What is "pareora"

Pareora was a former parliamentary electorate in the Canterbury region of New Zealand for one electoral term in the 19th century.

Pareora is a settlement in New Zealand. It is located close to State Highway 1, which bypasses the western edge of the town, and close to the Pacific Ocean coast, five kilometres north of Saint Andrews and 10 kilometres south of Timaru. The Pareora River reaches the ocean just to the south of the township.