Brendon McCashin's 11-year-old daughter Jasmine entered his name into this month's Rotorua Home Show draw for a trip-for-two to Fiji.
When he and wife Shanelle were called by helloworld Rotorua on Thursday, they couldn't believe they had won the prize, valued at up to $5000, including four nights on Treasure Island.
"It was so rewarding. They were extremely excited, they thought I was joking," owner and manager Deborah Kay said.
Jasmine, the eldest of three children, was "really happy" when her parents told her the news on her way home from gymnastics that night.
Her parents were up late with the excitement.