A luxury retreat owned by a Russian oligarch is causing unease in an isolated coastal community in Te Tai Tokerau.
In peak season, the Helena Bay Lodge charges $7,000 a night per room.
The buildings, worth tens of millions of dollars, are owned by Russian billionaire Alexander Abramov who is believed to have taken his superyacht from Europe to the Maldives when war broke out.
Peter Batt lives in one of the closest properties to the Northland lodge, and spoke to RNZ reporter Sam Olley.
