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The Arrowtown Museum
9 Bukingham Street, Arrowtown
+64 3 442 1824
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If you have a trade or media inquiry

Arrowtown promotion and Business Association
Postal Address: c/- 49 Bukingham Street, Arrowtown 9302,
New Zealand
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LOCAL NUGGETS

Arrowtown Random Fact No.1

Millbrook Resort is named after Mill Farm on which it sits. Mill farm was established by the Butel family who came from Normandy.

LOCAL NUGGETS

Arrowtown Random Fact No.2

The trees in Arrowtown’s beautiful avenues are Sycamore, Ash, Oak, Elm, and Rowan. The first avenue was planted in 1867.

LOCAL NUGGETS

Arrowtown Random Fact No.3

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

LOCAL NUGGETS

Arrowtown Random Fact No.4

Arrowtown had four churches representing the early immigrant populations. Catholic, Presbyterian, Anglican and Methodist. All still operate today except for the Methodist Church.

LOCAL NUGGETS

Arrowtown Random Fact No.5

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.

LOCAL NUGGETS

Arrowtown Random Fact No.6

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

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