Arrowtown
Sign in to savethumb|Amcal Arrowtown pharmacy Arrowtown () is a historic gold mining town in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. Arrowtown is located on the banks of the Arrow River (Māori: Haehaenui) approximately 7.5 km from State Highway 6. Arrowtown is located 19.5 kilometres to the east of Queenstown. As well as the route via State Highway 6 at Arrow Junction, there is also road access directly to Queenstown via Arthurs Point and a third route via Lake Hayes.
Key facts
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- Arrowtown
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- Town
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- Buckingham Street, Arrowtown'smain shopping street
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- yes
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- 9
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- Country
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- New Zealand
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- Region
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- Otago
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- Territorial authority
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- Queenstown-Lakes District
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- Ward
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- Arrowtown-Kawarau Ward
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- Electorates
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- Queenstown-Lakes District Council
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- Regional council
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- Otago Regional Council
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
28 sectionsContents
- History
- Climate
- Population
- Arrowtown Chinese settlement
- Education
- Lakes District museum
- Government
- Sport and leisure
- Swimming pool
- Golf courses
- The Hills golf course
- Millbrook golf course
- Arrowtown golf club
- Mountain biking
- Notable buildings
- Arrowtown Masonic Lodge
- Buckingham street historic area
- St John's Church (Presbyterian)
- Saint Patrick's Catholic church
- Saint Paul's Anglican church
- Arrowtown library
- Festivals
- Arrowtown autumn festival
- Matariki Arrowtown
- Air pollution
- Notable people
- References
- External links
thumb|Amcal Arrowtown pharmacy Arrowtown () is a historic gold mining town in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. Arrowtown is located on the banks of the Arrow River (Māori: Haehaenui) approximately 7.5 km from State Highway 6. Arrowtown is located 19.5 kilometres to the east of Queenstown. As well as the route via State Highway 6 at Arrow Junction, there is also road access directly to Queenstown via Arthurs Point and a third route via Lake Hayes.
There are many well preserved buildings that were used by the European and Chinese immigrants who settled during the town's gold mining era.