Kevin Marlow with the group of stakeholders who signed an MOU late last year. PHOTO: GUY WILLIAMSIt will cost $40 for a car, truck or motorcycle to head in to a historic South Island goldmining ghost town from the end of this month - although Queenstown-Lakes residents can get an annual pass for $100. After a stakeholders’ meeting more than a year and a-half ago, Queenstown 4WD enthusiast Kevin Marlow was appointed by the Mahu Whenua Tracks Advisory Group to find a solution. The solution is a gateway, about 3km from Arrowtown, which vehicle users can pass through with a permit bought online. The Mahu Whenua Tracks Advisory Group is made of of representatives from the Shotover 4WD Club, Queenstown Trails Trust, Arrowtown Village Association, Queenstown’s council and pastoral lessee Soho Property Ltd.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 06, 2026 09:59 UTC