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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 1:32 am
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Originally Posted by Quokka
So what? The fares types being discussed are only available on the NZ site and are still significantly cheaper than those found on the non-NZ sites even after the NZ GST and any credit card currency conversion fees have been taken in to account.

Suggesting one should pay more in total by using a non-NZ site simply so you can avoid paying NZ GST would be idiotic.
In this case it is correct as the OP is looking for the lowest and non-flexible fare class.
There are some instances where a higher and more flexible is desired then the 12.5% GST would come into the picture. Qantas is the same, for NZ and Australia, where you were able to get the GST free fares, not the lowest fare class, from non-domestic sites like aa.com.
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