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I see that Cardona has been sold to Real Journeys, who operate a number of other tourism. Ventures in the South Island. I didn’t know their owners were previously Australian. Live and learn!
Struggling to link from mobile
http://www.realjourneys.co.nz/en/media/media-releases/real-journeys-purchases-cardrona/
was on the facebook page
also from the page that made me laugh