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1. Bisque on Bolton’s Easter Breakfast Buffet
Bolton Hotel’s restaurant does a mean breakfast at the best of times, so their Easter breakfast buffet extravaganza on Saturday 23rd & Sun 24th April promises to be something special. Think chocolate croissants, hot cross buns, milky hot chocolates and all the usual buffet favourites including Bircher muesli, seasonal fruit, yoqhurt selection, deli platters and an array of hot food items. $30, half price for kids under 12. Reservations essential.

2. Amora Treat Deal
A freshly renovated hotel is a treat in itself – add in a deluxe room, antipasto platter and heavenly ice cream for two, a petit box of handmade chocolates, a bottle of methode traditionelle and a luxurious late check out of 12 noon, and you’ve got something ultra tasty. From $219. * The Amora’s The Grill has a special buffet brunch on Easter Sunday too. Sweet.

3. Comfort (and Quality) Eating
The good people at CQ Hotels have a great little package that includes a $30 food & beverage voucher, a midday check out, complimentary local calls and 20MB internet daily, PLUS a secret sweet treat from the Easter Bunny; from $140 (Comfort Hotel) and $199 (Quality Hotel) per night.

4. Accor 25% Off Sale
Who needs to wait until Christmas for a good sale!? You can currently enjoy 25% accommodation in a King, Queen or Twin room with a selection of Wellington’s Accor properties. Such a good deal has a couple of rules – stuff like pre-paid bookings, dates can’t be messed with and it’s non-refundable. Subject to availability so get in quick.

5. Museum Hotel’s Chocoholic High Tea
Enjoy the Easter holidays by indulging with a decadent high tea at Museum Hotel’s lavish restaurant. Hippopotamus’s chef de patisserie, Louis Sergeant, will lovingly create a selection of handcrafted chocolate treats, savoury amuse-bouche and mini-sandwiches for you to relish. Savour with a selection of gourmet tea, espresso coffee, a glass of bubbly, or a special chocoholic cocktail. $40pp. Available Friday 22 April - Monday 25 April, 2pm-4.30pm.

6. Choc Stop
Warm with with a chilli hot chocolate at Ciocco – on Tory or Willis St.

7. Sustain the Enjoyment
Only flavoursome organic and completely sustainable foods are featured on a special menu being offered by InterContinental Wellington’s Chameleon Restaurant during April. Executive chef Edmond Weicherding’s has designed a menu where every ingredient on the plate is sustainable, from the oil in which the meat is cooked to the overall seasoning. Reservations recommended.

8. Eggstraordinary & Egg-cellent Deals
James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor’s Eggstraordinary Easter package of one night’s accommodation, Easter Chocolate High Tea for two, free valet parking and a 1pm checkout will set you back just $175.
CityLife Wellington’s ‘egg-cellent’ family special offers a luxurious two bedroom suite suitable for two adults and two children for $279 (GST inc.) per night. The package includes overnight car park and breakfast in the restaurant complete with hot cross buns and Easter eggs. (Note: Children share sofa double bed in lounge).

9. Craft 2.0 and the return of the Jam Off
Celebrating its fifth birthday, Craft 2.0 returns to The Dowse for a special fair on Easter Saturday. Since its beginnings, Craft 2.0 has attracted an ever growing range of crafters and designers; products range from the edible to the wearable and all share the fact that they are locally made, environmentally friendly and not mass produced. Jam connoisseurs and fans should not miss the return of the Jam Off; judging begins around 2pm.

10. Gallery & Theatre Hopping
There’s exhibitions aplenty to check out this Easter. Be sure to check out Crown Lynn at City Gallery, Back & Beyond & Here at Museum of City and Sea and Brian Brake: Lens on the World at Te Papa. As usual there’s plenty in the theatres, including The Spy Who Wouldn’t Die Again at Downstage Theatre and Circa’s Osage Country, plus World Cinema Showcase is on at Paramount Theatre.