Peria, Northland

Peria is a locality in Northland, New Zealand. It lies south of Taipa and east of Kaitaia. The area was once known as Oruru Valley. Wiremu Hoani Taua, who later became the first Maori person to be appointed as the head teacher of a native school, served on the Peria Native School Committee up until 1900. Peria School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 2 and a roll of 78.