Hot Deals: Stop over in Tahiti

Under $2

Fly from New Zealand to Los Angeles or Paris or Tokyo with Air Tahiti Nui, and you can stop over in Tahiti and pay $1 for one night's accommodation. You'll stay at Le Meridien Resort in Tahiti. The $1 rate is for the first night only, and is based on two people sharing a room.

Contact: airtahitinui.co.nz

Under $500

Indulge in a romantic escape to the five-star Sofitel Queenstown Hotel and Spa where you'll stay in a Superior Room and be pampered for two hours with a chocolate treatment at Le Spa. You'll be scrubbed and massaged and left in private to soak in a jacuzzi, plus served champagne. Usually $799, the Say It With Chocolate package is now $499 for two people to share.

Contact: Wotif.com, 0800 441 092
On the web: wotif.com

Under $600

One-day guided day walk with gourmet lunch in the Nelson Lakes Park and a night at the Alpine Lodge in St Arnaud with full breakfast for two, twin-share, is $595 until March 31. A bottle of local wine is included. This package usually costs $685.

Contact: Southern Wilderness, 0800 666 044
On the web: southernwilderness.com

Under $2000

Return flights from Auckland to Tokyo and three nights at the four-star Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo are priced from $1989 each, twin-share. Book by February 26. Travel between April 6 and July 27 or from September 3 to 28.

Contact: Air New Zealand, 0800 737 000
On the web: airnz.co.nz

Under $2200

Return airfares to Italy from Auckland and two nights' accommodation in Seoul along the way, plus two nights' accommodation in Rome, are priced from $2195 each, twin-share. Daily breakfasts in Rome are included. Travel from Wellington or Christchurch starts at $2359 each, twin-share. Book by February 28. Travel from April 1 to June 14, or from September 1 to October 31.

Contact: Flight Centre, 0800 427 555
On the web: flightcentre.co.nz

Under $9000

Experience the exotic Maldives with your partner - flying with Singapore Airlines - and their booking at Club Med Kani is reduced by 60 per cent. Seven-night packages start at $4982 for the first adult and $3180 for the second, including return flights from Auckland. All meals, an "open" bar and entertainment are included. Travel between May 1 and June 25. Book by February 26.

Contact: House of Travel, 0800 838 747.
On the web: houseoftravel.co.nz