Australia, New Zealand & the South Pacific - Extended ski season North Island NZ

With record snow base at the skifields, Turoa season has been extended to mid November. Whakapapa will close at the end of October but reopen for Christmas and New Year.

NZ Herald (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10532299)

NZ Tourism has been spending up to let us know, here on the Wist Island. :)

Useful info for anyone with time after the CHC Do. ^

A bonanza for some operators. Hoepfully futaris will keep the sales info coming and some of us will make it across this year. :)

Lead-in fares this year are lower than they have been due to competition.

No fantastic sale fares to NZ at the moment, but as Kiwi Flyer said Lead-in fares are lower than they used to be. And of course it is still cheaper to buy a one way from Australia, and buy the return in NZ.

On a side note, Pacific Blue are running a Sky-Jump game (http://www.pacificblueskyjump.co.nz/) to win a trip for 4 to the Gold Coast. Only NZ residents are eligible. It's almost as fun as catapulting koalas (http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=852648).