Matt Lauer is still adjusting to life away ... New Zealand,” the second source tells PEOPLE of Lauer’s farm property in New Zealand. “He feels peace there, loves it, loves the people ...

Matt Lauer has been collecting high-end homes ... Lauer is in the midst of a complicated approval process to lease a 16,000-acre farm in New Zealand, according to the New York Times.

While they noted alleged abuse at numerous farms ... Through a representative, Matt Lauer has denied any knowledge of the alleged inhumane conditions at his New Zealand property.