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Welcome To The Best Views of Lake Tekapo
Ranginui at Lake Tekapo is an award-winning, architecturally-designed modern home and guest accommodation located in Lake Tekapo village, with spectacular uninterrupted views over the lake and surrounding mountains.
Ann-Maree and Sab have both been lucky enough to have travelled extensively and wanted to share this piece of paradise with visitors from all over the world.
Travelling armed with a tape measure ( to ensure the minimum bathroom size for the future accommodation was met !) a dream started to find a piece of paradise in New Zealand.
During the Wet season in the tropics – their downtime – Ann-Maree and Sab often holidayed near Tekapo at Lake Alexandrina. By 2013, having fallen in love with New Zealand (and who wouldn’t, really?!), they were looking for a bed and breakfast to purchase in Queenstown. However fate (once again) brought them to Tekapo, where they found their Kiwi quarter acre with The View and began to plan their dream accommodation.
Fast forward through a few years of dreaming, designing and a lot of hard work, and in 2018, Ranginui at Lake Tekapo was born.
meet Ann-Maree & Sab
Our mission is to make your stay in Lake Tekapo – the most beautiful part of New Zealand, in our humble opinion – a memorable one, for all the right reasons.
We’ve both worked in various hospitality roles for over thirty years, which gives us an intuitive understanding of our guests’ needs. We have both been fortunate to have travelled to a number of countries, and we are passionate about sharing our piece of New Zealand paradise with our guests.
As keen walkers and fun-loving explorers, we are happy to share personal recommendations to the beautiful walkways, hidden gems and must-do experiences of the Mackenzie Region. We are environmentalists and Sab is involved in the trapping of feral pests (Predator Free NZ) weekly over the summer months. We have also redesigned our front garden into mainly native plants to attract birds and bees. Our next project commencing spring 2023 is to plant a mixture of native and a few deciduous trees on the Lochinvar path on the east side of the property.
Sab retired from operating his tours in the Northern Territory of Australia in October 2025, where he famously hosted the likes of Boris Johnson and Nicolas Cage around Kakadu, Arnhem Land and The Kimberley.
We look forward to welcoming you to Ranginui at Lake Tekapo, our wee piece of paradise.
…and the Rest of Our Team – currently only one dog 🙁
Here at Ranginui, we LOVE dogs. (Ann-Maree famously chose our builder for Ranginui because they had dogs on their website.) They can be kept out of the guest lounge with child gates, but we find that many travellers are missing their pets, so there’s quite a lot of “Oh you’ve got a DOG” at check in. Buster was our elder statesman – RIP Buster 18 July 2025.
Molly is a poodle cross, highly strung and, well, a bit unsociable to be honest, but an excellent rabbiter.
Note: Dogs are never allowed in the guest hallway or bedroom area, so you don’t have to sleep with one eye open. Also if you are a human who doesn’t like dogs, never fear, as we can keep them in the host area — although they won’t approve of this one bit.
…and the Rest of Our Team
Here at Ranginui, we LOVE dogs. (Ann-Maree famously chose our builder for Ranginui because they had dogs on their website.) They can be kept out of the guest lounge with child gates, but we find that many travellers are missing their pets, so there’s quite a lot of “Oh you’ve got a DOG” at check in.
Molly is a poodle cross, highly strung and, well, a bit unsociable to be honest, but an excellent rabbiter.
Note: Dogs are never allowed in the guest hallway or bedroom area, so you don’t have to sleep with one eye open. Also if you are a human who doesn’t like dogs, never fear, as we can keep them in the host area — although they won’t approve of this one bit.
“Really enjoyed our stay at Ann-Maree’s residence. The house was decorated with immaculate detail and the view from the room & lounge was absolutely incredible. An unquestionable 5 star in every way!”
Qing Ma — Google Reviews
“Really enjoyed our stay at Ann-Maree’s residence. The house was decorated with immaculate detail and the view from the room & lounge was absolutely incredible. An unquestionable 5 star in every way!”
Qing Ma — Google Reviews
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Starry Nights in Tekapo
Private stargazing tours are available on-site at Ranginui with the help of our friends, Alpha Crux Stargazing and Astrophotography.
Fly Away to a Whisky Hut
It’s a good decision to fly to The Bad Decision Hut, New Zealand’s highest-altitude whisky bar.
Benmore Beauty with Bespoke Bikes
There’s an epic new bike ride accessible from Tekapo as a day trip with Bespoke Bike Tours.