Sample a gourmet dinner and cocktails at Kauri Cliffs Lodge

Sample a gourmet dinner and cocktails at Kauri Cliffs Lodge

Under $700
Kauri Cliffs Lodge in Northland has a special winter offer for New Zealand residents. Pay $675 each, twin-share, for a night's stay, enjoy cocktail hour before a gourmet dinner, then wake to a full breakfast. Choose between unlimited golf and a 75-minute massage, which you can repeat for every night you stay.

Facilities include a heated pool, tennis courts, mountain bikes and three private beaches. Book and stay between July 9 and September 30.

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


Under $1100
Being just a number - more than 33 million people have gone before you - won't matter when you're holding your ticket for Miss Saigon in Brisbane this winter. The musical has entertained millions in 12 languages and in 25 countries.

From $1099, you get return flights from Auckland or Wellington to Brisbane and three nights at Hotel Ibis, plus an A-reserve ticket to the show.

Applies to travel taken between August 2 and September 15.

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


NZ$1 for US$1
Herald Travel readers staying at California's Mendocino Hotel will find their Kiwi dollars are temporarily worth the same as United States dollars.

Tom Kravis, owner of the hotel, has made this offer "as a small gesture of thanks" for an article by Graham Reid about the charms of Mendocino - a small town on the Sonoma Coast 240km north of San Francisco - which appeared in Travel on June 12.

Contact: thomas.kravis@comcast.net
On the web: www.mendocinohotel.com


Under $300
A less-windy and wet Sydney is on offer with an Aerolineas Argentinas airfare of $279 return.

It's a cash-only deal but is on offer to the end of next year. You'll need another $105 for departure taxes. Flights depart from Auckland at 6.10am on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Return flights on the same days at 9.30am.