Local Links
Arrowtown Village Association Inc - see what is going on in our community
Arrowtown - links to all the local sites-restaurants, real estate, retail, transport etc
Queenstown Airport Arrivals/Departures/Web Cam
New Zealand Sites
Media Sites handy to catch-up for when you are away!
Handy computer advice, hints and tips, local retail outlets and technical help
If you have a small problem and
you think one of our ArrowNet tutors may be able to help you.
Please note the names of local technical people below for usual technical assistance.
Big Bear Queenstown Computer and Telecom Shop - 441 6000-ask for our tutor Jason
Mike Gibbens Arrowtown www.pslimited.co.nz 442 0368 or 021 0225 2095
Mike McNeil Computer Troubleshooters 0800 728 768
Digital 7 Queenstown Computer Shop
Greg Thompson - for you Mac users - greg@macassist.biz
The Computer Guys - Ian Porter - Arrowtown - 4420784
PC World - Good coverage of latest hardware, software and Web.
Press F1 Excellent NZ site for finding answers to those frustrating tech problems
Net Guide - Good coverage of Net, hardware and software, NZ and overseas
PC Tips - Free PC tips and tricks
Paradigm PCs good computer prices
Skydrive - use this for your backups - 25 GB and its free too!
Anti Virus Sites - most have free trials
Travel
Queenstown Airport Arrivals/Departures/Web Cam
Best Prices all New Zealand Airlines on one site
Yahoo - sign in here. Upload a copy of your passport and home other important documents plus phone numbers of family and friends
Wotif - Good Accommodation Prices worldwide
TravelBug - a good New Zealand accommodation site - run by TradeMe
International Telephone Directories
Flight Track - track any USA flight - live!
Google Earth download here - this is a must have!
Virtual Earth - find a map or address anywhere in the World!
Tripit - plan all your travel on this great site - it is easy and can share with family and friends!
Wego - a great new travel search site.
VroomVroom - check out and compare all the rental car rates - anywhere from this one site
Itchyfeet - best airfare and travel deals online - a New Zealand site too
Cogitator - a very comprehensive New Zealand Blog site - excellent!
Cheaperthanhotels - good site for world wide hotels
Genealogy - find out heaps more - book into a course!
Lakes District Museum - Arrowtown - contact Karen Swaine - need to make an appointment archive@queenstown.co.nz
Gencom - good links to New Zealand sites
YesterYears - an excellent site with ship passenger lists to New Zealand
Genealogy. COM - a huge international site - great search
Archives New Zealand - Archives NZ search aid, Archway
PapersPast - National Library's Papers Past - an excellent source
LINZ - LINZ property title searches
University of Otago - University of Otago's Otago Nominal index
Roots Web - links to mailing lists
Genealogy Programmes
PAF - a free programme that we use in our course - we will give you a copy but you can download it from here
Geni - a free online programme - good search
Family Tree Maker - a Genealogy programme with good search features. Currently on special - $50 from Dick Smiths
Legacy Family Tree - a Genealogy programme with user groups
Family Historian - a UK based programme
Roots Magic - a US based programme
Miscellaneous
Wikipedia - an online encyclopaedia
ScamBusters - protect yourself from common internet scams and myths
GrownUps - a site for the older generation
SeniorNet - a link to a lot of SeniorNet Cubs in New Zealand