Purua
{{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Purua
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = New Zealand
|subdivision_type1= Region
|subdivision_name1= Northland Region
|subdivision_type2= District
|subdivision_name2= Whangarei District
|pushpin_map = Northland
|coordinates = {{coord|35|37|56|S|174|06|26|E|region:NZ|display=inline,title}}
}}
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.{{cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|isbn=0-7900-0952-8|editor=Peter Dowling |publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 7}}{{cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|isbn=1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 24}} 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.
Education
Purua School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school{{TKI|1089|Purua School}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1089|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Puketurua (4.5km SW of Purua, 1965–1975)
| Jan record high C = 30.6
| Feb record high C = 32.5
| Mar record high C = 30.6
| Apr record high C = 29.2
| May record high C = 23.6
| Jun record high C = 21.1
| Jul record high C = 19.9
| Aug record high C = 21.7
| Sep record high C = 23.9
| Oct record high C = 24.1
| Nov record high C = 27.3
| Dec record high C = 29.5
| year record high C =
| Jan avg record high C = 29.3
| Feb avg record high C = 29.7
| Mar avg record high C = 27.6
| Apr avg record high C = 24.7
| May avg record high C = 22.1
| Jun avg record high C = 19.7
| Jul avg record high C = 18.3
| Aug avg record high C = 19.3
| Sep avg record high C = 21.2
| Oct avg record high C = 22.9
| Nov avg record high C = 25.5
| Dec avg record high C = 27.3
| year avg record high C = 30.1
| Jan high C = 25.1
| Feb high C = 25.2
| Mar high C = 23.6
| Apr high C = 20.8
| May high C = 18.2
| Jun high C = 15.8
| Jul high C = 14.9
| Aug high C = 15.9
| Sep high C = 17.3
| Oct high C = 19.0
| Nov high C = 21.4
| Dec high C = 23.1
| year high C =
| Jan mean C = 19.1
| Feb mean C = 19.4
| Mar mean C = 18.4
| Apr mean C = 15.7
| May mean C = 13.4
| Jun mean C = 11.4
| Jul mean C = 10.2
| Aug mean C = 11.3
| Sep mean C = 12.6
| Oct mean C = 14.0
| Nov mean C = 15.9
| Dec mean C = 17.5
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 13.1
| Feb low C = 13.7
| Mar low C = 13.1
| Apr low C = 10.7
| May low C = 8.6
| Jun low C = 6.9
| Jul low C = 5.5
| Aug low C = 6.7
| Sep low C = 7.8
| Oct low C = 9.0
| Nov low C = 10.5
| Dec low C = 11.9
| year low C =
| Jan avg record low C = 7.4
| Feb avg record low C = 7.6
| Mar avg record low C = 6.4
| Apr avg record low C = 3.8
| May avg record low C = 1.5
| Jun avg record low C = -0.6
| Jul avg record low C = -1.5
| Aug avg record low C = -0.6
| Sep avg record low C = 1.5
| Oct avg record low C = 2.0
| Nov avg record low C = 3.6
| Dec avg record low C = 5.9
| year avg record low C = -2.1
|Jan record low C = 5.4
|Feb record low C = 5.3
|Mar record low C = 4.8
|Apr record low C = 1.9
|May record low C = -1.7
|Jun record low C = -2.7
|Jul record low C = -3.6
|Aug record low C = -2.9
|Sep record low C = -1.7
|Oct record low C = 0.0
|Nov record low C = 1.1
|Dec record low C = 3.2
|year record low C =
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 68.9
|Feb rain mm = 107.0
|Mar rain mm = 95.4
|Apr rain mm = 113.2
|May rain mm = 114.5
|Jun rain mm = 165.3
|Jul rain mm = 125.4
|Aug rain mm = 155.5
|Sep rain mm = 117.7
|Oct rain mm = 97.0
|Nov rain mm = 103.7
|Dec rain mm = 104.5
|year rain mm =
|source 1 = NIWA{{cite web
|url = https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/
|title = CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 1246)
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 14 Sep 2024}}
}}