The treehouse is nestled within the pine forest Mr Hayes planted on the farm with his father 30 years ago. “So it’s special in that way as well,” Mrs Hayes said. Access to the treetop structure is via a swing bridge, the building of which was itself a feat, Mrs Hayes said. “The engineering involved in a swing bridge will blow your mind. “It really is untouched, this valley.”It was “kind of paradise”, Mrs Hayes said.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 26, 2021 00:33 UTC