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. Wiremu Hoani Taua, who later became the first Māori person to be appointed as the head teacher of a native school, served on the Peria Native School Committee until 1900.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in Far North District, Northland Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Peria, Northland”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oruru.
Oruru
Hamlet
Oruru is a populated place in the Oruru River valley in Peria, Northland, New Zealand. Oruru is situated 5 km north of Peria.
Peria
- Category: locality
- Location: Far Far North, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.09963° or 35° 5′ 59″ south
Longitude
173.48665° or 173° 29′ 12″ east
Elevation
67 metres (220 feet)
Open location code
4VPMWF2P+4M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Peria” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Peria”
- French: “Peria (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Peria”
- German: “Peria”
- Malay: “Peria, Northland”
- Malay: “Peria”
- Maori: “Peria”
- Turkish: “Peria”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Honeymoon Valley and Kaiaka.
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Highlights: St Banabas Church and Puhangatohoraka.
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