Paihia

Paihia

Paihia is the main tourist town in the Bay of Islands in the far north of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located close to the historic towns of Russell, and Kerikeri, 60 kilometres north of Whangarei. This is where New Zealand's first game of cricket was held.

Nearby is the historic settlement of Waitangi to the north, and the residential and commercial areas of Haruru Falls/Watea to the west; the township of Opua and the small settlement of Te Haumi to the south.

The population of Pahia was 1770 in the 2006 Census, a decrease of 66 from 2001. [cite web|url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/census/2006-census-data/final-counts/northland-region.htm|title=Final counts – census night and census usually resident populations, and occupied dwellings - Far North District|publisher=Statistics New Zealand]

Education

Paihia School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 4 and a roll of 168. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1072|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Paihia School|publisher=Ministry of Education]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.bayofislands.net/maps/paihia/ Paihia map]
* [http://paihia.school.nz/ Paihia School website]


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