It’s exactly the type of luxury bolthole favored by the global elite. Far from the rest of the world, but with easy access to first-class skiing, golf and vineyards. Offering total privacy, but just minutes from an international airfield. Rustic but modern, and with its own lake.
The only problem is the property is in New Zealand, which has one of the world’s toughest bans on foreigners buying residential real estate. Entry to this exclusive club is barred to all but citizens and tax residents of the country, which has a population of about 5 million. The only exceptions are Australian and Singapore citizens, due to pre-existing trade agreements.