Purua
Purua | |
|---|---|
  Purua Location within Northland Region | |
| 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. 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
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.
Education
Purua School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 31 as of July 2026.
Climate
| 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 | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ↑ 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 July 2026.
- ↑ "CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 1246)". NIWA. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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