Taupō's posh Huka Lodge set to be sold to American private equity firm
29 Jan, 2021 04:23 AM
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An American private equity fund has been allowed to buy Huka Lodge. Photo / Supplied
What do Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, Tilda Swinton, Donald Sutherland, Joan Collins, Michael Douglas, Sir Peter Jackson, Sam Neill and Michael J Fox all have in common?
Answer: they've all
stayed at Huka Lodge, which is now being sold.
The famous Taupō lodge has been voted one of the most romantic tourism venues and has hosted some of the world's richest and most famous people. But now an American private equity business has won government consent to buy the high-profile tourist resort and it has big expansion plans.