The $6.5 million, six-bedroom, three-bathroom house was being sold by a New Zealander living in the United Kingdom, who uses it as a holiday home, said Julian Brown, of Queenstown company Browns Sothebys International Realty, which has listed the property.
Efforts made through the Southebys International group resulted in the The New York Times listing, he said.
The 209sq m house, sitting on 0.6ha, was one of about 12 built in the Closeburn Station development. Each of the 27 lot owners also own a share in the working 1214ha high country farm.
Homeowners can use the station's fishing lodge, three tramping huts, and tennis courts.
Mr Brown said he had received several "nibbles" from around the world after the property first hit the global market via The New York Times website on Wednesday night New Zealand time.
It was a good buy for people buying with American dollars, especially after the kiwi dropped to US53c yesterday, Mr Brown added.
A $6 million home was not out of the ordinary for the Wakatipu, he said - in previous sales, two Closeburn houses sold for $6 million and another three went for $NZ4.75 million.
Most of the "high-end" residential buyers were from overseas, he said Real Estate Institute Queenstown spokesman Adrian Snow hailed The New York Times listing as an exciting development for the Queenstown real estate market.
