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Tapanui

human settlement in Clutha District, Otago Region, New Zealand

🇳🇿 New Zealand · -45.9500, 169.2667

Tapanui is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Tapanui, rather than at one identified spot.

“Shooting took place in and around Wellington and Rotorua, before transferring to Tapanui, where the old Blue Mountain Lumber mill was used as the mill in the film, and the main street became Millhaven for two weeks.”
Pete's Dragon (2016) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Tapanui

Named here by Tapanui’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Tapanui, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Tapanui?

1 production is recorded as filmed in Tapanui, including Pete's Dragon (2016).

Where is Tapanui?

Tapanui is in New Zealand, at -45.9500, 169.2667.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article.