They were called “naive” for believing they could rally public
support to buy a beach and outbid the real estate tycoons, but in the
face of a long-shot, their crowd-funded campaign to save the property
for the New Zealand people has paid off.
During a Christmas dinner, Duane Major and his brother-in-law, Adam Gardner, came up with the idea of raising money from individuals in order to buy a gorgeous stretch of beach in order to make it public.
In the end, so many people were inspired to donate that their bid was
the highest of the roughly 100 buyers and business interests in the
running to purchase the 18-acre plot near Abel Tasman National Park.
The brothers announced they’ve turned the land over to officials with
the New Zealand’s Department of Conservation, which have said they
would love to own the land.
“At 10:57 last night we delivered a pristine piece of beach and bush
into the hands of all New Zealanders to look after and to cherish and to
treasure and enjoy forever,” Major said on the Paul Henry radio show Wednesday morning.
(Source:goodnewsnetwork.org)
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