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Ridiculously picturesque, with award-winning eateries and bars, the New Zealand South Island towns have more to offer than just adventure sports, restaurateur Penelope Johnson saysI’ve lived in Arrowtown/Kā-muriwai for 13 years. It’s beautifully preserved – like walking on to a film set in the gold mining days, but with Queenstown international airport at our doorstep.Arrowtown is slower than Queenstown/Tāhuna. It’s 20 minutes away and there’s a real desire to keep that slow pace, though we welc