Pepin Island is quite literally Middle Earth, and it’s very close to the centre of New Zealand. A wealthy German businessman has bought Nelson’s Pepin Island. Pepin Island is a 518-hectare property in Nelson’s Cable Bay. Sotheby's International Pepin Island, in Cable Bay northeast of Nelson, has been bought by a German businessman living in Auckland. LUZ ZUNIGA/Stuff Under previous owners Pepin Island held annual open days, and a real estate agent has indicated public access will continue.

Source: Stuff August 06, 2021 17:03 UTC