Purerua Peninsula

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Purerua Peninsula (North Island)
Purerua Peninsula
Purerua Peninsula

Purerua Peninsula is a peninsula on the northwest side of the Bay of Islands in Northland, New Zealand. Te Puna Inlet lies to the south of the peninsula. Communities on the peninsula are Purerua, Te Tii and Taronui Bay.[1][2] The area was originally called the "Oshi district".[3]

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[edit] Education

Te Tii School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 3 and a roll of 21.[5]

A Purerua Public School was in existence in 1906, with a ferry service from Te Tii.[6]

Coordinates: 35°8′0″S, 174°3′0″E

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books, map 5. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8. 
  2. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton, map 21. ISBN 1-877333-20-4. 
  3. ^ Bawden, Patricia (1987). The Years Before Waitangi: A Story of Early Maori/European Contact in New Zealand, p 112. ISBN 047300481X. 
  4. ^ "Northland - Creative Life". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 
  5. ^ Te Kete Ipurangi - Te Tii School. Ministry of Education.
  6. ^ New Zealand Department of Education (1906). Report, p 27. 

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