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Under $100
Stay two nights at the 3.5-star Portage Resort Hotel and pay $50 a night for two people (or $75 for two for each of Friday and Saturday night). The hotel is in the Kenepuru Sounds, a 10-minute water taxi ride from Picton to nearby Torea Bay or a 58km drive via scenic Queen Charlotte Drive. A float plane and helicopter also deliver guests to the hotel.
Contact: Wotif.com, 0800 441 092 or book online at www.wotif.com/hotelW44665
Under $100
Head for the Gold Coast with a two-day world pass to Dreamworld and Whitewater World, priced from $99 per adult and $75 per child. The second day's pass is valid for 14 days after you've visited the first park. This ticket deal must be bought in conjunction with accommodation bookings. Travel by March 31, book by August 28.
Contact: House of Travel, 0800 838 747
On the web: www.houseoftravel.co.nz
Under $310
Party in Paris with a special dinner and show package at the famous Moulin Rouge, priced from $307 each, and you'll receive a half-sized bottle of champagne.
Contact: Keith Prowse Entertainment Travel, 0800 949 490 or email auckland@keithprowse.com
On the web: www.keithprowse.com
Under $500
Fly with Air Vanuatu from Auckland to Port Vila and spend four nights at a choice of hotels and resorts. Package prices start at $899 each, twin-share. Travel by December 10, book by September 19.
Contact: Itchyfeet Travel, (09) 353 2626 or email info@itchyfeet.co.nz
On the web: www.itchyfeet.co.nz
Under $650
An oceanview room at Fantasy Island Resort for seven days, twin-share, costs $632 each for those bound for Norfolk Island by March 31 - or book a winter special by the end of September and pay $569 each, twin-share. A week's car rental is included.
Contact: Fantasy Island Resort, 006723 23778 or email reservations@ninet.nf
On the web: www.jasons.com/hotdeal
