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Under $90
A room for two under three figures is rare in a four-star hotel, but the Palm Royale in Cairns has "super-saver" room rates for two at $89 throughout September - down from $165 a night. The accommodation package comes with a half-price breakfast voucher, and around-the-clock airport transfers.
Contact: Wotif.com, 0800 441 092 or book on-line at www.wotif.com/hotel1402
Under $160
The Ellerslie Flower Show - now the largest flower show in the Southern Hemisphere - is on at the Auckland Botanical Gardens from November 14 to 18. If you're travelling to Auckland for the event, flower show package deals are $159 a person, twin-share, and will get you a day's entry to the show and a night's accommodation at Rydges Hotel. A regular shuttle service between the city and the flower show is available for $10 each. Payable on the shuttle.
Contact: Keith Prowse Travel, 0800 949 490.
On the web: www.keithprowse.co.nz
Under $160 for two people
A studio suite for two in Gisborne's Emerald Hotel is down to $158 a night - from $215. The deal comes with continental breakfasts and is currently available until September 23.
Contact: Wotif.com, 0800 441 092 or book on-line at www..wotif.com/hotel50614
Under $1235
Stay seven nights but only pay for six - that's $1230 for two people - at Poppy's on the Lagoon in Vanuatu, and you'll be spoilt with numerous "extras". The package includes a full-body Melanesian massage and French wine, free breakfast on your first morning, a Port Vila introductory tour and a welcome coffee pack. Available until September 20 and priced for twin-share bookings of lagoon view rooms, the price increases for higher-graded rooms. The package cannot be used in conjunction with other deals at the hotel.
Contact: Poppy's, 0067 8 23425
On the web: www.jasons.com/hotdeal
Under $4790
Mooch about in the Maldives with return flights to Male via Singapore for two nights from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch. The package is priced from $4785 and includes your accommodation of five nights in Male, a night at Hulhule Island and your two nights in Singapore. Airport transfers and seaplane transfers are covered, as are daily breakfasts. Book and travel by the end of this month.
Contact: House of Travel, 0800 838 747
On the web: www.houseoftravel.co.nz
