Paroa, West Coast

Paroa is a settlement on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, just south of Greymouth. State Highway 6 and the Hokitika Branch railway both run through Paroa.[1][2] This railway was originally a bush tramway that opened to Paroa from Greymouth in 1867 and was extended to Kumara in 1877.[3] It was converted into a railway in 1893, and this time, ran from Paroa to Hokitika rather than Kumara.[4]

Paroa
Paroa
Coordinates: 42°30′39″S 171°10′9″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWest Coast
DistrictGrey District
Local iwiNgāi Tahu

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "broad fortified village" for Pāroa.[5]

Shantytown, to the south-east of Paroa, is a recreation of a typical 1880s West Coast gold mining town, built in 1971 and operating as a commercial tourist attraction.[6]

Education

Paroa School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 6 and a roll of 172.[7] The school originally accepted year 1-6 pupils only, but changed to include year 7 and 8 students in 2001.[8]

Climate
Climate data for Paroa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average precipitation mm (inches) 222
(8.7)		 149
(5.9)		 210
(8.3)		 237
(9.3)		 237
(9.3)		 203
(8.0)		 211
(8.3)		 209
(8.2)		 236
(9.3)		 248
(9.8)		 241
(9.5)		 234
(9.2)		 2,637
(103.8)
Source: The Weather Network [9]
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References
  1. Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 69. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 156. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  3. "Kumara, Westland". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
  4. "Hokitika-Grey railway" (9537). West Coast Times. 25 May 1893. p. 2.
  5. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  6. "History of Shantytown". Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
  7. "Te Kete Ipurangi - Paroa School, Greymouth". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 15 August 2004.
  8. "Education Review Report - Paroa School". Education Review Office. June 2004.
  9. "Climate Statistics for Paroa (1961-1990)". Retrieved 8 April 2012.


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