Saint Arnaud, New Zealand

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Saint Arnaud (formerly Rotoiti ) is a small mountain village in the north of the South Island of New Zealand. It lies west of Saint Arnaud Range and 90 km southwest of Nelson. Nearby is the historic settlement Tophouse. The place is located at the northern end of the lake Lake Rotoiti.

Naming

By 1921, the village was called Rotoiti, it was renamed the Department of Lands and Survey, to avoid confusion with the other communities of the same name. Between 1921 and 1951, both names were unofficially used by the inhabitants and authorities, to designate the area of ​​the village.

So wrote the head of the authorities responsible for the Nelson district offices of the Nelson District Office to the New Zealand Geographic Board a letter in which he said that there was for many years years problems at the post office, the most to residents and visitors to the resort Lake Rotoiti was directed at Nelson since this was sent in error to Lake Rotoiti, near Rotorua in Auckland. Because of the same name problems the place Rotoiti was renamed by this office in St. Arnaud. However, the new name was only on July 19, 1951 the force of law, as the change was officially announced. Some residents were against the name change. So a petition against the name change to the New Zealand Geographic Board was directed on 4 December 1950.

Another application to the New Zealand Geographic Board, either to change the name of the place in Rotoiti back or to use a double name, suggested in 2007 failed. A previous survey had shown that only slightly more than half of the residents advocated a return to the previous name.

Economy

The site provides in addition to the few inhabitants, especially hiking and ski tourers. The village has a village shop with post office, a gas station, a restaurant, two campgrounds and other accommodations, including a youth hostel. A water taxi plies on Lake Rotoiti, a bus on State Highway 63 connects the city with Nelson, Murchison, Greymouth, Blenheim, Westport and Picton.

In the vicinity is the training ground ' Dip Flat of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

In the village there is a visitor center of the Department of Conservation with information about the nature and nature conservation in the Nelson Lakes National Park.

Saint Arnaud is the starting point for the 80 km Travers -Sabine trasmping cirquit. This follows the Travers River, crosses the subalpine Travers Saddle and then rises above the valley of the Sabine River to Lake Rotoroa from. From here the return to Saint Arnaud either a low mountain ridge to the valley of Lake Rotoiti on the Speargrass track or on an elevated track over Mt Angelus is possible. You can also use the water taxi from the Sabine Hut DOC at Lake Rotoroa to the north end of the lake.

In winter, the place with the Rainbow Skifield used winter sports at the east end of the Saint Arnaud Range, in the summer, the lake is used for fishing, kayaking and sailing. The hunting is possible in the area.

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