What a stunning day today! But yes it is winter and the time when the hotels are not full and really very eager to have you to stay and to conference! There are so many deals out there in Australia and New Zealand.
To mention a couple: Stamford Plaza in Melbourne, a stunning hotel, is offering free day delegate rates if you stay in one of their suites. Their rate including breakfast is not bad at all and with our dollar it is such a good time to explore Australia.
Hilton Taupo is celebrating 125 years of their Heritage building (used to be The Terrace Hotel) so they are offering an amazing rate for accommodation as well as reduced pricing for breakfast and day delegate.
There are many more so if you are interested in an area let me know and I can let you know the good deals in that area.