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Under $200
Rooms big enough for a king - and usually costing around $300 a night - are down to $185 for two at Wanaka Maple Lodge; new boutique accommodation an hour's drive from Queenstown and Arrowtown.
The special rate for a king-size room includes continental breakfasts, internet access, use of a spa and mountain views.
Contact: Wotif.com, 0800 441 092 or book online at wotif.com/hotelW50601
Under $200
Book either a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night's stay at the Novotel Capital Wellington and go into the draw for a chance to win tickets to the finale of Dancing with the Stars next month.
Priced from $199 a night for two people for a Dancing the Weekend Away package, the room comes with cooked breakfasts for two, chocolates and a voucher for Latinos Bar. The final night of Dancing with the Stars is on April 15. Book by close of business on Monday (March 31) and stay by July 31.
Contact: Novotel Capital Wellington, (04) 918 1900
On the web: www.jasons.com/hotdeal
Under $700
Hide away for three nights in a timber tree-house nestled in the northern Queensland rainforest and explore the region over four days with a rental car.
Priced from $699 each, twin-share, this package is for couples wanting peace and tranquillity and absolute privacy. The package includes daily breakfasts. A rental car will be waiting at Cairns airport.
The five-star Voyages Silky Oaks Lodge and Healing Waters Spa is on the edge of Mossman Gorge in the Daintree rainforest - about a two-hour drive from Cairns.
Book by April 30 and travel between April 1 and June 30. Airfares from New Zealand are not included.
Contact: House of Travel, 0800 838 747
On the web: www.houseoftravel.co.nz
Under $900
Four-night Fiji holiday packages are priced from $885 each, twin-share, and that includes airfares from Auckland and an airport transfer to your hotel in Fiji. Book by close of business this Monday (March 31) and travel between April 1 and May 31.
Contact: Flight Centre, 0800 354 448.
On the web: www.flightcentre.co.nz
Under $1200
Five nights at the Edgewater Resort and Spa in Rarotonga, with return flights from Auckland, are priced from $1149 each, twin-share. For an extra $139 each, (still on a twin-share basis), upgrade from a studio room to a beachfront room and receive a $100 food and beverage credit with the room.
Daily tropical breakfasts are included, as are airport transfers.
Book by March 31 and travel between April 1 and June 30.
For travellers departing from Wellington or Christchurch, the studio room package starts at $1289 each, twin-share.
Contact: House of Travel, 0800 838 747
On the web: www.houseoftravel.co.nz
Under $1900
Explore the city of Hanoi with a four-night travel package to Vietnam.
The return airfares from Auckland and accommodation in Hanoi are priced from $1899 each, twin-share. The Cathay Pacific flight travels via Hong Kong. Book by April 30 and travel between May 1 and June 30.
Contact: Holiday Shoppe, 0800 808 480
On the web: www.holidayshoppe.co.nz
