Tokanui | |
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Village | |
 Tokanui in 1956 | |
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| Coordinates: 46°33′54″S 168°56′42″E / 46.565°S 168.945°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Southland |
| District | Southland District |
| Ward | Oreti Ward |
| Community | Waihopai Toetoe |
| Electorates | |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Population (2013 Census) | |
| • Territorial | 111 |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Tokanui is a community in the eastern portion of Southland District Council, located on the Southern Scenic Route about 56 km (35 mi) east of Invercargill and 107 km (66 mi) southwest of Balclutha, New Zealand.[1] The Tokanui River runs just to the north of the village[2] and occasionally floods the lower parts,[3] as it did when the railway yard flooded in 1935.[4]
Tokanui has a fire station,[5] public halls, school, store, garage, pub, recycling area[6] and a Rugby Club.[3] A mobile library visits once a month.[7]
- ^ "Balclutha to Tokanui". Google maps. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Tokanui, Southland". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Tokanui Community Response Plan 2020" (PDF). Civil Defence Southland.
- ^ "Roads Flooded Southland Times". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 19 June 1935. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "TOKANUI VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE - STATION 31". www.111emergency.co.nz. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Tokanui". Catlins, New Zealand. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Mobile Library Timetable" (PDF). Southland District Council. August 2023.