Paroa
Paroa is a rural locality situated near Whakatāne in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. The small, predominantly Māori community is located along State Highway 30, and contains a school and a sports rugby club.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: locality in Whakatāne District, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Paroa, Bay of Plenty”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whakatāne Airport and Whakatane Seventh-day Adventist School.
Whakatāne Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Whakatāne Airport is an airport serving the town of Whakatāne, the eastern Bay of Plenty and the tourist attraction of Mount Tarawera, in New Zealand. Whakatāne Airport is situated 3 km northwest of Paroa.
Whakatane Seventh-day Adventist School
School
Whakatāne is a town located in the Bay of Plenty Region in the North Island of New Zealand, 90 kilometres east of Tauranga and 89 kilometres northeast of Rotorua. Whakatane Seventh-day Adventist School is situated 4 km southeast of Paroa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coastlands and Poroporo.
Coastlands
Hamlet
Photo: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coastlands is a beach settlement in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located north of Whakatāne, directly across the Whakatāne River. Coastlands is situated 3 km east of Paroa.
Poroporo
Locality
Poroporo is a rural community in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located south-west of Whakatāne, inland from the settlement. Poroporo is situated 4 km southeast of Paroa.
Whakatane
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whakatāne is a coastal town in the eastern Bay of Plenty on New Zealand's North Island. It is one of the sunniest towns in New Zealand. The nearby village of Ōhope, only about 7 minutes by car through a gorgeous pass with stunning views of the ocean, features one of the best beaches in the entire country, which has won numerous "Best Beach" awards over the years.
Paroa
- Location: Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.9457° or 37° 56′ 45″ southLongitude
176.93578° or 176° 56′ 9″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
4VJR3W3P+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2201377576OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Paroa” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Paroa”
- Maori: “Paroa”
- Turkish: “Paroa”
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