Papanui Junction is a rural community in the Rangitikei District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located west of Taihape, in the Turakina Valley.
Overview
Several Māori land blocks are located in the hill country north-east of the junction, including a 157.7-hectare (390-acre) lot with 87 owners and a 52.5-hectare (130-acre) lot with 173 owners.
The area's windy gravel roads may have been a factor in a fatal crash in 2008.
GNS Science recorded slight landsliding on the hills between Papanui Junction and Kakatahi during flooding in June 2015.
Education
Papanui Junction School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of 10 as of August 2024. It is the most isolated school in the wider Taihape area.
The school held a commemorative Daffodil Day in August 2016 to commemorate a local man who was heavily involved in the school, who had recently died of cancer.
Papaunui Junction School is a sole charge school due to its low roll. In June 2018, the New Zealand Educational Institute campaigned for better conditions for the sole charge principal.
References
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- "Papanui Junction". landcareresearch.co.nz. Landcare Research.
- Lobban, Nichola (12 May 2008). "Shooter in critical condition after 200-metre plunge". APN New Zealand. Whanganui Chronicle.
- Page, M.J.; Rosser, B.J.; Townsend, D.B.; Carey, J.M.; Ries, W.F. 2015. Reconnaissance report on landsliding caused by the 19–20 June 2015 rainstorm in the Taranaki-Wanganui-Manawatu region, GNS Science Consultancy Report 2015/172.
- "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- Dwyer, Fiona. "Fiona Dwyer: Taihape principals' cluster". Ministry of Education. Educational Leaders.
- Kilmister, Sam (29 August 2016). "Taihape schools remember cancer victim on Daffodil Day". Stuff. Manawatu Standard.
- Browne, Alistair (31 January 2018). "Rangitīkei rural schools fight for better conditions". Stuff. Manawatu Standard.
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| - consists of former Taihape Ward and partially northern part of former Hunterville Ward since 2019; - consisted of former Marton Ward, most of southern part of Hunterville Ward and partially northern part of Turakina Ward since 2019; - consisted of Bulls Ward and most of southern part of Turakina Ward since 2019 | |||||||