Keely

Anyone recommend websites where you can book internal flights in and around NZ?

We'd like to stay in the North Island but tour the rest of NZ, however driving doesnt look an option considering the distances between touristy areas! lol

Buzzy--Bee

If you book an e-ticket through air New Zealands website, make sure you say your country of residence is NZ, not UK. We have found that makes a significant difference to the price.

Cheers

Buzzy

newkiwi

Airnewzealand.co.nz or Qantas.co.nz

Really the only two options for flights, you can book e-tickets online.

Some touristy spots may be drivable though (bay of islands from auckland, rotorua from auckland/wellington etc). but for the main centres Auckland/ Wellington/ Christchurch certainly flying is the way to go.

P18PPS

Air New Zealand certainly has the monopoly at the moment. We've got a friend who used to work for Air New Zealand - their recommendation was always use their website to book - much cheaper than flightcentre website/shop/phone. I think there is also one other flight company that does limited internal flights - Freedom Air (but not sure what sort of coverage they have).

BEVS

Origin Pacific also do internal flights.
We have found the prices to be much of a much really.
Too expensive for us by far.

lapsed kiwi

Qantas also have a good internal timetable in NZ. I think they're generally slightly cheaper - worth checking out their website

babybella

Have a look at www.flightcentre.co.nz
Cheers
KAZ

Dave in Auckland

skyscanner.net & zuji.co.nz are both pretty good

Noel and Rachel

The big three in order are Air New Zealand/New Zealand Link (www.airnz.co.nz), QANTAS (www.qantas.co.nz), Origin Pacific (they are excellent) (www.originpacific.co.nz). Origin are a low cost operation, NZ/QF fares are pretty reasonable too.

Great Barrier Airlines (www.greatbarrierairlines.co.nz) fly up to the Coromandel, if you want a different way to go.

There are a couple of small airlines flying across the Cook Strait as well.