Panguru

Panguru

Location map
North Island
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Panguru is a community in the northern Hokianga harbour, in Northland, New Zealand. The Whakarapa Stream flows from the Panguru Range in the Warawara Forest to the west, through Panguru and into the Hokianga. [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 3] [cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|id=ISBN 1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 22] It began as a Catholic settlement. [cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/Places/Northland/NorthlandPlaces/11/en|title=Hokianga district|encyclopedia=Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand]

Notable people

*Dame Whina Cooper moved to Panguru in 1983, and remained until her death in 1994.

Education

Te Kura Taumata o Panguru is a coeducational composite (years 1-15) school with a decile rating of 2 and a roll of 86. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=10|title=Te Kete Ipurangi|publisher=Ministry of Education] . It was the smallest high school in New Zealand at the time of its establishment in 1964. [cite web|url=http://www.panguru.school.nz/|title=Te Kura Taumata O Panguru]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.panguru.school.nz/ Te Kura Taumata o Panguru website]


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