KEY POINTS:
Under $150
Take your vehicle on the car ferry (above) to Waiheke Island during the
Sealink Waiheke Island Summer Events and skip paying the usual $30
driver's fee. The $130 vehicle fee is still payable. This deal is available until February 15 but not on February 5, 6 and 8.
Contact: Sealink, 0800 732 546
On the web: www.sealink.co.nz
Under $300
A Family Boredom Buster at Drifters Inn, Hanmer Springs, is $250 a night - down from $425. A family (maximum four people) gets continental breakfasts and a family pass to nearby thermal pools. The deal is
also available for a group of four adults.
Contact: Wotif.com, 0800 441 092 or book online at www.wotif.com/
hotelW21895
Under $3000
Amsterdam for two nights at the Eden Hotel and return airfares from
Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch from $2995 each, twin-share, includes breakfasts. Travel on selected dates in October. Book by March 2.
Contact: Flight Centre, 0800 00 44 33
On the web: www.flightcentre.co.nz
Under $3000
A 26-night cruise from Brisbane to Auckland with a one-way airfare to
Brisbane to catch Pacific Sun before she sails on May 9. Priced from $2999 each (twin-share in an inside-state-room), the ship calls at
Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Main meals, onboard entertainment, port taxes and government fees are included. Book by March 15.
Contact: House of Travel, 0800 838 747
On the web: www.houseoftravel.co.nz
Under $3030
Four nights in San Francisco and return airfares from Auckland -
plus a California Wine Country Tour - from $3029 each, twin-share. Add $110 for travel from Wellington or Christchurch. Travel in April.
Contact: Flight Centre, 0800 00 44 33
On the web: www.flightcentre.co.nz