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COOTS: Central Otago Outside the Square is back with another high-calibre exhibition of amazing fibre art. ‘Visions’ opens at the Lakes District Museum & Gallery in Arrowtown on March 6 and runs for a month until April 5. COOTS is a collective of fibre artists from around Central Otago and…

The Wakatipu Basin has long been a favourite summer camping holiday haven for families from all over. Back in the day in the 1950’s and 60’s, the basin had three camping grounds – Queenstown Camping Ground, the Frankton Motor Camp, both still operating, and the Kawarau Falls Camping Ground, on…

History has come alive at the Lakes District Museum with heaps of fun for visiting and local families during the summer holiday season. It’s no ordinary museum with a strong hands-on focus, presenting an authentic picture of early Maori life and the harsh pioneering days of the early European settlers…

BRINGING POLICE HISTORYBACK TO LIFE The lovingly-restored Arrowtown Police Hut, built in 1863, was officially opened on Butler’s Green in Arrowtown last month (November) to display information panels depicting the history of the QE II National Trust Mahu Whenua high country open space covenant land behind. The land includes a…

Tucked away beneath the Lakes District Museum, Arrowtown’s rich goldfields heritage is brought to life in an authentic throwback to the goldmining days. ‘Streetscape’ incorporates two floors in and around historic stables, the original stables used for customers at the old BNZ Bank building in Arrowtown, which encompasses the front…

Exciting new renovations continue throughout August in the Lakes District Museum Art Gallery and retail-reception area in Arrowtown. This redevelopment means there will be hoardings up and the museum’s great little bookshop will be running at limited functionality for most of the month. However, the museum itself is unaffected and…