Lake Hayes Community Planting Day

The Wakatipu Reforestation Trust invites members of the community to help plant natives at Lake Hayes on the south shore of Lake Hayes.

All are welcome, so just drop in. No experience required.

BRING: Gloves, shovel, water, good footwear, hat..... and friends, family and enthusiasm!

WHERE: Park at the Lake Hayes Pavilion and walk 5 minutes along the trail as there is no parking at the wetland.

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LOCAL NUGGETS

Arrowtown Random Fact No.1

There has been a fire station on the current site since 1890. The hand drawn hose reel was used until the 1940’s.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.2

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.3

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.4

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.5

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

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.6

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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