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Tapawera
Farming locality on the upper reaches of the Motueka River, 58km south-west of Nelson. Tapawera was established as a centre when the Midland railway was built in the early 1900s.
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Meaning of place name
Tapa: edge; wera: hot or burnt.
Images and media for Tapawera
Tapawera war memorial