Land of Doing Without, The

From the 1920s, Davey Gunn lived for 30 years in Fiordland's rugged Hollyford Valley, where he had one of the most isolated cattle runs in New Zealand. He became a country hero after a 20-hour journey to raise alarm after a fatal plane crash in 1936, and later pioneered guided walking and riding trips in the Hollyford and Pyke Valleys.