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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 approximately 5 km from State Highway 6. There is also road access directly to Queenstown via the Shotover Gorge and a third route via the picturesque Lake Hayes. During the high point of the gold rush the population of Arrowtown rose to over 7,000 and became the center of a larger municipality, which covered the new settlements of Macetown, Skippers and Bullendale (today only ghost towns). According to the 2001 New Zealand census, the usually-resident population of Arrowtown was 1,692, an 18.2% increase since 1996. The town has seen considerable growth and construction, but it falls under strict appearance covenants applied by the local authority that aim to preserve the appearance of the town. There are many well preserved buildings used by European and Chinese immigrants dating from the gold mining days of the town. Description courtesy of Wikipedia

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dayout says about Arrowtown

Once a gold-mining town, now with a main street lined with tourist shops - but the carefully restored wooden buildings and the avenue of deciduous trees make picturesque Arrowtown worth a visit. At the town’s far end and worth a visit are preserved surviving buildings from its historic Chinese settlement. The audio guides will tell you the story. To listen to the Audio Guide go to: DayOut Audio Guides to download it.

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jac says about Arrowtown

Cute place, great place to visit in the Autumn with the changing shades of the trees.

They should remove carparking from the main street.

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Streets

Adamson Drive, Advance Terrace, Alexander Place, Anglesea Street, Argyle Place, Arrow Lane, Arrowtown Dummy Road, Arrowtown-lake Hayes Road, Bedford Street, Berkshire Street, Boundary Street, Bracken Street, Buckingham Street, Bush Creek Road, Bute Street, Butel Avenue, Butel Road, Caernarvon Street, Camp Lane, Cardigan Street, Centennial Avenue, Chalmers Close, Chalmers Place, Chartres Lane, Cornwall Street, Cotter Avenue, Criterion Street, Daveys Place, Denbigh Street, Dennison Way, Derby Street, Devon Street, Douglas Avenue, Durham Street, Elva Dawson Place, Essex Avenue, Fletcher Way, Ford Street, Fox's Rush, Fox's Terrace, Gibbston Highway, Glencoe Road, Goldston Court, Helms Court, Hertford Street, Hogans Gully Road, Hood Crescent, Innes Place, Inverness Crescent, Isabel Court, Jenkins Place, Jopp Street, Kent Street, Kircher Place, Lake Hayes-arrow Junction Highway, Mace Lane, Malaghans Ridge, Malaghans Road, Manse Road, May Lane, Mcdonnell Road, Mckibbin Place, Mckillop Lane, Merioneth Street, Middlerigg Lane, Morven Ferry Road, Nairn Street, Norfolk Street, Orchard Hill, Payne Place, Pearl Lane, Premier Place, Preston Drive, Pritchard Place, Ramshaw Lane, Reid Crescent, Reidhaven, Ritchie Street, Settlers Way, Shanahan Lane, Shaw Street, Stafford Street, Suffolk Street, Surrey Street, Thames Street, The Avenue, The Mews, Thomson Street, Tipperary Place, Tobins Track, Unnamed Road, Vehicle Track, Villiers Street, Waterfall Park Road, Wiltshire Street

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