Piopio, New Zealand

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

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

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 Ngāti Maniapoto:

  • Mōkau Kohunui Marae and Ko Tama Tāne meeting house are affiliated with Apakura, Ngāti Kinohaku and Waiora
  • Napinapi Marae and Parekahoki meeting house are affiliated with Ngāti 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 142[6]

Piopio School provides primary education for new entrants and Year 1 to 6 students,[7][8] with a roll of 123.[9]

Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of March 2022.[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 23 April 2022.
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