Piopio, New Zealand

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Piopio
Coordinates: 38°27′59.25″S 175°0′55.84″E / 38.4664583°S 175.0155111°E / -38.4664583; 175.0155111Coordinates: 38°27′59.25″S 175°0′55.84″E / 38.4664583°S 175.0155111°E / -38.4664583; 175.0155111
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato
Territorial authorityWaitomo District
Population
 (2018 census)
 • Total462
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Area code(s)07

Piopio is a small town in the Waitomo District. It is situated on State Highway 3 approximately 23 km from Te Kuiti.[1]

Demographics[]

Piopio is in the Aria statistical area. The town is in meshblocks 1015400-900, which had a population of 462 in the 2018 census.[2]

Marae[]

There are marae in the area, affiliated with the hapū of Maniapoto:

  • Mōkau Kohunui Marae and Ko Tama Tāne meeting house are affiliated with Apakura, Kinohaku and Waiora
  • Napinapi Marae and Parekahoki meeting house are affiliated with Matakore and Pare te Kawa
  • Te Paemate Marae and meeting house are affiliated with Paemate
  • Mangarama Mara and Rongorongo meeting house are affiliated with Apakura[3][4]

Education[]

Piopio College provides high school education for Year 7 to 13 students,[5] with a roll of 119[6]

Piopio School provides primary education for new entrants and Year 1 to 6 students,[7][8] with a roll of 136.[9]

Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of November 2021.[10]

Notable people[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Piopio Travel Guide". Jasons Travel Media.
  2. ^ "Meshblock Electoral Populations 2020 for proposed boundaries data". Statistics New Zealand. April 2020. Meshblocks 1015400, 1015500, 1015600, 1015700, 1015800 and 1015900.
  3. ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  4. ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  5. ^ "Piopio College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  6. ^ "Piopio College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  7. ^ "Piopio School". piopio.school.nz. Piopio School.
  8. ^ "Piopio School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  9. ^ "Piopio School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  10. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

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