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Arrowtown is charming and quirky – a delightful gold rush village nestled below the beautiful peaks that surround the sparkling Arrow River. You’ll be enchanted by Historic Arrowtown, a New Zealand treasure.

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Arrowtown Blog

There is so much going on in out little town

07 Feb 2019

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02 Jan 2019

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Heritage NZ Magazine Story

Immerse yourself in this Heritage New Zealand Magazine Summer 2018 travel story. Jacqui Gibson write...

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02 Jan 2019

Arrowtown Boasts Tohu Whenua Landmarks

Did you know that the Arrowtown area boasts three of 24 New Zealand locations that have been designa...

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02 Sep 2016

Spring in Arrowtown

Arrowtown is spectacular in any season, but spring is something special. As winter gently fades, the...

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What's on Arrowtown

Keep up to date with the latest events in arrowtown...

Akarua Arrowtown Autumn Festival 2019

22 Apr 2019

Akarua Arrowtown Autumn Festival 2019

 Macpac Motatapu

09 Mar 2019

Macpac Motatapu

 100th NZ Open

28 Feb 2019

100th NZ Open

 Arrowtown Photo Walk

02 Feb 2019

Arrowtown Photo Walk

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Where history meets nature

LOCAL NUGGETS

Arrowtown Random Fact No.1

The Chinese Settlement was established in 1867-8 and was in existence until the mid 1930’s. The site underwent an archaeological excavation in 1984.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.2

The first jail in Arrowtown was simply a log. You were chained up to it. The later stone jail still exists and is in Cardigan Street. It is New Zealand’s 4th oldest jail.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.3

There has been a fire station on the current site since 1890. The hand drawn hose reel was used until the 1940’s.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.4

Arrowtown was originally known as Fox’s. named after William Fox an early gold discoverer. Then it was known as The Arrow and later Arrowtown.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.5

The first Arrowtown School was in Buckingham Street and opened in 1863. It was on the site now occupied by the Oak development.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.6

The discoverer of gold in the Arrow river was a shepherd named Jack Tewa or Maori Jack. He also won the Royal Humane medal for saving a man from drowning in Lake Wakatipu.

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