Fire destroys historic Aurum Homestead in Skippers Canyon, QueenstownPAT BARRETT Mt Aurum homestead, left, and school in 2009. JOHN EDENS/STUFF DOC volunteer Sue Brownie at work on the Mt Aurum homestead in 2011. READ MORE* Breakfast's Selena Hawkins drives Queenstown's Skippers Canyon Road* New Skippers Canyon book tells tales of tough characters and tougher environmentThe homestead and school house are Department of Conservation (DOC) assets. JOHN EDENS The rugged Skippers Canyon is generally accessible, but the roads and bridges cannot be traversed quickly. Heritage New Zealand's website states the former Mount Aurum Station homestead was "probably cobbled together from at least three other small timber buildings".

Source: Stuff January 01, 2018 03:11 UTC