Tapawera is a small township in the Tasman District of New Zealand's South Island. It is located 76 km southwest of Nelson and 48 km southeast of Motueka. It is situated on the Motueka Valley Highway
Tapawera township from Shedwood Bush Conservation Area
"Gateway of Kahurangi" at the Tapawera Community Centre
Maniaroa Cutting on the cycle trail between Kohatu and Tapawera. Maniaroa was the original name of Tapawera.
The Tapawera and Valleys Museum housed in what was the Kiwi railway station. The building is only half of the original Kiwi station. Ingenious railwaymen cut it in two and moved half to Tadmor to replace its station which burned down in 1952.
Tasman District is a local government district in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand. It borders the Canterbury Region, West Coast Region, Marlborough Region and Nelson City. It is admin
Maruia Falls
Swingbridge across the Buller River