

People are paying big bucks for land with vistas like this one of Lake Wanaka showing Damper Bay Estates, owned by American billionaire Peter Thiel. Photo: Tim Miller : Scenic riches going to rich
People are paying big bucks for land with vistas like this one of Lake Wanaka showing Damper Bay Estates, owned by American billionaire Peter Thiel. Photo: Tim Miller : Scenic riches going to rich


The Hunter Valley Station has recently been acquired by American television presenter Matt Lauer for an undisclosed sum. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery : Scenic riches going to rich
The Hunter Valley Station has recently been acquired by American television presenter Matt Lauer for an undisclosed sum. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery : Scenic riches going to rich


Mt Isthmus Station (Isthmus Peak pictured) was sold to British businessman Richard Anthony Magides in 2015, for what was reported to be about $7 million. Photo: ODT : Scenic riches going to rich
Mt Isthmus Station (Isthmus Peak pictured) was sold to British businessman Richard Anthony Magides in 2015, for what was reported to be about $7 million. Photo: ODT : Scenic riches going to rich


Public access, such as here at Meads Rd, which runs through Hunter Valley Station beside Lake Hawea, is an ongoing issue on some high country land. Photo: ODT : Scenic riches going to rich
Public access, such as here at Meads Rd, which runs through Hunter Valley Station beside Lake Hawea, is an ongoing issue on some high country land. Photo: ODT : Scenic riches going to rich
Scenic riches going to rich
Thousands of tourists flock to Wanaka and surrounds each year to experience breath-taking scenery, land on which wealthy foreigners and New...
