PROPERTY STORY

Mahu Whenua

Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand · Private alpine lodge

A private homestead set within 55,000 hectares of conservation land.

WHAT MATTERED

Exclusive use of the homestead and cottages — five suites, up to ten guests, with a chef and host team — within a 55,000-hectare estate dedicated to conservation.

Glass-roofed dining room with stone walls and a set timber table

ARCHITECTURE

Stone, timber, and glass: the dining room opens to the sky and the valley.

Cheese board and wine beside an open fire

Brass tapware and a stone basin in a bathroom

Outdoor copper bathtub on a covered terrace overlooking a lake and mountain ranges

EXPERIENCE

The outdoor copper bath, facing the lake and the ranges.

VERTICAL

An independent vertical edit — composed for small screens, not cropped from the film.

Mountain ranges and a lake beyond golden high-country hills

PLACE

Ridgelines and water: 55,000 hectares of high country dedicated to conservation.