Purua is a locality north west of Whangārei in Northland, New Zealand. A hill also called Purua with a summit 387 m above sea level lies to the east. The area mainly consists of rolling hills and river flats. Farming is Dairy, Sheep and Beef. The local hall is one of the notable buildings.
History Organised by Belgian Consul Arthur Masy, a party of Walloon settlers would take up former government land in the area in the 1890s, although the settlement did not reach the size that Masy had intended, with only a dozen or so families arriving out of the planned group of about fifty.
Education Purua School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of as of
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