The Gibbston Valley as seen from the air in this Otago Daily Times file photo. Mary May has been a rural girl since she was young and talks to the Wānaka Sun about the development of Central Otago. ‘‘He was a musterer up at Hunter Valley Station in Hawea. In 1969, she and Alan bought Wentworth Station in the Gibbston Valley where they farmed 20,000 acres. ‘‘Now they have tidied it up in the Gibbston Valley and I just love it the way it is.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 14, 2026 21:03 UTC