With NZNOG just around the corner, I noticed that Air New Zealand currently has a sale on for domestic travel... including for people who need to get to Auckland in late January. The sale ends on Wednesday. It might be worth looking into this if you're coming up to NZNOG - and I hope you are. http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/airfares_offers/hotdeals/hot_deals_fares/chea... aj (apols for the somewhat OT post, but I think this will be useful to some)