Global college eyes remote Otago site.
Paradise Valley in Glenorchy may soon be home to a United World College, the international boarding school whose graduates include, among others, Cabinet minister David Cunliffe and the sons of Nelson Mandela. Glenorchy in Otago was chosen because it was a "sleepy little town", said Lucy Barnard, national selection co-ordinator for the college. The international college has approved plans for a New Zealand branch, and the committee has an agreement with Paradise Trust for land to build the school. The aim of United World schools, of which there are 10 around the world, was to "isolate" young people to give them "a sense of community", Ms Barnard said.