History
The township was named after Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell Lepper of the 14th Regiment, one of the nine regiments to serve in the Taranaki wars. After he retired from the regiment, Lepper became the commander of the Taranaki military settlers and was allocated a block of land in the settlement. Later members of the family developed a well-known pedigree Jersey livestock stud
Statistics
Lepperton is a small village in North Taranaki. It is approximately 6 km inland from Waitara township, 5 km west of the Waitara River, and 1 km east of State Highway 3A, which connects Inglewood to Waitara.
Population
1725 in the 2018 census, 2379 in the 2013 New Zealand census,
Weather
Average temperature 13°C
Average rainfall 1650mm
Lepperton School
http://leppertonschool.co.nz/Lepperton School is a state primary for years 1- 6 with a decile rating of 9 and a roll of 145.
Lawn Mower Racing
Lepperton Schools annual fundraiser is Lawn mower Racing which has become hugely popular and is attended by the whole community. All racing mowers are modified with special engines, their blades are removed and they're lowered. During the day there's usually about lawnmower 30 races with about 20 to 30 competitors coming from around Taranaki, the Bay of Plenty and Fielding