Kaikoura Treehouse Resort in New Zealand

Kaikoura Treehouse Resort in New Zealand

News article and video available via OneNEWS

Hapuku Lodge spokesperson Tony Wilson talks about the five new rooms they built high in a canopy of manuka trees in Kaikoura, New Zealand.

The primary attraction to tree houses is that the high vantage point provides guests with clear views of Kaikoura's dramatic mountains and surf-washed Pacific coastline. The Wilsons have five generations of architecture and design in the family and leveraged that talent to create the tree houses and expand their lodge.

The tree houses are designed to reflect the local environment. The exterior is clad with native woods and copper shingles and furniture is designed by the Wilson family and crafted by local woodworking friends. The houses themselves were constructed in an unusual way:

"The way to do it was build them on the ground and get a very expensive crane to pick them up one by one. So we put the legs in the ground, and then we built the box on the ground, and then we picked the box up and put it on top of the legs," says Wilson.

So, they're not exactly tree houses but they embody the spirit none-the-less. For more information visit their site at: www.hapukulodge.com

Also see previous blog entry: New Zealand Treehouse

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