Paengaroa


Paengaroa is a village in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand which lies 11 km from Te Puke, 35 km from Tauranga and 46.2 km from Rotorua.
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, which was opened in 2015.
Paengaroa is a largely rural settlement with many farms and a few shops. Some residents also commute to Tauranga. It has 2.27 hectares of commercial land.
In the 2013 census Paengaroa had a population of 906 up from 897 in 2006 and 831 in 2001. The population is expected to grow with the completion of the TEL.

Education

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