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{{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Tapanui
| settlement_type        = Town
| image_skyline          =Tapanui Homestead by Samuel Edwy Green.jpg
| image_caption          =Tapanui Homestead
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| coordinates            = {{coord|45|57|0|S|169|16|0|E|region:NZ-OTA|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = {{flag|New Zealand}}
| subdivision_type1      = [[Regions of New Zealand|Region]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Otago]]
| subdivision_type2      = [[Territorial authorities of New Zealand|Territorial authority]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[Clutha District]]
| subdivision_type3      = Ward
| subdivision_name3      = West Otago
| subdivision_type4      = Community
| subdivision_name4      = West Otago
| seat_type              = Electorates
| seat                   = {{ubl|[[Southland (New Zealand electorate)|Southland]]|[[Te Tai Tonga]] (Māori)}}
| leader_title           = {{nowrap|Territorial authority}}
| leader_name            = [[Clutha District Council]]
| leader_title1          = Regional council
| leader_name1           = [[Otago Regional Council]]
| leader_title2          = [[Mayor of Clutha]]
| leader_name2           = {{NZ officeholder data|Clutha District Mayor|y}}
| leader_title3          = [[Southland (New Zealand electorate)|Southland MP]]
| leader_name3           = {{NZ officeholder data|Southland MP|y}}
| leader_title4          = [[Te Tai Tonga|Te Tai Tonga MP]]
| leader_name4           = {{NZ officeholder data|Te Tai Tonga MP|y}}
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| area_total_km2         = 1.97
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| population_footnotes   = {{NZ population data 2018||||y}}
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone               = [[New Zealand Standard Time|NZST]]
| utc_offset             = +12
| postal_code_type       = Postcode
| postal_code            = 9522
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'''Tapanui''' is a small town in [[West Otago]] in [[New Zealand]]'s [[South Island]], close to the boundary with [[Southland, New Zealand|Southland]] region.

It is a forestry town at the foot of the [[Blue Mountains, New Zealand|Blue Mountains]] and the [[Pomahaka River]]. Popular pastimes include deer stalking and [[trout]] fishing.

Nearby locations include [[Landslip Hill]], a fossil-bearing geologic feature.

==History==

For almost a hundred years, the town was serviced by the [[Tapanui Branch]] railway line, which despite its name never actually terminated in Tapanui.  This line was formally opened in late 1880 and closed after being damaged by severe flooding in the region in October 1978. {{NZlSH|90}}, which links {{NZlSH|1}} at McNab, near [[Gore, New Zealand|Gore]], to {{NZlSH|8}} at [[Raes Junction]], passes through Tapanui.

In 2015, Tapanui was a filming location for the [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Disney]] production ''[[Pete's Dragon (2016 film)|Pete's Dragon]]'', with the main street and old timber mill serving as their equivalents in the fictional town of Millhaven.<ref>{{cite news|title=Production on Disney's Pete's Dragon Underway in New Zealand|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmovies/article/Production-on-Disneys-PETES-DRAGON-Underway-in-New-Zealand-20150210|accessdate=10 February 2015|publisher=broadwayworld.com|date=10 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newzealand.com/int/feature/petes-dragon-filming-locations/ |title=Disney's Pete's Dragon Filming Locations |website=newzealand.com |accessdate=16 August 2016}}</ref>
 
==Tapanui flu==
In New Zealand the name Tapanui is closely associated with the mysterious ailment [[chronic fatigue syndrome]], which — until it became an accepted ailment — was known as "Tapanui 'flu". The doctor who first documented the rise of the condition in New Zealand, [[Peter Snow (doctor)|Peter Snow]], was based in the town.<ref name="RNZCGP Article">{{cite web|url= http://www.rnzcgp.org.nz/news/nzfp/Dec2002/Snow-December-02.pdf|title= Reminiscences of the chronic fatigue syndrome |author= Peter Snow|publisher= Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners|date=December 2002|accessdate=24 July 2006|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061007234033/http://www.rnzcgp.org.nz/news/nzfp/Dec2002/Snow-December-02.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 7 October 2006}}</ref><ref name="Scoop obituary">{{cite web|url= http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0603/S00010.htm |title=New Zealand loses a fine GP |publisher= www.scoop.co.nz |author=Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners |accessdate=24 July 2006}}</ref><ref name="RNZCGP obituary">{{cite web|url= http://www.rnzcgp.org.nz/documents/ANNUAL_REPORT_2006.pdf |title= RNZCGP Annual Report, with elegy on page 37 |publisher= Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners |page=37 |accessdate=24 July 2006 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061007204023/http://www.rnzcgp.org.nz/documents/ANNUAL_REPORT_2006.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 7 October 2006}}</ref>

==Demographics==
Tapanui is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers {{Convert|1.97|km2||abbr=on}},<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=17 January 2022|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Tapanui|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Tapanui|y}}|R}}/1.97|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>. It is part of the much larger [[West Otago#Demographics|West Otago statistical area]].<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|west-otago|West Otago}}</ref>

{{Historical populations|2006|744|2013|723|2018|789|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/>}}
Tapanui had a population of 789 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]], an increase of 66 people (9.1%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and an increase of 45 people (6.0%) since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 351 households, comprising 381 males and 399 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 135 people (17.1%) aged under 15 years, 93 (11.8%) aged 15 to 29, 336 (42.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 219 (27.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 89.7% European/[[Pākehā]], 14.8% [[Māori people|Māori]], 0.4% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]], 1.5% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]], and 3.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.0% had no religion, 38.4% were [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 0.4% had [[Religion of Māori people|Māori religious beliefs]], 0.8% were [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.8% were [[Islam in New Zealand|Muslim]], 0.8% were [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]] and 0.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 63 (9.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 180 (27.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 51 people (7.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 279 (42.7%) people were employed full-time, 114 (17.4%) were part-time, and 15 (2.3%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|7029006–7029008, 7029010 and 7029011}}</ref>

==Education==

Tapanui School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,<ref name="moe3842">{{cite web |title=Tapanui School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=3842 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|3842|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|}}.<ref name="ero3842">{{cite web |title=Tapanui School Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=3842 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref> The school was established in 1868, became Tapanui District High School in 1902, and split into the current school and Blue Mountain College in 1976.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/south-otago/school%E2%80%99s-150th-celebration-enjoyed-all|title=School's 150th celebration enjoyed by all|newspaper=[[Otago Daily Times]] |date=12 November 2018|first=John|last=Cosgrove}}</ref>

Blue Mountain College is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 7 to 13 students,<ref name="official391">{{cite web |title=Blue Mountain College Official School Website |url=http://www.bluemountain.school.nz |website=bluemountain.school.nz}}</ref><ref name="moe391">{{cite web |title=Blue Mountain College Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=391 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|391|y}}.<ref name="ero391">{{cite web |title=Blue Mountain College Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=391 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref>

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y 
|collapsed = Y
|location = Tapanui (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1900–2023)
| Jan record high C = 34.4
| Feb record high C = 33.9
| Mar record high C = 33.3
| Apr record high C = 28.8
| May record high C = 23.7
| Jun record high C = 20.0
| Jul record high C = 19.4
| Aug record high C = 21.7
| Sep record high C = 24.6
| Oct record high C = 31.7
| Nov record high C = 34.4
| Dec record high C = 35.6
| year record high C = 35.6
|Jan high C = 	20.9
|Feb high C = 	20.7
|Mar high C = 	19.1
|Apr high C = 	15.9
|May high C = 	13.0
|Jun high C = 	9.8
|Jul high C = 	9.4
|Aug high C = 	11.4
|Sep high C = 	13.9
|Oct high C = 	15.7
|Nov high C = 	17.3
|Dec high C = 	19.7
| year high C = 	
|Jan mean C = 	14.9
|Feb mean C = 	14.6
|Mar mean C = 	12.9
|Apr mean C = 	10.5
|May mean C = 	8.0
|Jun mean C = 	5.5
|Jul mean C = 	4.9
|Aug mean C = 	6.4
|Sep mean C = 	8.3
|Oct mean C = 	9.9
|Nov mean C = 	11.6
|Dec mean C = 	13.8
| year mean C = 	
|Jan low C = 	8.9
|Feb low C = 	8.6
|Mar low C = 	6.8
|Apr low C = 	5.0
|May low C = 	3.0
|Jun low C = 	1.1
|Jul low C = 	0.3
|Aug low C = 	1.4
|Sep low C = 	2.7
|Oct low C = 	4.2
|Nov low C = 	5.8
|Dec low C = 	7.8
| year low C = 	
|Jan record low C  = -2.2
|Feb record low C  = -1.7
|Mar record low C  = -3.9
|Apr record low C  = -5.2
|May record low C  =  -7.5
|Jun record low C  = -8.9
|Jul record low C  = -14.0
|Aug record low C  = -10.0
|Sep record low C  = -6.7
|Oct record low C  = -5.0
|Nov record low C  = -5.0
|Dec record low C  = -3.3
|year record low C = -14.0
|rain colour = green	
|Jan rain mm = 	97.4
|Feb rain mm = 	80.4
|Mar rain mm = 	70.4
|Apr rain mm = 	71.7
|May rain mm = 	82.8
|Jun rain mm = 	76.8
|Jul rain mm = 	63.9
|Aug rain mm = 	56.6
|Sep rain mm = 	62.5
|Oct rain mm = 	87.1
|Nov rain mm = 	85.2
|Dec rain mm = 	89.3
|year rain mm = 	
|source 1 = NIWA<ref name= NIWA>
{{cite web
|url = http://cliflo.niwa.co.nz
|title = CliFlo – National Climate Database : Tapanui
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 19 May 2024}}</ref><ref name=NIWA2>{{cite web
|url = https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/
|title = CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 5686. 44640)
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 5 Jun 2024}}</ref>
}}

==References==
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{{Clutha District}}

[[Category:Clutha District]]
[[Category:Populated places in Otago]]