Immerse yourself in this Heritage New Zealand Magazine Summer 2018 travel story.
Jacqui Gibson writes about how Arrowtown keeps heritage "front and centre" in it's promotion of the charming historic town.
Read more about the history of gold and the rich heritage left behind in Arrowtown.
Arrowtown has one of the best preserved collection of goldfields heritage buildings in New Zealand.
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.
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.
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.
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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