Arrowtown


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Arrowtown Random Fact No.1

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.2

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.3

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

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.4

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

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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

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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