Papanui Junction is a rural community in the Rangitikei District and

Manawatū-Whanganui Manawatū-Whanganui (; spelled Manawatu-Wanganui prior to 2019) is a region in the lower half of the North Island of New Zealand, whose main population centres are the cities of Palmerston North and Whanganui. It is administered by the Manawat ...

region of New Zealand's

North Island The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-largest ...

. 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 lot with 87 owners and a 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 Kakatahi is a New Zealand town located from Wanganui, on State Highway 4 to Raetihi Raetihi, a small town in the center of New Zealand's North Island, is located at the junction of State Highways 4 and 49 in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. ...

during flooding in June 2015.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.

Education

Papanui Junction School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of as of . 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

{{Rangitikei District Rangitikei District Populated places in Manawatū-Whanganui