Arrowtown - 1862 gold rush

where gold was found by "Maori Jack". This led to the "great Wakatipu Gold Rush" and gold miners came from around the world including many Chinese.

Arrowtown - the site of an old Chinese Settlement

April 11th 2013
Thursday, 11th April - Day Eight: Queenstown to Wanaka, 114km (69 miles). The distance may be short but today we visit Arrowtown, a mere 19km from the Queenstown Holiday Park. This is where the NZ gold rush began in 1862 and where the site of a restored Chinese settlement still lies. Although the Chinese were invited to help in the mines, and although hard working, they were not welcomed and ma ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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