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  • Arrowtown Montessori Pre-School

    Arrowtown Montessori Pre-School

    Arrowtown Montessori Pre-School Montessori at Arrowtown, part of the BestStart family, is located in the heart of beautiful Arrowtown, licensed for 50 children with a Preschool and...

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    Getting Here Via car, plane, or bus. Arrowtown is handy to Queenstown. By air. Arrowtown is 15 minutes’ drive from Queenstown International Airport. Major rental car firms have bases at...

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LOCAL NUGGETS

Arrowtown Random Fact No.1

Arrowtown has one of the best preserved collection of goldfields heritage buildings in New Zealand.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.2

There are two theories as to why the town is named Arrowtown. One is that the river behind the town flows swiftly like an arrow.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.3

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.4

Arrowtown had four churches representing the early immigrant populations. Catholic, Presbyterian, Anglican and Methodist. All still operate today except for the Methodist Church.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.5

In the 1950’s many New Zealander’s built cribs ( holiday houses) in Arrowtown and came here for their summer holidays.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.6

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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