TAPANUI Tapanui is the third town on the Winton to Dunedin back roads route. Tapanui is a small town also but is clearly a progressive little place. This evident by the services that are on offer and there is a bustle about the place. Tapanui is a picturesque town close to the boundary with Southland region. Tapanui is a forestry town, and lies between the foot of the Blue Mountains. Deer stalking and trout fishing are popular pastimes of the area.  For almost a hundred years, the town was serviced by the Tapanui Branch railway line, which despite its name never actually terminated in Tapanui. Tapanui does not have a cenotaph but the fallen have good presence in the RSA and possibly the Lawrence War Memorial. The Catholic and Anglican Church have good profiles. Tapanui has a museum that opens on weekends. When travelling through be sure to stop for lunch at this very pretty town.