Thanks again for your replies. My trip will be taking me first to the Cook Islands for about a week, then Fiji for a week.
After that I fly to New Zealand and have a 21 day tour package lined up.
Once my time in NZ is up I'll be flying to Melbourne and meeting a friend from Bendigo for a couple of days. Then a 19 day tour that goes from Melborune to Cairns, and probably a couple of extra days in Cairns.
I am quite excited about the trip! Glad to hear that Cairns will be nice. I'm hoping to do some snorkeling
If interested, I will be flying:
CID->ORD->LAX->NAN->RAR->NAN->AKL->MLB (Ground) CNS -> AKL -> LAX -> ORD -> CID
Thank you again!
Ben