Āpiti
Āpiti | |
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Settlement | |
Āpiti village in 2011 | |
Interactive map of Āpiti | |
| Coordinates: 39°58′20″S 175°52′20″E / 39.97222°S 175.87222°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| District | Manawatū District |
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| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Manawatū District Council |
| • Regional council | Horizons Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Manawatu | Michael Ford |
| • Rangitīkei MP | Suze Redmayne |
| • Te Tai Hauāuru MP | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer |
| Area | |
• Total | 161.84 km2 (62.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census) | |
• Total | 192 |
| • Density | 1.19/km2 (3.07/sq mi) |
Āpiti is a small township in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the northeast of the small town of Kimbolton in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. It is located on a small plain, the Āpiti Flats, close to the valley and gorge of the Oroua River, near Rangiwahia and close to the foot of the Ruahine Range.
Āpiti was settled in 1886. Although its industry has historically always been pastoral farming, it is now also known by tourists and trampers as a gateway to the Ruahine Range. In the 1890s it gained a school, a hall and a dairy factory. When a road was built and a bridge across the Oroua River in 1896, the town developed with several shops and services. A post office opened in 1889 and closed from 5 February 1988 when Postmaster-General, Richard Prebble, closed or reduced 580 offices.
In July 2020, the name of the locality was officially gazetted as Āpiti by the New Zealand Geographic Board.