Dear All,
thanks for your help and suggestions.

Have been able to book
WEL-AKL for NZD 90 Dec 27
CNS-BNE for AUD 119 Jan 10
BNE-SYD for AUD 79 Jan 15

Great prices - however I am struggling to find something reasonable for
SYD - Alice Springs or Ayers on Jan 1 and from either of those to CNS on Jan 5 - any suggestions - or should I try the route with airpass ?

TYIA

Cheers

Thomas