The Arrowtown Village Association has for more than 12 years advocated for the protection our current urban boundary, as a reflection of our community’s desire to protect and preserve the unique heritage and character of our village. This is detailed in the original 2017 Shaping Our Future Community Visioning Report and its recent review in 2022. In …
Those who were able to come to our AGM last week (what a great turnout, thanks for coming along despite the clash with the museum AGM!) will have heard a report about removing wilding trees and replanting, as well as a discussion about future plans for removing wildings, especially larch trees. If you weren’t able …
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 …
The Arrowtown Village Association and Shaping Our Future invite you to help update the Shaping Our Future Arrowtown Community Visioning Report at a public forum on 28 September 2022. Shaping Our Future is a community-driven project working towards a long-term vision of ‘spectacular environments, enterprising people, exceptional solutions’ in the Queenstown Lakes District. The ambition is …
On a stunning Arrowtown morning last week the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust held an intimate site blessing and ground breaking ceremony for the Tewa Banks housing development in Jopp St. If you’d like to know more about this project to build housing that local families and singles can afford to live in, read on – Julie Scott, …
Over the last couple of years, the ruins of a goldmining settlement have emerged from the blackberries at Coopers Terrace, about 1km up the river from Arrowtown. Now Jan Morrison, the driving force behind the project, is asking the Arrowtown community and other stakeholders what they want to do with the newly uncovered remains. In …
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 …
With the autumnal colour display in Arrowtown coming to an end as we move towards winter, now seems like a good time to talk about the Arrowtown Wilding Strategy, the project that aims to stop the spread of wilding trees while retaining our autumn colour.
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has launched its campaign calling for “local legends” to stand in this year’s local election. The election will take place on 8 October, with candidate nominations opening in mid-July. The campaign encourages people to think about stand-out people in their community – local legends – who would make a great …
QLDC calls for local legends to stand in election Read More »
Our recent Community Feedback survey generated an encouraging 90 responses from residents of all ages, so thank you to all who contributed. We asked you to rank issues of importance to Arrowtown and “representation at the QLDC table” ranked highest with 42% considering it the most important issue and 73% placing it in their top …
No one likes to think about the worst-case scenario but the better prepared we all are, the easier it will be for us to get through an emergency. With the massive AF8 earthquake now overdue, it’s important we all know what to do if something like that happens. Arrowtown’s community response In an emergency, …