It was hailed as a preppers' paradise but it seems millionaire Peter Thiel has picked a different spot to see out the pandemic, as his 193-hectare Wanaka estate remains empty and neglected.
Despite having purchased the property about five years ago, the millionaire entrepreneur and early Facebook investor is yet to build on it.
Or, in fact, under it.
According to CNBC, Thiel's land, on the shores of Lake Wanaka, has been left neglected.
The US news outlet reports that the millionaire Trump donor, who gained New Zealand citizenship after a two-week holiday, has not filed any planning applications with Queenstown Lakes District Council to build on the Glendhu Bay plot.