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Download our Official 2024 Visitor Guide 

Download our Official 2024 Visitor Guide in Mandarin 

 

Did you know Arrowtown won the Most Beautiful Small Town in NZ AND the Most Beautiful Street in NZ in 2023? 

2023 TownsCities Small Town Winner                      2023 Places Best Street Winner

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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

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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Arrowtown Random Fact No.4

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

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.5

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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Arrowtown Random Fact No.6

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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