Arts and crafts-style home in Christchurch offering boutique accommodation; has four suites with private bathrooms, television, coffee/tea-making machines; offers laundry, e-mail and fax facilities; Qualmark 5-star accommodation

Accommodation on the slopes of Conical Hill with breathtaking alpine views; has double, twin & single rooms with TVs & ensuite; activities: thermal pools, squash, tennis, fishing, nature walks, golf, skiing, mountain biking, horse riding etc

Bed & breakfast in the seaside resort of Tairua, Coromandel Peninsula; has three guest rooms with ensuite bathrooms, television, tea & coffee making machines; activities: hot water beach, diving, fishing, horse trekking, bird watching etc

Luxury lodge set on 1,100 acres of the Stewart family's group of farming properties on the northern outskirts of Palmerston North city; has three bedroom suites; activities: golf-driving pad, duck shooting, fly fishing etc

Seaside accommodation in Whitianga, Coromandel Peninsula, two hours' drive from Auckland, Hamilton & Tauranga; has two guest suites with private bathrooms & television; activities: hot pools, surfing, kayaking, diving, fishing, horse treks, golf

Boutique bed & breakfast on the Bronte Peninsula, near Nelson; has four suites, two apartments & cottage with sea & mountain views, twin beds, ensuite, TV, video, hi-fi, telephone, Internet etc; activities: wine-tasting, nature walks, water sports

Lodge overlooking Lake Tekapo, with wonderful views of the lake, the Southern Alps & surrounding mountains; has four rooms (two double) with ensuite, Internet, fax, TV, laundry etc; activities: skiing, golf, fishing, water sports, fishing, canoeing

Luxury accommodation set in over 3,200 sq m of park-like gardens in Papanui, Christchurch; has three suites with ensuite, and a honeymoon suite; facilities: gourmet dining (breakfast, dinner), business centre, airport pick-up, limousine hire

Accommodation in an English country house and New Zealand's largest private home in park-like grounds, in Featherson, Wellington; has four huge ensuite rooms with antique furnishings & three completely self-contained dwellings within the grounds

Bed & breakfast accommodation by the seaside in Akaroa; has three queen-sized ensuite bedrooms & a self-contained apartment; facilities: TV, tea & coffee facilities, fridge etc