With a newly elected mayor and many new councillors (including three representing the Arrowtown-Kawarau Ward), it’s clear much change is ahead for our district. Post-Covid, new thinking and new voices need to be heard to help steer our community and our precious village into the future. You’re invited to help guide that future by joining […]
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Since the gold-rush years of the 1860s, Arrowtown has quite rightly worn its heritage profile with pride, and the restored Chinese Village is now an admired cornerstone to that profile. Almost forgotten, the neglected remains of a European settlement that flourished beside the Arrow River at Coopers Terrace, a short 10 minutes’ walk from the
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Since its founding in 1862, Arrowtown has always been self-contained. We have our own school, churches, cemetery, pubs, shops, swimming pool, hall, sports teams, community organisations – and our own local government representation, but only until 2022. Arrowtown is integral to the New Zealand brand. The town has responded to change, created opportunities and grown
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Our AGM is coming up on Thursday 28 October at 7.30pm at Arrowtown Community Rooms (beside the tennis courts). Please come along and find out all about our year’s activities and hear from our guest speaker Mark Williams of the Queenstown Trails Trust. If you are interested in being on our committee we welcome your
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Our AGM is coming up on Wednesday 30 October. A number of our current committee are stepping down, or have done so during the year, all for very understandable reasons. We also have the transfer of Heath Copland to ex-officio committee member as he has become our councillor. So we’re on the hunt for new
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The Arrowtown Village Association has its AGM coming up on October 30, and with a number of the existing committee resigning for understandable reasons, we are on the look out for some new committee members! The only qualification required is a passion for Arrowtown and the ability to become involved for the community. The AVA
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Wednesday 30 October at 7pm Arrowtown Community Centre (by rugby field) Come along to the meeting and hear an update on the AVA activities over the last year and have your say. The AGM will be followed by a presentation by Brianna Pringle of QLDC, who will give an update on the harvest of Coronet Forest.
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Otago Regional Council is currently working on a planning framework for the Arrow waterways catchment area. They have some upcoming meetings at the bowling club for people to talk about what the values of the river are to us. If you haven’t really thought too much about this, read on! About the river The
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On Thursday 9 May from 7 pm to 8 pm at the Athenaeum Hall, Ian Longley of NIWA will give a talk about a new clean air project for Arrowtown. Arrowtown has a persistent problem with air quality, both inside and outside, in winter. This is due to: wood burning, cooking and smoking inside houses;
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At last week’s Arrowtown Village Association AGM our chairperson Noel Beggs presented the following report of the AVA’s activities over the last year: Chairman’s Report 2018 It has been pleasing to see the Arrowtown Village Association over the past 12 months continue its long established role as the voice of our community. The AVA has
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The Arrowtown Village Association annual general meeting is coming up on Thursday 29 November. Part of the AGM is electing officers and committee for the next year, and although the current committee is happy to stay on board, we wish to add up to three new committee members. So we’re on the hunt! You might be
Committee members wanted! Read More »