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Arrowtown Random Fact No.1

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.2

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

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.3

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.4

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.5

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.6

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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