Peria, Northland

There is also Peria in Waikato, near Matamata, scene of a Kīngitanga meeting in 1863.[1]

Peria
Peria
Coordinates: 35°5′54″S 173°29′17″E / 35.09833°S 173.48806°E / -35.09833; 173.48806
Country New Zealand
Region Northland Region
District Far 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.[2]

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 until 1900.[3]

Education

Peria School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 2 and a roll of 78.[4]

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

Notes

  1. ↑ "Maori Report Of The Speeches At The Meeting At Peria.". Press. 1863-01-03. p. 3. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  2. ↑ "Peria Valley".
  3. ↑ "Taua, Wiremu Hoani". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
  4. ↑ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Peria School". Ministry of Education.


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