US magnate plans luxury NZ lodge - 2004-02-20
A former hotelier and casino-proprietor in the US is proposing an exclusive luxury lodge at Gibbston Valley, complete with a salmon-stocked pond for anglers.
Phil Griffith, who has a substantial stake in Queenstown's Wharf Casino and the award-winning Gibbston Valley Winery, will fly high-profile US architects from New Orleans next month to look at the site.
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