Purua | |
|---|---|
  Purua | |
| Coordinates: 35°37′56″S 174°06′26″E / 35.63222°S 174.10722°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Whangarei District |
Purua is a locality north west of Whangārei in Northland, New Zealand. A hill also called Purua with a summit 387 m above sea level lies to the east.[1][2] The area mainly consists of rolling hills and river flats. Farming is Dairy, Sheep and Beef. The local hall is one of the notable buildings.
History
[edit]Organised by Belgian Consul Arthur Masy, a party of Walloon settlers would take up former government land in the area in the 1890s, although the settlement did not reach the size that Masy had intended, with only a dozen or so families arriving out of the planned group of about fifty.[3][4]
Education
[edit]Purua School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school[5] with a roll of 28 as of October 2025.[6]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Puketurua (4.5km SW of Purua, 1965–1975) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
30.1 (86.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.1 (77.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.1 (66.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 68.9 (2.71) |
107.0 (4.21) |
95.4 (3.76) |
113.2 (4.46) |
114.5 (4.51) |
165.3 (6.51) |
125.4 (4.94) |
155.5 (6.12) |
117.7 (4.63) |
97.0 (3.82) |
103.7 (4.08) |
104.5 (4.11) |
1,368.1 (53.86) |
| Source: NIWA[7] | |||||||||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 7. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 24. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ^ "A Belgian Settlement". Star (Christchurch). 9 June 1891.
- ^ "Purua Settlement". Northern Advocate. 18 February 1893.
- ^ "Purua School - Education Counts". www.educationcounts.govt.nz.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 1246)". NIWA. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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