Macetown

Macetown is an historic gold mining settlement in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand.

The road crosses the Arrow River or its side creeks 22 times and is not suitable for two-wheel-drive cars.

Mary Heads married Mr Thomas McSoriley and they were for many years the proprietors of the nine-bedroom[1] Beach House (later O'Connell's Hotel) in Queenstown.

[3] Oliver Palmer was a member of the 'Twelve Apostles', a group of miners who spent all their money on gambling and alcohol.

They would gather at the Montezuma Hut and referred to each other by a variety of lofty titles such as 'The King', 'The Doctor' or 'The Saint'.

[6] Macetown had a small Chinese community which was based near the end of the main street in an area known as "Chinatown".