Main image: New Zealand's high-end hotspots include Queenstown, particularly the suburbs of Speargrass Flat and Drift Bay, where median property values are at NZ$5.98mn and NZ$5.39mnn, respectively
New Zealand reopens ultra-prime property market to wealthy investors
Rule change aimed at luring global HNW capital amid rising demand for safe-haven homes.
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