Kerry and Rob Andrews, of Arrowtown, along with their business partner and friend Paul Lomax, of Auckland, will take over Arrowtown's New Orleans Hotel on Monday. PHOTO: TODD WEEKSA troubled Arrowtown hotel has new owners. Arrowtown couple Kerry and Rob Andrews and Auckland publican Paul Lomax have bought the lease of the 152-year-old New Orleans Hotel from Christchurch-based Peter Whittaker and will take over on Monday. Mr Whittaker's business incurred six breaches of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act since he took over in 2011. Told the new owners wanted to lift the New Orleans' reputation, he said: ``We have a good reputation with all our locals there - we run a reasonably busy pub, it goes reasonably well.''

Source: Otago Daily Times April 25, 2018 17:15 UTC