is they can be spent on so many different things.
“You can spend them on domestic flights around New Zealand or a dream holiday overseas, buy a Koru membership, book a rental car, or treat yourself or your whānau with something from the Airpoints store.”
The Air New Zealand Sweetstake runs until October 20 and is open to anyone who is a New Zealand based Airpoints member. You can join Airpoints for free by signing up at airpoints.co.nz
Air New Zealand Sweetstake activation schedule:
| Date | Location | Operating times |
| Tuesday, October 1 | Pūtahi Park, Whangārei | 7am – 2pm |
| Thursday, October 3 | 1 Queen Street, Auckland | 7am – 5.30pm |
| Friday, October 4 | Garden Place, Hamilton | 7am – 2pm |
| Sunday, October 6 | Marine Parade, opposite 21 Maunganui Road, Mount Maunganui | 7am – 2pm |
| Tuesday, October 8 | Millennial Arch Sculpture, Napier | 7am – 2pm |
| Thursday, October 10 | 2 Bunny Street in front of the train station, Wellington | 7am – 2pm |
| Sunday, October 13 | National Aquarium 546 Marine Parade, Nelson | 7am – 2pm |
| Tuesday, October 15 | 100 Cathedral Square, Christchurch | 7am – 2pm |
| Thursday, October 17 | Queenstown Central 19 Grant Road, Queenstown | 7am – 2pm |
| Friday, October 18 | Feldwick Gates, Queens Park, Invercargill | 7am – 2pm |
| Sunday, October 20 | The Octagon, Dunedin | 7am – 2pm |
How to enter:
· Participants will need to be an Airpoints member and logged in to their Airpoints account to enter.
· Those visiting in person can scan the QR codes on-site with a mobile device, and submit a guess
· To participate online, visit airnzsweetstake.co.nz between 7am and 11pm to access the virtual AR version to enter a guess
· Participants can enter once a day in person, and once a day online for the competition period
