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Under $2000
See supercar racer Greg Murphy across the dinner table as well as behind the wheel at the Bathurst 1000 Races in Australia this October.
A pre-raceday dinner with Murphy is part of a special package, priced from $1997 each, twin-share.
You'll get return flights to Sydney,
four nights at the Greg Murphy Lodge in Mt Panorama, meals, and tickets to the races, and dinner events before and after raceday.
The Bathurst event is on October 5, 6 and 7. Upgrade packages are available, as are land-only deals.
Contact: Keith Prowse Travel, 0800 949 490
On the web: www.keithprowse.co.nz
Under $100
Avoid the stress of getting to the airport on time by booking a room for two at the Quality Inn Auckland Airport for $98 a night, twin-share.
Included is breakfast with berry muffins, free parking for 14 days and a 24-hour airport shuttle. Deal available until September 30.
Contact: Quality Inn (09) 275 0539
On the web: www.jasons.com/hotdeal
Under $200
Snuggle up in Raetihi Lodge at Double Bay in the Marlborough Sounds for three nights from $179 each, twin-share, breakfasts included.
Available until September 30. Flights or other transport can be arranged separately.
Contact: House of Travel, 0800 838 747
On the web: www.houseoftravel.co.nz
Under $3600
Paris, the city of romance, will also be the city of fashion bargains from late next month to early August.
Garments will be at least half their usual price at the fashion houses of l'Habilleur in the Marais district and at the famous Galeries Lafayette on Boulevard Haussmann.
A package of return flights, three nights at Des Trois Poussins Hotel, a three-day transport card, and passes for museum visits costs from $3505 a person, twin-share.
You must book by May 31 and travel between July 1 and August 31.
Contact: House of Travel, 0800 838 747
On the web: www.houseoftravel.co.nz
Under $800
Take a luxury two-night break at the world-class spa Millbrook, in Queenstown, with a deal that includes return flights.
Priced from $755 each, twin-share. The flights are from Christchurch but you can travel from Auckland for an extra $174 each or from Wellington for an extra $80.
Book by June 30 and take your break by the end of July.
Contact: Flight Centre, 0800 354 448
On the web: www.flightcentre.co.nz
Under $800
The Darling Harbour Jazz Festival transforms Sydney's waterfront on June 9, 10 and 11.
Return flights from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch and two nights' accommodation priced from $795 a person, twin-share.
Contact: Flight Centre, 0800 354 448
On the web: www.flightcentre.co.nz