Peria (Northland)
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 6 ′ S , 173 ° 29 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-NTL | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Northland | |
| District | Far North District | |
| Ward | Te Hiku Ward | |
| Residents | few | |
| height | 22 m | |
| Post Code | 0482 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 9 | |
Peria is a small settlement in the Far North District of Northland on the North Island of New Zealand .
geography
The settlement is located around 20 km east of Kaitaia and around 12 km south of the coast of Doubtless Bay on the Peria River .
Education
With the Peria School, the settlement has a primary school with grades 1 to 8. In 2015, 51 students attended the school. Wiremu Hoani Taua , who later became the first Māori to be appointed head of a Māori school, served on the school committee of the Peria Native School until 1900 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed August 26, 2017 .
- ^ Peria School . Education Review Office , accessed August 26, 2017 .
- ↑ Robin C. McConnell : Taua, Wiremu Hoani . In: Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture & Heritage , September 1, 2010, accessed August 24, 2012 .