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Peria, Northland

Coordinates: 35°5′54″S 173°29′17″E / 35.09833°S 173.48806°E / -35.09833; 173.48806
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Peria
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictFar North District

Peria is a locality in Northland, New Zealand. It lies south of Taipa and east of Kaitaia. The area was once known as Oruru Valley.[1]

Wiremu Hoani Taua, who later became the first Maori person to be appointed as the head teacher of a native school, served on the Peria Native School Committee up until 1900.[2]

Education

Peria School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 2 and a roll of 78.[3]

35°5′54″S 173°29′17″E / 35.09833°S 173.48806°E / -35.09833; 173.48806

Notes

  1. ^ "Peria Valley".
  2. ^ "Taua, Wiremu Hoani". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
  3. ^ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Peria School". Ministry of Education.


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