Tapanui Courier – Farmers Supply

The old Tapanui Courier (a newspaper which was published from 1879 to 1998) building had until recently been used by the Tapanui Toy Library. At the time of filming, the building was completely empty. For the movie, a shop interior was built to house the “Farmers Supply” feed store. Click …

Four Square – Food Mart

The local “Four Square” supermarket became a “Food Mart”. During the fiming, the supermarket remained open which is why there is a “Four Square” advertising sign on the footpath in front of the shop. During “takes” the sign was put inside the shop and only those people appearing as “extras” …

RTL – Veterinary Hospital

The building currently occupied by RTL on the corner of Norfolk Street was formerly the West Otago medical centre. (A new medical centre has been built at the northern end of town on the Tapanui-Raes Juction highway). Click on a photo to see a larger image A quick change of …

SOOHS – Hardware Store

SOOHS (pronounced “Sues”) stands for Small Owner Operated Hair Salon. It is owned and operated by Sue! It became a hardware store for the movie. The school bus was filmed driving past it. Click on a photo to see a larger image SOOHS before filming started … and during filming …