A public campaign in New Zealand to buy a beach property in the Abel Tasman National Park has been successful. Almost 40,000 people pledged well over $NZ2 million ($1.8 million) to help buy the private property in the park, which is on the northern tip of the South Island.
Read the full article: New Zealand crowdfunding campaign turns privately owned Awaroa Bay beach property into national park – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)