Driving wet station tracks high above the Kawarau River, Alastair Porter stops the Range Rover to point to his vision of the future.
What he sees is the Southern Hemisphere's longest gondola. Here, there will be pylons and cables to carry the eight-seat gondola cabins. Over there could be a new mountain village. In that area a two- to three-day hiking trail, nearby a new area for "glamping" - glamorous camping.
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