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The Maori name for the river is Haihainui which means ‘Big Scratches’.
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.
The Chinese Settlement was established in 1867-8 and was in existence until the mid 1930’s. The site underwent an archaeological excavation in 1984.
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.
They used to sell Morphine in the local drug store. That was back in the goldmining days of course!
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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