Immerse yourself in this Heritage New Zealand Magazine Summer 2018 travel story.
Jacqui Gibson writes about how Arrowtown keeps heritage "front and centre" in it's promotion of the charming historic town.
Read more about the history of gold and the rich heritage left behind in Arrowtown.
In the 1950’s many New Zealander’s built cribs ( holiday houses) in Arrowtown and came here for their summer holidays.
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.
The Maori name for the river is Haihainui which means ‘Big Scratches’.
Arrowtown had four churches representing the early immigrant populations. Catholic, Presbyterian, Anglican and Methodist. All still operate today except for the Methodist Church.
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.
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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