Paroa, West Coast
Paroa | |
|---|---|
  Paroa | |
| Coordinates: 42°30′39″S 171°10′9″E / 42.51083°S 171.16917°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | West Coast |
| District | Grey District |
| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
Paroa is a settlement on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, just south of Greymouth. State Highway 6 and the Hokitika Branch railway both run through Paroa.[1][2] This railway was originally a bush tramway that opened to Paroa from Greymouth in 1867 and was extended to Kumara in 1877.[3] It was converted into a railway in 1893, and this time, ran from Paroa to Hokitika rather than Kumara.[4]
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "broad fortified village" for Pāroa.[5]
Shantytown, to the south-east of Paroa, is a recreation of a typical 1880s West Coast gold mining town, built in 1971 and operating as a commercial tourist attraction.[6]
Education
Paroa School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 6 and a roll of 172.[7] The school originally accepted year 1-6 pupils only, but changed to include year 7 and 8 students in 2001.[8]
Climate
| Climate data for Paroa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 222 (8.7) |
149 (5.9) |
210 (8.3) |
237 (9.3) |
237 (9.3) |
203 (8.0) |
211 (8.3) |
209 (8.2) |
236 (9.3) |
248 (9.8) |
241 (9.5) |
234 (9.2) |
2,637 (103.8) |
| Source: The Weather Network [9] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 69. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 156. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ^ "Kumara, Westland". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
- ^ "Hokitika-Grey railway". No. 9537. West Coast Times. 25 May 1893. p. 2.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- ^ "History of Shantytown". Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
- ^ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Paroa School, Greymouth". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 15 August 2004.
- ^ "Education Review Report - Paroa School". Education Review Office. June 2004.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Climate Statistics for Paroa (1961-1990)". Retrieved 8 April 2012.
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