Arrowtown

Gold Panning

Gold panning in Arrowtown is a "short-visit" fun activity for children and adults.

The Arrow River is just two minutes from town - simply hire a gold pan, walk down to the river bank and get started.

There is gold to be found and there are several places which hire gold pans and show you how to pan for gold. One has its panning troughs ready so you can pan for gold without getting wet toes!

Gold Pan Hire

Try your luck down at the River, where many miners before you have worked, patiently hoping to find their fortune.


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Gold Panning, Sluicing and Tours


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LOCAL NUGGETS

Arrowtown Random Fact No.1

Arrowtown is one of the fastest growing towns in New Zealand:
1948---------120 people
1989------850 people
2015----2600 people
2021-----3900 people

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.2

The Maori name for the river is Haihainui which means ‘Big Scratches’.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.3

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.4

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.5

Australia’s first saint, Sister Mary MacKillop visited Arrowtown in 1897 and set up a Catholic School. Part of this school can still be visited today.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.6

Millbrook Resort is named after Mill Farm on which it sits. Mill farm was established by the Butel family who came from Normandy.

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