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Kia ora: Arrowtown

Links with the past are strong in this town built on gold, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Family battles town's 'nimbyism'

'We don't want trash renting cheap houses.' Submissions like that against a new housing development in Arrowtown have outraged a young mum.

Arrowtown killer denied parole for another two years

Gallery owner slams theft

An art gallery owner who had a quilt stolen by an elderly English tourist says he can't believe she has left the country without being charged - or saying sorry.

Art thief claims she threw piece away

The 75-year-old English woman who stole a quilt which was on display at the Lakes District Museum in Arrowtown told police she put it in a rubbish bin after taking it.

Museum art thief arrested

The woman who stole an art work in a brazen theft from the Lakes District Museum in Arrowtown was arrested last night in Te Anau.

Rare theft sparks concern (+video)

Police are hunting a woman dressed in a large overcoat who strode into the Lakes Districts Museum and stole a large silk kimono.

Arrowtown killer denied parole

Jarrod Allan Mangles, who murdered Arrowtown woman Maureen McKinnel 25 years ago, has been declined parole as he "poses an undue risk to the safety of the community".

Man serving life sentence for 1987 murder denied parole