Tapawera
Tapawera is a small town in New Zealand's South Island. It is located southwest of Nelson by the banks of the Motueka River. The population including the surrounding area was 396 in the 2013 census, a decrease of nine from 2006. The town is a gateway to the Kahurangi National Park.
Tapawera has a school, a local Four Square supermarket, a campground, a few cafes and a garage.
The geographic centre of New Zealand was calculated in 1962 to be in a patch of unremarkable dense scrub in a forest in Spooners Range to the south of Tapawera:.Education
Tapawera Area School is a co-educational state area school for Year 1 to 13 students, The school was established in 1942, through the merging of several schools in the area. It has a roll of as of.
