Lucky winners off to Wellington

It's amazing how many people living in the north of the North Island are keen to go to Wellington for a weekend.

There were around 10,000 entries in the Herald Travel competition organised by Air New Zealand and Positively Wellington Tourism.

The winner of the main prize, which includes air tickets, a night's accommodation at Bolton Hotel, a meal at the White House, tickets to the Constable Exhibition at Te Papa and Cable Car ride is:

* Jeanne-Maree Fitzgerald of Whangaparaoa.

The winners of the consolation prizes of two return tickets flying Air NZ to Wellington are:

* Cheryll Smith of Devonport
* Mrs M.E. Hunt of Glendowie
* Jim Annett of Hamilton
* Colleen Salmon of Mangawhai Heads
* Mira Halamish-Schmidt of Meadowood
* C.A. Podwin of Blockhouse Bay
* Dan and Janet Seymour of Kerikeri
* Marra Scanlon of Hamilton
* Alison Smith of Ponsonby

Letters have gone to the winners with details of how to claim their prizes.