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{{Short description|Town in Waikato, New Zealand}}
{{Distinguish|Pareora}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Paeroa
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| settlement_type         = [[Urban areas of New Zealand|Minor urban area]]
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = New Zealand
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of New Zealand|Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Waikato]] region
| subdivision_type2       = [[Territorial authorities of New Zealand|Territorial authority]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Hauraki District]]
| subdivision_type3       = Ward
| subdivision_name3       = Paeroa Ward
| leader_title            = Territorial Authority
| leader_name             = [[Hauraki District Council]]
| leader_title1           = Regional council
| leader_name1            = [[Waikato Regional Council]]
| seat_type               = Electorates
| seat                    = {{ubl|[[Coromandel (New Zealand electorate)|Coromandel]]|[[Hauraki-Waikato]]}}
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| area_total_km2          = 6.87
| elevation_m             = 15
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'''Paeroa''' is a town in the [[Hauraki District]] of the [[Waikato Region]] in the [[North Island]] of [[New Zealand]]. Located at the base of the [[Coromandel Peninsula]], it is close to the junction of the [[Waihou River]] and [[Ohinemuri River]], and is approximately 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) south of the [[Firth of Thames]].
New Zealanders know the town for its [[mineral springs]], which in the past provided the water used in a local [[soft drink]], "[[Lemon & Paeroa]]".
The town stands at the intersection of [[New Zealand State Highway 2|State Highways 2]] and [[New Zealand State Highway 26|26]], and is the central service location for the [[Hauraki District]]. The town is about halfway between Auckland and Tauranga, and acts as the southern gateway to the Coromandel Peninsula, and as the western gateway to the [[Karangahake Gorge]] and the [[Bay of Plenty]].
== Etymology ==
One can gloss the [[Māori language|Māori-language]] name ''Paeroa'' as composed of ''pae'' (ridge) and ''roa'' (long).<ref>
{{cite journal
| url                   = https://books.google.com/books?id=9jgOAQAAIAAJ
| journal               = New Zealand Railways Magazine
| date      = 1935
| volume                = 10
| access-date           = 2019-05-14
| quote                 = Pae = ridge ; roa = long.
| title = New Zealand Railways Magazine
}}
</ref>
==Demographics==
Paeroa covers {{Convert|6.87|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=6 September 2022|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Paeroa|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Paeroa|y}}|R}}/6.87|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.
{{Historical populations|2006|3,891|2013|3,798|2018|4,269|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/>}}
Paeroa had a population of 4,269 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]], an increase of 471 people (12.4%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and an increase of 378 people (9.7%) since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 1,713 households, comprising 2,046 males and 2,223 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female. The median age was 49.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 723 people (16.9%) aged under 15 years, 636 (14.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,641 (38.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,266 (29.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 75.9% European/[[Pākehā]], 30.9% [[Māori people|Māori]], 3.9% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pacific peoples]], 4.1% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]], and 1.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 12.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.4% had no religion, 36.3% were [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 2.9% had [[Religion of Māori people|Māori religious beliefs]], 0.4% were [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.1% were [[Islam in New Zealand|Muslim]], 0.6% were [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]] and 1.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 300 (8.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,125 (31.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $22,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 243 people (6.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,251 (35.3%) people were employed full-time, 450 (12.7%) were part-time, and 186 (5.2%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Paeroa (169200)|paeroa|Paeroa}}</ref>
===Rural surrounds===
[[File:RuralPaeroaNZ20100110.JPG|thumb|Rural area surrounding Paeroa]]
The statistical area of Paeroa Rural, which includes the localities of [[Netherton, New Zealand|Netherton]], [[Tirohia]] and [[Karangahake]], covers {{Convert|272.57|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area"/> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Paeroa Rural|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Paeroa Rural|y}}|R}}/272.57|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,755|2013|1,674|2018|1,845|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for Paeroa Rural|source=<ref name="Census 2018 PR"/>}}
Paeroa Rural had a population of 1,845 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]], an increase of 171 people (10.2%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and an increase of 90 people (5.1%) since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 687 households, comprising 948 males and 897 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female. The median age was 44.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 360 people (19.5%) aged under 15 years, 270 (14.6%) aged 15 to 29, 915 (49.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 303 (16.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 87.6% European/[[Pākehā]], 21.5% [[Māori people|Māori]], 2.6% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pacific peoples]], 2.4% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]], and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 10.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.2% had no religion, 28.3% were [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 2.4% had [[Religion of Māori people|Māori religious beliefs]], 0.2% were [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.3% were [[Islam in New Zealand|Muslim]], 0.8% were [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]] and 2.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 153 (10.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 408 (27.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 171 people (11.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 711 (47.9%) people were employed full-time, 276 (18.6%) were part-time, and 48 (3.2%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018 PR">{{NZ census 2018|Paeroa Rural (169100)|paeroa-rural|Paeroa Rural}}</ref>
==History==
{{More citations needed section|date=June 2021}}
===Early history===
The west bank of the [[Ohinemuri River]], north-west of Paeroa, was the site of Opukeko Pa, Te Raupa pā, Opita pā and Waiwhau pā, settled around the junction of the [[Waihou River|Waihou]] and Ohinemuri Rivers (originally due west of Paeroa).<ref name="Prickett1990">{{Cite Q|Q58677392}}</ref><ref name="Opita">Phillips, Caroline, and Harry Allen. Archaeology at Opita: Three Hundred Years of Continuity and Change. Department of Anthroplogy, University of Auckland, 2013.</ref> Te Raupa in particular was a heavily settled pā,<ref name="Prickett1990"/> likely settled between 1450 and 1500.<ref name="Prickett1992">{{Cite Q|Q58677423}}</ref><ref name="Opita"/> The area was settled almost consistently until European contact, except for a brief period of river flooding.<ref name="Prickett1990"/> The area was originally settled by Ngamarama Ngati Tara, Ngati Koi [Bassett Kay, The Story of Ngati Tara Tokanui, Ngati Koi. Wai 714, 2001. pp 5.7.42] [[Ngāti Hako]], and by [[Ngāti Tamaterā]] from the 1600s.<ref name="Phillips">{{Cite Q|Q58677411}}</ref><ref name="Opita"/>
[[James Cook|Captain James Cook]] explored the Waihou River in 1779, taking a long-boat up as far as Netherton, just a couple of miles from where the town of Paeroa was built 100 years on.<ref name="Burns">{{cite book | author=Patricia Burns | title=Fatal Success: A History of the New Zealand Company | year= 1989 | isbn=0-7900-0011-3 | publisher= Heinemann Reed }}</ref> [[Samuel Marsden]] visited Raupa settlement in June 1820 for missionary work, and was impressed by the scale of wooden buildings he saw, and the number of people who settled in the area.<ref name="Prickett1990"/> During the [[Musket Wars]], [[Ngāpuhi]] attacked the settlements in December 1821. Raupa was successfully defended, however the residents soon sought refuge in the [[Waikato]].<ref name="Phillips"/> In 1830, Ngāti Tamaterā returned to the area after the [[Battle of Taumatawiwi]], however settled further south than the original settlements, and used Te Raupa as a burial site until the 1850s, when the iwi converted to Christianity.<ref name="Prickett1992"/>
The area was briefly explored in October 1826 by Captain James Herd, in command of the ''[[New Zealand Company ships#Lambton|Lambton]]'' and the ''Isabella'' (or ''[[New Zealand Company ships#Rosanna|Rosanna]]''). Herd was sent on an exploratory mission by the first organisation to be known as the [[New Zealand Company]] and claimed to have bought {{convert|1000000|acre|ha|spell=in}} of land from local Māori in Hokianga and Manukau.<ref name="Burns"/>
By 1869, anticipating the rush to the Ohinemuri Goldfields, considerable numbers of miners camped at Cashell's Landing "Puke".{{Clarify|date=June 2009}}
===Development of Paeroa township===
In 1870, Asher Cassrels, a [[Lithuanians|Lithuanian]], leased the block of land known as Paeroa from Māori.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://ohinemuri.org.nz/journals/41-journal-15-june-1971/749-the-cassrels-family-of-paeroa|title=The Cassrels Family of Paeroa|journal=Ohinemuri Regional History Journal|issue=15|date=June 1971|first=Niki|last=Swainson}}</ref> This included Primrose Hill and most of what is now the town centre.
When James Mackay (surveyor) and Sir David McLean (Minister of Mines) completed negotiations six years later with the Māori Chiefs, Tukukino and Taraia, the fields were declared open. Six hundred miners rushed to Karangahake, considered to be the [[El Dorado]], on 3 March 1875. A canvas town of 1,600 people with about 20 stores and grog shops set the area going. The big gold reefs like Talisman and Crown were discovered but proved hard to work. Heavy machinery required for hard quartz mining had to be brought via the Waihou River and up to Paeroa. The river was the only highway and with two shipping companies in operation, Paeroa became a thriving transport and distribution centre.
[[File:P.S._Patiki_at_Paeroa.jpg|thumb|P.S. Patiki (1881-1901) at Paeroa]]
When the [[Northern Steamship Company]] combined with its opposition, the wharves from near the [[Bank of New Zealand]] (Wharf Street) had to be shifted {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} downstream in 1892, and eventually to just below Puke Bridge due to the silting from mining operations. A busy freight business developed with four ships regularly running from [[Auckland]] to Thames to Paeroa.
The [[Thames Branch]] railway line reached the town in 1881 at the [[Paeroa Railway Station]], and gradually ships gave way to steam, which in turn gave way to road transport. Work on the [[Paeroa–Pokeno Line]] commenced in the 1930s, but little was done and the proposal was abandoned.
A historic Paeroa  building, in the town centre, is the former National Bank of New Zealand's gold refinery, built in 1914 in Willoughby Street. The building is now a private home and business, hidden from street level view by a [[Cyathea dealbata|ponga]] fence. In 1911 the National Bank formed joint venture with the New Zealand Mining Trust and the bank purchased a section with a {{convert|97|ft|m|abbr=on}} frontage by {{convert|125|ft|m|abbr=on}} deep in Arthur Street (now Willoughby Street) for 200 pounds.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
In the early 1900s, the Waihou River near Paeroa was straightened by making a canal, in order to protect farmland from flooding.<ref name="Prickett1990"/> By February, 1914, a Ferro-cement building {{convert|80|by|40|ft|m|abbr=on}}, with an iron roof and a {{convert|40|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} smokestack was completed. Inside was the main refining chamber, two assay offices, weighing room, accounting room, engine and dynamo rooms, two officers' bedrooms, sitting room and bathroom. Detached from the main building was a store room and [[coal bin]].{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
===Modern history===
[[File:Paeroa War Memorial RSA.jpg|thumb|Paeroa War Memorial]]
As late as 1928, the [[Waihou River]] was still navigable for larger ships all the way up to the town, and the [[Kopu Bridge]] was therefore constructed as a [[swing bridge]].<ref name="IPENZ">{{cite web|url=http://www.ipenz.org.nz/heritage/itemdetail.cfm?itemid=151|title=Kopu Bridge, SH25|work=Engineering Heritage Register|publisher=[[Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand]]|access-date=18 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522184044/http://www.ipenz.org.nz/heritage/itemdetail.cfm?itemid=151|archive-date=22 May 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
When Brenan and Company, the largest horse and wagon operator, moved to trucking, they bought out the steamship company and named their trucks after the ships that plied the [[Ohinemuri River]]. Waimarie and Taniwha were always painted on the new International or Ford trucks that came into their fleet. When transport operator Sarjant's amalgamated with Brenan,<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.ohinemuri.org.nz/journals/74-journal-46-september-2002/1678-reunion-brenan-co-and-provincial-transport|title=Reunion - Brenan & Co and Provincial Transport|journal=Ohinemuri Regional History Journal|issue=46|date=September 2002|first=Sally and Graeme|last=Poulter}}</ref> a large truck centre evolved in Paeroa.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}
As the passenger rail service dwindled, Paeroa eventually lost its railway, so much of the town had its beginnings in supply and transport to the Hauraki and District. The swings of time have enabled the town to boom and revert a number of times.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}
In 1981 there was a large flood in the Waikato due to heavy rain. Over 2,250 people were evacuated in Thames, Paeroa, and Waihi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1981 Paeroa flood |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/30363/1981-paeroa-flood |access-date=17 September 2023 |website=teara.govt.nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=April 1981 Waikato Storm ( 1981-04-11 ) |url=https://hwe.niwa.co.nz/event/April_1981_Waikato_Storm |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=hwe.niwa.co.nz}}</ref>
==Culture==
{{More citations needed section|date=June 2021}}
=== Lemon & Paeroa ===
{{main|Lemon & Paeroa}}
[[File:Lemonpaeroa.JPG|thumb|right|The [[Big Lemon & Paeroa bottle|giant L&P bottle]] in Paeroa]]
Paeroa is best known for the soft drink [[Lemon & Paeroa]] (L&P) that used to be produced in the town. The soft drink was made with lemon and carbonated mineral water from Paeroa. Today L&P is owned by [[Coca-Cola]] and produced on the same production line as other Coca-Cola products sold in New Zealand.
A large L&P bottle stands on the main road as a landmark in the town of Paeroa. In 1994 L&P ran a series of advertisements based around Paeroa, the advert had locals standing in front of various parts of the town pointing out what the town isn't famous for. In one advertisement, a local stands in front a 1930s bungalow making the comment, "It's not famous for its Hollywood mansions". Landmarks and features in the town included the towns Harbour Bridge (a small single lane bridge), bright lights (a flashing chemist sign), luxury hotels (a local motel), trendy shops (an [[Op Shop]]) and [[Opera House]] (the back of the local town hall).
At the end of each advert a group of people would end by saying "But it is famous" pointing to the landmark L&P bottle in the background. The advert would end with the tag line L&P World Famous in New Zealand. There were 3 separate advertisements all using the song "[[Counting the Beat]]" by [[The Swingers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJlxPorlXjo|title=L&P - World Famous (1990s, New Zealand)|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZcUbtNIwI0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/qZcUbtNIwI0 |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=the Original World Famous in New Zealand L&P Ad - Paeroa 1994|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUs33lLS8o8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/iUs33lLS8o8 |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=L&P World Famous Hotel|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
===Events===
Paeroa is known as the Events Capital of the Coromandel, as well as having a national reputation for horse racing. February is a busy event month in Paeroa and the motorcycle race [[Paeroa Street Circuit|‘Battle of the Streets’]] and ‘Pipe Band Tattoo’ events both attract participants and crowds from all over New Zealand and overseas.
The horse track was closed in 2014 due to financial issues with the managers of the track.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theinformant.co.nz/racing/archive/2014/03/EQ21724/End-of-racing-at-Paeroa-confirmed|title=End of racing at Paeroa confirmed|date=13 March 2014|publisher=The Informant}}</ref>
===Marae===
There are a number of Marae associated with Paeroa: Ngahutoitoi the Marae of Ngati Tara Tokanui-Ngamarama-Ngati Koi is South of the township. Two ''[[marae]]'' (tribal meeting grounds) of the [[Ngāti Tamaterā]] are located in Paeroa: Taharua and Te Pai o Hauraki.<ref name="tkmentry">{{cite web|title=Te Kāhui Māngai directory|url= http://www.tkm.govt.nz/ |website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=[[Te Puni Kōkiri]]}}</ref> Each has a ''[[wharenui]]'' meeting house of the same name.<ref name="maorimaps">{{cite web |title=Māori Maps |url=https://maorimaps.com/map |website=maorimaps.com |publisher=Te Potiki National Trust}}</ref>
===Sports===
The [[Thames Valley Rugby Union]] are based in the Paeroa, and compete in the [[Heartland Championship]]. Several amateur sports clubs are also based in the town. These include clubs for rugby, soccer, netball, cricket, tennis, bowls and golf.
==Education==
Paeroa College is a secondary (years 9–13) school with a [[Socio-Economic Decile|decile rating]] of 2 and a roll of {{NZ school roll data|113|y}}.<ref>{{TKI|113|Paeroa College}}</ref> The college opened on 5 February 1958,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paeroacollege.school.nz/index.php?mid=0,paeroacollege_pub:23841|title=1958 - 1967|publisher=Paeroa College|access-date=12 April 2013}}</ref> and replaced the Paeroa District High School which had operated from 1902.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paeroacollege.school.nz/index.php?mid=0,paeroacollege_pub:23826|title=1875 - 1938|publisher=Paeroa College|access-date=12 April 2013}}</ref>
Paeroa has five other schools:
* Paeroa Central School and Miller Avenue School are full primary (years 1–8) schools with rolls of {{NZ school roll data|1883|y}} and {{NZ school roll data|1827|y}}, respectively.<ref>{{TKI|1883|Paeroa Central School}}</ref><ref>{{TKI|1827|Miller Avenue School}}</ref>
* Goldfields School is a special school and area resource centre, which has students aged from 5 to 21 years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/Early-Childhood-School-Reports/School-Reports/Goldfields-School-Paeroa-23-12-2010|title=Goldfields School (Paeroa) 23/12/2010|date=23 December 2010|publisher=Education Review Office|access-date=12 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223130317/http://www.ero.govt.nz/Early-Childhood-School-Reports/School-Reports/Goldfields-School-Paeroa-23-12-2010|archive-date=23 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1726|y}}.<ref>{{TKI|1726|Goldfields School}}</ref>
* St Joseph's Catholic School is a full primary (years 1–8) state integrated school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1951|y}}.<ref>{{TKI|1951|St Joseph's Catholic School (Paeroa)}}</ref> The school was established in 1900.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.paeroa-stjosephs.school.nz/|title=St Joseph's Catholic School - Paeroa|access-date=12 April 2013}}</ref>
* Paeroa Christian School is a full primary (years 1–8) state integrated school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1169|y}}.<ref>{{TKI|1169|Paeroa Christian School}}</ref> The school was established in 1987 with the support of local evangelical churches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paeroachristian.school.nz/siteatschool/index.php?page=54&section=15|title=Past and Present|publisher=Paeroa Christian School|access-date=12 April 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130703161611/http://www.paeroachristian.school.nz/siteatschool/index.php?page=54&section=15|archive-date=3 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Climate==
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|location = Paeroa (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1947–2023)
| Jan record high C = 32.2
| Feb record high C = 32.4
| Mar record high C = 29.2
| Apr record high C = 27.1
| May record high C = 24.5
| Jun record high C = 21.2
| Jul record high C = 21.1
| Aug record high C = 21.0
| Sep record high C = 24.1
| Oct record high C = 26.4
| Nov record high C = 28.0
| Dec record high C = 30.1
| year record high C = 32.4
| Jan avg record high C  = 29.0
| Feb avg record high C  = 29.0
| Mar avg record high C  = 26.9
| Apr avg record high C  = 24.5
| May avg record high C  = 21.2
| Jun avg record high C  = 18.9
| Jul avg record high C  = 17.6
| Aug avg record high C  = 18.2
| Sep avg record high C  = 20.0
| Oct avg record high C  = 21.9
| Nov avg record high C  = 24.4
| Dec avg record high C  = 26.7
| year avg record high C = 29.8
|Jan high C = 	25.0
|Feb high C = 	25.3
|Mar high C = 	23.3
|Apr high C = 	20.4
|May high C = 	17.5
|Jun high C = 	15.1
|Jul high C = 	14.3
|Aug high C = 	15.1
|Sep high C = 	16.7
|Oct high C = 	18.5
|Nov high C = 	20.5
|Dec high C = 	22.9
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 	19.5
|Feb mean C = 	19.9
|Mar mean C = 	17.9
|Apr mean C = 	15.4
|May mean C = 	12.9
|Jun mean C = 	10.7
|Jul mean C = 	9.9
|Aug mean C = 	10.7
|Sep mean C = 	12.4
|Oct mean C = 	13.8
|Nov mean C = 	15.6
|Dec mean C = 	18.0
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|Jan low C = 	14.0
|Feb low C = 	14.6
|Mar low C = 	12.5
|Apr low C = 	10.4
|May low C = 	8.3
|Jun low C = 	6.4
|Jul low C = 	5.5
|Aug low C = 	6.4
|Sep low C = 	8.0
|Oct low C = 	9.2
|Nov low C = 	10.6
|Dec low C = 	13.0
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| Jan avg record low C  = 7.5
| Feb avg record low C  = 7.9
| Mar avg record low C  = 5.9
| Apr avg record low C  = 2.8
| May avg record low C  = 0.5
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| Jul avg record low C  = -2.0
| Aug avg record low C  = -0.5
| Sep avg record low C  = 0.9
| Oct avg record low C  = 2.2
| Nov avg record low C  = 4.5
| Dec avg record low C  = 6.6
| year avg record low C = -2.5
|Jan record low C  = 2.5
|Feb record low C  = 2.5
|Mar record low C  = -1.5
|Apr record low C  = -1.2
|May record low C  =  -6.0
|Jun record low C  = -5.4
|Jul record low C  = -5.8
|Aug record low C  = -3.9
|Sep record low C  = -4.6
|Oct record low C  = -1.8
|Nov record low C  = 0.4
|Dec record low C  = 2.7
|year record low C = -6.0
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|Feb rain mm = 	78.5
|Mar rain mm = 	90.3
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|Jul rain mm = 	172.0
|Aug rain mm = 	113.4
|Sep rain mm = 	94.1
|Oct rain mm = 	87.1
|Nov rain mm = 	72.5
|Dec rain mm = 	87.2
|year rain mm =
|source 1 = NIWA<ref name= NIWA>
{{cite web
|url = http://cliflo.niwa.co.nz
|title = CliFlo – National Climate Database : Paeroa Aws
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 20 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url = https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/
|title = CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 1546, 1547)
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 20 Jul 2024}}</ref>
}}
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081008055015/http://www.antiquesonmain.co.nz/slideshow.php Ex-National Bank Gold Refinery Photo Gallery]
* [http://www.paeroacollege.school.nz Paeroa College website]
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