Arrowtown
Historic mining town in South Island, New Zealand
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Arrowtown (Māori: Kā-muriwai) 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. It is reached by roads leading from State Highway 6 at Arrow Junction, or from Queenstown via Arthurs Point or 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.
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St John's Church, Arrowtown
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