You’re registered!
The next step is to reserve your room at Grand Mercure Puka Park Resort.
You can use any of these methods to book your room and receive the reduced rate for our retreat guests: NZD$250/night.
Check-in: Sunday, February 8
Check-out: Saturday, February 14
(see travel details below)
ONLINE: Book your room online and enter our unique promo code PENDING to ensure you get our reserved rates:
You must use the code at the time of booking!
BY PHONE: 0064 (0) 7 864 8088. Be sure to mention that you are with the Memoir Writing Ink Retreat.
BY EMAIL: reservations@pukapark.co.nz. Be sure to mention that you are with the Memoir Writing Ink Retreat.
NOTE: If you wish to add a night or two on either side of the retreat to extend your stay, you will need to contact the hotel by phone or email.
If you have any difficulties with your booking, please contact heather@alisonwearing.com
ONCE YOU HAVE RESERVED YOUR ROOM, PLEASE SEND YOUR HOTEL CONFIRMATION TO:
heather@alisonwearing.com
THE LAST STEP IN YOUR REGISTRATION…
…will be to make your retreat balance of payment on or before August 1, 2025.
We will be sending a reminder and a few pre-retreat emails, so please be sure to add heather@alisonwearing.com and hello@alisonwearing.com to your email address book to ensure that our messages don’t end up in your spam folder!
TRAVEL DETAILS:
The retreat will begin on Sunday, February 8, with a welcome event at 5pm and we will wrap up on the morning of Saturday, February 14. The hotel check-out is at 11am.
TRAVEL DETAILS:
ARRIVAL: On day 1 of the retreat, Sunday, February 8, we have a shuttle bus departing at 2 pm, to take participants from the domestic terminal of Auckland Airport. When making your travel arrangements, please ensure you give yourself enough time to get to our meeting place (details to come) no later than 1:30 pm. You do not want to miss the shuttle bus!
DRIVING: If you are planning to drive to the retreat or arranging alternate transportation, the address is 42 Mount Avenue, Pauanui Beach 3546. Please confirm with the hotel if you need to arrange parking while on the retreat.
DEPARTURE: On the last day of the retreat, Saturday, February 14, we have a shuttle bus departing at 9:30 am, returning everyone to the Auckland Airport. It’s a 2-hour drive to the airport, scheduled to arrive at approximately 11:30 am. If you are booking a departing flight, please ensure you give yourself enough time to get checked-in and to your terminal so you don’t miss your flight!
Questions?
Click here to review the New Zealand Retreat FAQs. If you still have questions, reach out to heather@alisonwearing.com.