Paroa, Bay of Plenty

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| coordinates = {{coord|-37.9495|176.9314}}

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| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Bay of Plenty Region

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| subdivision_name2 = Whakatāne District

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Paroa is a rural locality situated near Whakatāne in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. The small, predominantly Māori community is located along State Highway 30, and contains a school and a sports rugby club.{{cite news |last=Macbrayne |first=Rosaleen |title=Bon voyage has Whakatane school abuzz |work=The New Zealand Herald |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=138409 |date=2000-05-29 |accessdate=2010-06-09}}{{cite news |last=Troughton |first=James |title=Anger builds in heartland rugby clubs |work=Bay of Plenty Times |url=http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/sport/news/anger-builds-in-heartland-rugby-clubs/3694177/ |date=2006-07-27 |accessdate=2010-06-09}}

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "broad fortified village" for Pāroa.{{Cite web|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/1000-maori-place-names|title=1000 Māori place names|publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage|date=6 August 2019}}