Arrowtown

101 Arrowtown Spring Flower Show

This year the 101st Arrowtown Spring Flower Show opens for entries on Thursday 26th September and is open to the public for two days this year - Friday 27th and Saturday 28th September.

Please download the online schedule HERE

Arrowtown Farmers Market

27 Oct 2024

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Arrowtown School Fair

02 Nov 2024

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Arrowtown Backyard Ultra 2024

09 Nov 2024

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New Zealand Open

27 Feb 2025

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Motatapu

01 Mar 2025

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Arrowtown Autumn Festival

24 Apr 2025

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LOCAL NUGGETS

Arrowtown Random Fact No.1

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.2

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.3

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.4

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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Arrowtown Random Fact No.5

They used to sell Morphine in the local drug store. That was back in the goldmining days of course!

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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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