Arrowtown

Ogle Giftware Store

Shop 2, The Royal Oak, Buckingham Street, Arrowtown

+64 (03) 409 8840

http://www.myogle.co.nz


Welcome to the wonderfully eclectic world of Ogle, offering you a vast and diverse range of products. From the fun to the exotic, gifts have been sourced from around the world including:

  • Homewares from Mexico
  • Imedici leather bags and accessories from Italy
  • Wall Charts and art from New Zealand
  • Soft Furnishings from New Zealand
  • Comic Art and wallpaper murals from England
  • Novelty books and quirky gifts

We have purposely invoked a masculine feel to the store by including gifts for guys and creating a relatively rustic atmosphere making sure everybody feels welcome. Happy Ogling..............

LOCAL NUGGETS

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

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

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.3

The first Arrowtown School was in Buckingham Street and opened in 1863. It was on the site now occupied by the Oak development.

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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

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

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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