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End of the Earth
Nancy Holmes
04/01/2004
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Greenhill, built in 1900 on 30 garden-covered
acres, contains only five suites, limiting the number of guests at any one time
to 10. Visitors dine on a four-course dinner with specially selected wines from
the area or opt for an informal kiwi-style barbecue at poolside. Mountain bikes
are available for rides to the nearby wineries. Those whose interests lay
indoors can take advantage of the billiard room and a small library with
Internet access. Greenhill also has a fully equipped gymnasium looking out at Te
Mata Peak, and a spa room.
Hawke’s Bay is nearly 200 miles from Wellington
and 300 miles from Auckland. Those who do not want to drive can take commercial
flights to Napier. Helicopters and chartered fixed-wing aircraft can be hired at
the city airports to fly directly to the Bridge Pa landing strip in Hawke’s
Bay.
Time Travel
“One of the many interesting things about New Zealand today is
that it is so similar to the California of 75 years ago,” Robertson says. “It’s
pretty much the same size and has everything—mountains, beaches and miles of
coast lines, the ocean, and now is developing a major film industry, just as
California did,” he adds. “All you used to hear about New Zealand was that it
was at the end of the world, too far away, and took too long to get to. In these
days and times, the remoteness that once was a liability has become an asset.”
For those seeking a well-appointed get-away designed by someone who really
knows the value of such a respite, Kauri Cliffs and Cape Kidnappers may fit the
bill. “When I bring friends down here and show them this beautiful country, and
they like it and appreciate it,” Robertson says, “it makes me realize that
perhaps I am not crazy.”
Resources
www.kauricliffs.com
www.teawafarm.co.nz
www.hawkesbaynz.com
www.blackbarn.com
www.greenhill.co.nz Photos by JoAnn Dust
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