Paengaroa is a village in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand which lies 11 km from Te Puke, 35 km from Tauranga[1] and 46.2 km from Rotorua.

Paengaroa
Paengaroa 1911
Paengaroa
Coordinates: 37.8224°S 176.4114°E / -37.8224; 176.4114
Country	New Zealand
Region	Bay of Plenty
Territorial authority	Western Bay of Plenty District
Ward	Te Puke
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population
• Urban	906
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode	3189
Area code	07

Paengaroa is located on State Highway 33 approximately 2 km from the junction with State Highway 2, and at the eastern end of the Tauranga Eastern Motorway (TEL), which was opened in 2015.[2]

Paengaroa is a largely rural settlement with many farms and a few shops.[1] Some residents also commute to Tauranga.[1] It has 2.27 hectares of commercial land.[3]

In the 2013 census Paengaroa had a population of 906 up from 897 in 2006 and 831 in 2001.[4] The population is expected to grow with the completion of the TEL.[5]

Education

Paengaroa School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students.[6] It was founded in 1906,[7] and has a roll of 187 as of July 2022.[8]

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