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 ...
 
 
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 ...
 
 
Amazing Xmas parade

Amazing Xmas parade

12th of May 2023
WHAT an awesome turnout for the Piopio Christmas Parade 2022! A big thank you to everyone who ...
 
 

Piopio Fruit & Vege Stand

12th of May 2023
WE’RE coming into the summer and autumn peak for the Community Stand, with our local veggie ...
 
 

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 ...
 
 

New Councillor Elected

13th of December 2022
A BIG thank you to all who supported me in my bid to be elected as a Waitomo District ...
 
 

Piopio Lions Celebrate 50 Years

23rd of November 2022
PIOPIO LIONS Club recently celebrated its 50th Reunion with a finger-food lunch and get-together ...
 
 

Growing Future Farmers

13th of December 2022
Growing Future Farmers is a two year farm worker training programme for students wanting to enter ...
 
 

Local Woman earns National RWNZ Award

13th of December 2022
LOCAL woman Liz Morgan was awarded the Olive Craig Tray for Member of Excellence at the Annual ...
 
 

Gus Nelson Representing NZ

13th of December 2022
LOCAL LAD Gus Nelson has been selected as a reserve for the NZ Junior Black Sticks squad. It is ...
 
 

Bianca wins NZ squash title

13th of December 2022
FIFTEEN year old Aria squash star Bianca Alcock is on an upward trajectory after a successful ...
 
 

Fat Owl spreads its wings

11th of June 2022
WHAT’S in a name? Who-whoooo knows? (‘scuse the owl-related pun). Previously known as the ...
 
 

Curious Keas Celebrates 10 years!!

12th of June 2022
It feels like only a year or two ago that Curious Keas opened its doors to Piopio’s Preschoolers, ...
 
 

Birdtalk Magazine welcomes new team member

11th of June 2022
Introducing Jules Hi everyone! It’s Jules Taitoko here . . . you may know me from such ...
 
 

Piopio College welcomes new principal

11th of June 2022
“Ehara taku toa I te toa takitahi Engari, he toa takitini” My strength is not as an ...
 
 

Piopio College & Community Library - Here For All

4th of June 2019
Piopio Community Library is on the College grounds. It’s open Tuesday to Friday from 10am-2pm, ...
 
 
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 ...
 
 

Piopio Retirement (Paearuhe) Village

4th of April 2020
Although Paearuhe Village is enjoying almost full occupancy, there is not a large waiting list of ...