PremiumBen TomsettMultimedia Journalist - Dunedin, NZ Herald·NZ Herald·6 Jun, 2026 12:00 AM6 mins to readQueenstown has long struggled with a shortage of long-term accommodation coupled with a high number of empty homes. Photo / NZME A weekday afternoon visit to one of Queenstown’s most affluent suburbs offered a glimpse into the housing patterns underpinning the district’s long-running affordability pressures. Ben Tomsett reports. It was a glorious late autumn day when the Herald visited Kelvin Heights.
But where was everyone? It was a
