Pamapuria

Pamapuria is a locality in Northland, New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 1 about 10 km east of Kaitaia.[1]

Pamapuria
Pamapuria
Coordinates: 35°7′57″S 173°21′4″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictFar North District

Education

Pamapuria School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of 82 as of March 2020.[2][3] In 2012, the school's deputy principal, James Parker, was arrested under, and pleaded guilty to, 49 charges of child molestation.[4] As a result of Parker's arrest, the incumbent principal, Stephen Hovell, was dismissed from his position.[5]

Notes

  1. "Pamapuria School".
  2. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. Education Counts: Pamapuria School
  4. "James Parker's betrayal of trust". New Zealand Herald. 8 December 2012.
  5. Backhouse, Matthew (12 June 2013). "Pamapuria School principal fails to get job back". Northern Advocate.


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