My own mountaintop observatory is around 58km SSW of Mount John and Lake Tekapo village, at an elevation of almost 2,000m. It is just outside the newly protected area. I attach a couple of pictures captured tonight by my all-sky camera. If the starlight reserve can make the sky even darker I'll be thrilled and impressed.
http://www.observatory.org.nz/temp/latest_pano_full.jpg
http://www.observatory.org.nz/temp/latest_full.jpg