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Introducing PurePods – gleaming glass eco-cabins privately positioned for unique, full-sensory immersion into Pure New Zealand

19 June 2025

Dotted throughout New Zealand, each remote PurePod location has been carefully chosen to showcase the country’s unrivalled natural beauty.

You’ll feel like you’ve uncovered a delicious secret as you arrive at your own private PurePod… surrounded only by vast, untouched nature in all its magnificent glory. And since even the roof is made of glass, you can savour that awe-inspiring, big-sky landscape even when you’re lazing in bed!

(With no light pollution, the stars put on a particularly dazzling show every night. If you’re really lucky, you could even get to witness the Aurora Australis, or Southern Lights – a breath-taking display to remember!)

Unsurprisingly, the PurePods concept is born of a deep love for nature – which also means conserving its beauty. Not only does each PurePod use sustainable energy, but the rainwater that splashes so soothingly on the glass roof is used to water the native plants.

Immersed in comfort as well as beauty, your chosen PurePod will also be furnished with everything you’ll need for a relaxing stay in sublime nature. Awake to mesmerising sunrises and native birdsong (and perhaps a delicious breakfast hamper!), as the stress of everyday life drifts clean away on the breeze.

Come and get to know each PurePod, and its unique natural surroundings, right here.

Author: Nina Jervis-Green
Main image: Ruru PurePod

Pohue PurePod

Port Levy, Canterbury, New Zealand
Luxuriate in a uniquely secluded and immersive PurePod experience in the midst of the captivating New Zealand landscape.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£330 / night

Kokomea PurePod

Kāpiti Coast, Wellington, New Zealand
A gleaming glass eco-haven for two, breathtakingly positioned on a tranquil grapevine nursery that soars above New Zealand’s paradise-like Kāpiti Coast.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£330/nt

Mākoha PurePod

Kerikeri, Northland, New Zealand
A translucent haven of beauty and tranquillity, sublimely nestled among protected native bush on New Zealand’s breath-taking North Island.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£331 / night

Tokoeka PurePod

Stewart Island, Southland District, New Zealand
Tokoeka PurePod is a romantic glass retreat, beautifully secluded amongst lush native bush in an eco-sanctuary on New Zealand’s awe-inspiring Rakiura Stewart Island.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£369 /night

Hananui PurePod

Stewart Island, Southland District, New Zealand
Hananui PurePod is a glistening glass eco-sanctuary for adults-only and privately secluded on New Zealand’s mesmerising Rakiura Stewart Island, for the most spectacular big-sky views of nature.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£369 /night

Greystone PurePod

Waipara, Canterbury, New Zealand
A striking off-grid glass cabin set high above New Zealand's award-winning Greystone vineyard - time to switch off and relax!
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£310 / night

Manakau PurePod

Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
At Manakau PurePod you can gaze out over majestic mountain views from the immersive comfort of a nature-surrounded New Zealand glass cabin.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£310 / night

Haurapa PurePod

Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand
Escape to a blissfully private, gleaming glass eco-cabin, dreamily elevated amongst the rugged landscapes and pure rock formations that characterise Central Otago.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£345/ night

Tāima PurePod

Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand
Savour some of New Zealand’s most spectacular natural scenery from a luxurious glass eco-haven set within historic Central Otago, close to the Lake Dunstan Trail.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£345 /nt

Pāmu PurePod

Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Let nature entertain you, from the private comfort of a glass cabin breath-takingly positioned amongst lush farmland in New Zealand’s captivating Bay of Plenty region.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£335 / night

Matū PurePod

Otorohanga, Waitomo, New Zealand
A mesmerising glass-crafted haven, privately secluded among native bush with sublime views over rolling farmland in New Zealand’s historic King Country
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£310 / night

Kahutara PurePod

Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
Take a Kanuka tree-lined walk to discover an idyllic off-grid glass cabin overlooking the best of natural New Zealand.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£310

Atatu PurePod

Greta Valley, Canterbury, New Zealand
Glimpse the golden sun rising from the New Zealand sea, in a gorgeous glass pod secluded from the rest of the world.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£310 / night

Korimako PurePod

Motunao, Canterbury, New Zealand
Disconnect from life's trials and troubles, in a secluded glass pod surrounded by native New Zealand bushland.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£310 / night

Rewarewa PurePod

Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand
Enter a serene, gleaming glass retreat surrounded by ancient native trees. Overlooking lush land that thrives with bird life on New Zealand’s mesmerising North Island.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£331 / night

Ruru PurePod

Waikino, Waikato, New Zealand
A sanctuary-like glass eco-cabin for two, privately secluded with sublime mountain views at the base of New Zealand’s awe-inspiring, nature-steeped Coromandel Peninsula
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£310 / night

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