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February, 2012 After more than 100 years in the ownership of one family, a remote 20 hectare wilderness section in Fiordland National Park has sold.Section 17 of the Martins Bay Survey District, on the shores of Lake McKerrow, is an undeveloped bush-clad site almost opposite Hokuri Creek and the original short-lived Jamestown settlement at the coastal end of the lake in the Hollyford Valley. It is accessible only by air or boat, or from the Hollyford Rd end. Locations Queenstown agent Jeff Toner said the sale was completed on Friday night. The property was bought by a North Island couple. It was sold for slightly under the asking price of $650,000. Mr Toner said 300 square metres of bush was allowed to be cleared on the section and a modest-sized house could be built. To live there one would have to be very self-sufficient as access was the biggest problem, he said. The previous owners were two North Island couples who inherited the property and it had been in the family for about 100 years, handed down to various family members, Mr Toner said. "I think they're quite happy. It wasn't something they were going to use." The new owners were going to build a "remote getaway" for their own use which would be warm, dry and comfortable, he said. "It will be a cross between a house and a hut." Source: The Southland Times
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