Community News
Community News Archive
Local School Newsletters
22nd of May 2019See our right column of the Community News page for a pdf of the Piopio College, Piopio Primary and ...
Piopio College Update
13th of October 2024TENA KOUTOU katoa. Farewell Rakesh As we wind down to Term 3 we have had a lot of changes ...
Amazing Cultural Festival held
10th of October 2024MAI TE āhurutanga o tātou pae maunga a Herangi ko Aorangi ko te toka hoki a Kahuwera. E piko ...
Piopio College - Adding a splash of colour and fun
13th of October 2024PIOPIO COLLEGE students had a blast during the vibrant Colour Run held on Wednesday, September 18, ...
Rugby locals feature at all levels
12th of October 2024The representative rugby season is well underway with a strong contingent of players from Piopio ...
Project Piopio Update
10th of October 2024THE FAIRLY NEW team has been busy getting our business structure set up and applying for funds ...
Piopio College - Punching above their weight
13th of October 2024EIGHT of Piopio College’s rangatahi headed to Hamilton to participate in a Waikato Badminton ...
King Country Rivercare - Upcoming events
13th of October 2024A HUGE THANKS to everyone who has supported King Country River Care over the last 12 months. On ...
Season kicks off for Pony Club
12th of October 2024PONY CLUB has kicked off for another season. This year we are lucky to have Jenny Bevege as our ...
Raupuha Stud plus the Bitches Box!
12th of October 2024A BIT OF an update from our piece of paradise in the Mahoenui valley. We have a busy next couple ...
Piopio Lions update
10th of October 2024THE CLUB has been relevantly quiet lately but we have a few events coming up: Kritters Day, Piopio ...
Quiz night answers the questions
13th of October 2024Q: WHAT’s a great night out? A: A quiz night at Aria! The Aria Cosmopolitan Club enjoyed a quiz ...
College celebration of Matariki
3rd of October 2024WEDNESDAY, June 19 marks our very first kaupapa where our kura and representitives from Aotahi ...
Our Tez; All Black #1214
2nd of October 2024AN IMMENSELY PROUD Piopio/ Aria community has followed the rise of local rugby hero and now All ...
Aria Squash Club Championships
3rd of October 2024OUR JUNIOR Coaching programme has been running on Monday nights for all of Term 2, with up to 15 ...
Change of Officers for Piopio Lions
2nd of October 2024DUE TO the club losing its site at the Fieldays, club members and some local groups were able to ...
Local salon - new faces and treatments
2nd of October 2024HAIRLOOM Hair Design is now in its third year of business. Located on the corner of Kea Street, ...
Piopio Fruit & Vege Stand
2nd of October 2024AS AUGUST arrives we celebrate the sixth year of our Community Fruit & Veg Stand. I’ll save the ...
KC Rivercare
2nd of October 2024IT’S BEEN a busy couple of months for King Country River Care as we have rolled out our Exploring ...
Cleaning up at Aria’s Big Day Out
2nd of October 2024ON THURSDAY, July 18 the Aria community organised a ‘Big Day Out’ to hold working bees at Aria ...
Aria Toy Library Update
23rd of June 2024Birdtalk Magazine June & July 2024 The Aria Toy Library has seen a lot of new members join in ...
Project Piopio Trust Update
23rd of June 2024Birdtalk Magazine June & July 2024 Firstly a little background...... The Trust was formed in 2006 ...
King Country Rivercare Update
3rd of February 2024IT’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 2024The Piopio Lions Club hosted a Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner on Saturday, December 2. It ...
Aria Squash Club news
23rd of June 2024Birdtalk Magazine June & July 2024 A NUMBER of scheduled events for the Club in 2024, with our ...
Mokau Fishing Club news
4th of February 2024HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone; I hope Santa was kind to you all. Wow, what a turn out for our 10th ...
Piopio Retirement Village update and invite
31st of December 2023Most of you are probably aware that Piopio has a retirement Village complex at 5 Kaka Street. At ...
Learning in the great outdoors
31st of December 2023Birdtalk Magazine Dec 2023 & Jan 2024 WHAT a great day linking “Outdoors” class learning to ...
Piopio Swimming Club 2024
23rd of June 2024Birdtalk Magazine June & July 2024 FIFTY-ONE swimmers were involved in our Learn to Swim Programme ...
ANZAC Commemoration 2024
23rd of June 2024Birdtalk Magazine June & July 2024 SLIGHTLY LESS people turned out for our ANZAC commemoration ...
Piopio Playcentre Celebrates 60 years
23rd of June 2024Birdtalk Magazine June & July 2024 THANK YOU so much to all those who attended Piopio ...
The crowd goes wild at Piopio Cossi Club
23rd of June 2024Birdtalk Magazine June & July 2024 TO all our sponsors, committee members, club members, ...
Hot rods and bikes visit club
3rd of February 2024Birdtalk Magazine February & March 2024 THE Piopio Cosmopolitan Club hosted the Quota Club Poker ...
Aria hosts social netball tournie
23rd of June 2024Birdtalk Magazine June & July 2024 ON June 2, Aria Hard Netball Club hosted a netball tournament ...
Piopio Playcentre - 'Leaping into the future'
3rd of February 2024Birdtalk Magazine February & March 2024 Piopio Playcentre: ‘Leaping into the Future’, was the ...
News from Aria School
23rd of June 2024Birdtalk Magazine June & July 2024 A hilarious musical adventure! A castle full of colourful ...
Yet another amazing Xmas parade
4th of February 2024PIOPIO, 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 2024Birdtalk Magazine February & March 2024 SACHA BOND Piopio shearer Sacha Bond ended 2023 on a high ...
College leaders awarded
29th of December 2023Piopio College held its senior Prizegiving on Friday, November 3. Ryan Smith was awarded Dux, ...
Piopio's Rukuhia Domain gets upgrade
17th of October 2023Birdtalk Magazine Oct/Nov 2023 AS MANY of you will have seen if passing the Piopio Domain ...