Peria, Northland

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Peria (North Island)
Peria
Peria

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]

[edit] Education

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

Coordinates: 35°5′54″S, 173°29′17″E

[edit] 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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