Lepperton
| Lepperton | |
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 Lepperton
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Taranaki |
| District | New Plymouth District |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 1,917 |
Lepperton is a small village in North Taranaki, New Zealand. It is approximately 6 km inland from Waitara township, 5 km west of the Waitara River, and 1 km east of State Highway 3A, which connects Inglewood to Waitara.[1][2]
The population of Lepperton and its surrounding hinterland was 1,917 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 159 from 2001.[3]
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Kairoa Pa
Near Lepperton is Kairoa Pa, an historic centre for local Maori settlement. It is also an entry point for the Whakaahurangi track to Ketemarae Pa near Normanby. This track linked northern and southern Taranaki before British settlement.[4][5]
Climate
| Climate data for Lepperton, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17 (63) |
17 (63) |
16 (61) |
14 (57) |
12 (54) |
10 (50) |
9 (48) |
10 (50) |
11 (52) |
12 (54) |
14 (57) |
16 (61) |
13 (55) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 103 (4.06) |
92 (3.62) |
105 (4.13) |
124 (4.88) |
145 (5.71) |
149 (5.87) |
158 (6.22) |
139 (5.47) |
111 (4.37) |
117 (4.61) |
120 (4.72) |
119 (4.69) |
1,481 (58.31) |
| Source: Weatherbase [6] | |||||||||||||
Education
Lepperton School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a decile rating of 9 and a roll of 137.[7] The school was founded in 1870.[8]
References
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- ↑ Quickstats about Lepperton
- ↑ New Plymouth District Council:Waahi Tapu Sites
- ↑ Te Ao Hou: Recent Books on the Maori, June 1959
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Further reading
General historical works
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Business history
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- A substantial deposit of records pertaining to the Lepperton Co-operative Dairy Company (from 1930–1966) is held at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. in New Plymouth. See Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Churches
Anglican
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Maps
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- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Scale: 1: 20 000 (i.e. 1/3.17 in. to the mile) NZMS 43
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Scale: 1: 25 000 (i.e. 1/2.53 in. to the mile) NZMS 2 ; N109/1 & N99/7
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Railways
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Schools
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External links
- Statistics NZ: Lepperton Community Profile
- Map of Lepperton census ward
- Lepperton School website
- Radio New Zealand National programme, Afternoons with Jim Mora, Thursday 20 September 2012 Your Place- Lepperton Play or download options
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