Country homestay in Auckland's Coatesville Valley, in a Tudor-style house & a working farm with sheep & cows; offers accommodation in 4 bedrooms; located near Muriwai beach & Gannet colony; activities: horse riding, bush walking, wine tasting etc

Accommodation in Cape Foulwind, West Coast, near Westport; has a room with ensuite (queen bed + single bed) & one with shared facilities (double bed + single); has Internet access, evening meals, etc; activities: seal colony, whitewater rafting etc

Luxury cottage hideaway in Opotiki, with rimu interiors, wall-to-wall carpeting, large lounge & dining room, full kitchen facilities etc; has spectacular views of green fields, sea & mountains; offers breakfast & dinner (Thai & Greek)

Homestay accommodation at Portobello on the Otago Peninsula, a short drive from Dunedin; has a king bedroom with ensuite overlooking the harbour and a queen bedroom with ensuite opening on to the garden; facilities: TV, Internet access, laundry etc

Bed & breakfast accommodation at Kaka Point in The Catlins, 45 minutes' drive from Dunedin Airport; has a self-contained unit with kitchen facilities & a studio unit with fantastic sea views; rooms have ensuite, quality linen, electric blankets etc

Boutique accommodation in Matakana, Warkworth; has one guest room with queen-size bed, ensuite bathroom, TV, lounge chairs, tea & coffee facilities, separate entrance etc

Bed & breakfast accommodation in the Catlins area of Southland on a sheep, cattle & deer farm; has three guest rooms with ensuite, offers breakfast & traditional Kiwi dinner of lamb, beef, venison

Accommodation on Sumner's beach front, a seaside village 15 minutes from Christchurch; has three large double bedrooms with ensuite, one double self-contained unit, queen beds, sea views etc; facilities include kitchens, email & fax, laundry etc

B&B in Matakana, located 3 kms east of Warkworth Village, owned by Ian and Rosalind Miller; provides studio loft accommodation; local attractions: Ascension and Matakana Estate wineries, Warkworth Golf Club etc

Bed & breakfast accommodation in a house built in the 1920s, in Parnell, Auckland; has 12 guest rooms with TV, direct-dial telephone, coffee & tea making facilities, Internet access in the guest lounge etc