Originally Posted by
cestmoi123
I got consolidator quotes (I think from the one that advertises on this page) for about $5k from NYC (Air Tahiti Nui via PPT), before I decided to go the miles route. Other than that, $9k appears to be the going rate.
For Business class, Air New Zealand looks like $6800 ex-LAX, $7100 ex-DFW and $7300 ex-JFK. In fact it looks like they have a web special for around $6400 ex-LAX.