Community News

Community News Archive

Piopio Birdtalk Magazine

4th of June 2019
See the Piopio "Birdtalk' Magazine in colour? You can download the pdf to the right of our ...
 
 

Local School Newsletters

22nd of May 2019
See our right column of the Community News page for a pdf of the Piopio College, Piopio Primary and ...
 
 

Yet another amazing Xmas parade

4th of February 2024
PIOPIO, you’ve done it again! A huge shoutout to everyone who put in the time and effort to ...
 
 

Local women smash world shearing records

3rd of February 2024
Birdtalk Magazine February & March 2024 SACHA BOND Piopio shearer Sacha Bond ended 2023 on a high ...
 
 

Amazing Xmas Parade - Councillor Gavin Todd

3rd of February 2024
Birdtalk Magazine February & March 2024 What a great night the Piopio Christmas Parade was. The ...
 
 

Piopio Playcentre - 'Leaping into the future'

3rd of February 2024
Birdtalk Magazine February & March 2024 Piopio Playcentre: ‘Leaping into the Future’, was the ...
 
 

King Country Rivercare Update

3rd of February 2024
IT’S TIME for a change of personnel at KCRC – we are excited to welcome Lana McCormick ...
 
 

Xmas dinner enjoyed by many- Piopio Lions

3rd of February 2024
The Piopio Lions Club hosted a Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner on Saturday, December 2. It ...
 
 

Mokau Fishing Club news

4th of February 2024
HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone; I hope Santa was kind to you all. Wow, what a turn out for our 10th ...
 
 

Hot rods and bikes visit club

3rd of February 2024
Birdtalk Magazine February & March 2024 THE Piopio Cosmopolitan Club hosted the Quota Club Poker ...
 
 

Calling all horsey people!!!

3rd of February 2024
Birdtalk Magazine February & March 2024 The Hunt season is just around the corner and we would ...
 
 

Piopio Fruit & Vege Stand

3rd of February 2024
Birdtalk Magazine February & March 2024 It's that time of year when our veggie gardens and ...
 
 

A “spooktacular” Halloween

29th of December 2023
Birdtalk Magazine Dec 2023 & Jan 2024 A “spooktacular” Halloween Piopio Halloween was ...
 
 

Aria Squash Club news

2nd of January 2024
Birdtalk Magazine Dec 2023 & Jan 2024 SPRING INTERCLUB had a lower number of players this year, ...
 
 

Piopio Retirement Village update and invite

31st of December 2023
Most of you are probably aware that Piopio has a retirement Village complex at 5 Kaka Street. At ...
 
 

Fun at school athletics day

31st of December 2023
Birdtalk Magazine Dec 2023 & Jan 2024 On Wednesday, November 1 Piopio College held its annual ...
 
 

KC River Care Update

31st of December 2023
Birdtalk Magazine Dec 2023 & Jan 2024 2023 has certainly been a big year for us. From the whole ...
 
 

Learning in the great outdoors

31st of December 2023
Birdtalk Magazine Dec 2023 & Jan 2024 WHAT a great day linking “Outdoors” class learning to ...
 
 

A year on as a councillor - Gavin Todd

31st of December 2023
Birdtalk Magazine Dec 2023 & Jan 2024 IT IS just over a year since I was elected as your Council ...
 
 

Piopio Fruit & Vege Stand

29th of December 2023
Birdtalk Magazine Dec 2023 & Jan 2024 WELL, we got through Heirloom Tomatoes 2023! I love ...
 
 

College leaders awarded

29th of December 2023
Piopio College held its senior Prizegiving on Friday, November 3. Ryan Smith was awarded Dux, ...
 
 

Mokau Fishing Club news

31st of December 2023
Birdtalk Magazine Dec 2023 & Jan 2024 HI ALL, Hope you all have had a chance to get the line wet ...
 
 

Piopio's Rukuhia Domain gets upgrade

17th of October 2023
Birdtalk Magazine Oct/Nov 2023 AS MANY of you will have seen if passing the Piopio Domain ...
 
 

Aims Games - Piopio College Excell

17th of October 2023
Birdtalk Magazine Oct/Nov 2023 WOW, what a week! Now that we as the AIMS Games committee have ...
 
 

Election Debate held in Piopio

17th of October 2023
Birdtalk Magazine Oct/Nov 2023 KING COUNTRY River Care (KCRC) held a candidate’s debate early ...
 
 

Dancing Success for Caitlyn

17th of October 2023
Birdtalk Magazine Oct/Nov 2023 CONGRATULATIONS to Caitlyn Cody on achieving 80 to 84% in her ...
 
 

Piopio Primary School - The Past Leads us Forward - Exhibition

17th of October 2023
Birdtalk Magazine Oct/Nov 2023 At Piopio Primary School this year, the concept for learning has ...
 
 

Āria School celebrates Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

17th of October 2023
Birdtalk Magazine Oct/Nov 2023 From September 11-18, as a country, we celebrated Te Wiki o te Reo ...
 
 

Fantastic fun in Fiji

17th of October 2023
Birdtalk Magazine Oct/Nov 2023 ON August 29, 10 Piopio College students made their way to Fiji for ...
 
 

Fun, Fun, Fun at the Science Fair

25th of August 2023
A YOUNG science learner has found a way to have their skittles and eat them too. The colourful ...
 
 

Aria Squash Club in fine form

25th of August 2023
TERM 2 has been action packed for our Juniors at Aria Squash Club. Coaching and game time has seen ...
 
 

KC Rivercare: Come Join the Team

24th of August 2023
THE COMMITTEE have been busy with arranging the presentation of our latest water results, as well ...
 
 

Award-winning fire fighters

24th of August 2023
PIOPIO Memorial Hall was chocka as guests attended the Piopio Volunteer Fire Brigade Honours Night ...
 
 
ANZAC Commemoration 2023

ANZAC Commemoration 2023

19th of May 2023
What a great turnout for our ANZAC commemoration this year. The support from the public is greatly ...
 
 

Mokau Museum needs your help

17th of October 2023
Birdtalk Magazine Oct/Nov 2023 THE Mōkau Museum – established by the Tainui Historical Society ...
 
 

Badminton Success for Piopio College

25th of August 2023
PIOPIO COLLEGE dominated the recent King Country Badminton competition with not only numbers but ...
 
 

Manawatia a Matariki with Kaumatua

25th of August 2023
IN LATE JUNE Piopio College celebrated our kaumātua by inviting them to spend the day learning ...
 
 

Special Perendale life memberships awarded

24th of August 2023
IN MAY of this year during the NZ Perendale AGM & Ward tour through the King Country and Taranaki, ...
 
 

Black belt achievements

24th of August 2023
Kim Hancy (nee Rauputu) has recently received her black belt in jiu jitsu. The daughter of Tuke ...
 
 

Piopio Lions Club Update

24th of August 2023
Our club has recently lost a very valued member with the passing of Dan Weinberg. He was to have ...
 
 

Top ranked squash player visits Aria plus more Squash News

13th of June 2023
SQUASH at Aria had a slow start early on, with members not being able to field any teams for the ...
 
 

Piopio College students ride to success

13th of June 2023
TWO Piopio College students have ended the equestrian season with many successes. Grace Purdie ...
 
 

Piopio Swimming Club news

13th of June 2023
ANOTHER successful season from Piopio Swimming Club. With 23 clubswimmers and 54 learn-to-swim kids ...
 
 
 

Final school bell rings for Mrs Sheeran

13th of June 2023
PIOPIO COLLEGE teacher and deputy Principal, Louise Sheeran, has resigned after 14 years, to rest ...
 
 

Mokau Fishing Club news

12th of May 2023
I hope you have all had a great Xmas and new year, ate, drank, and fished too much. We’ve just ...
 
 

Piopio & District Museum Trust update

12th of May 2023
THE PIOPIO and District Museum Trust Committee started 2023 off with a working bee. All areas ...
 
 
Piopio's Vintage School Bus Reaches Parliament

Piopio's Vintage School Bus Reaches Parliament

8th of November 2016
'Arapae', Piopio's replica vintage school bus has made a visit to Wellington where it was driven ...