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Community News Archive

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 ...
 
 

Piopio College Update

13th of October 2024
TENA 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 2024
MAI 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 2024
PIOPIO COLLEGE students had a blast during the vibrant Colour Run held on Wednesday, September 18, ...
 
 

Rugby locals feature at all levels

12th of October 2024
The representative rugby season is well underway with a strong contingent of players from Piopio ...
 
 

Project Piopio Update

10th of October 2024
THE 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 2024
EIGHT of Piopio College’s rangatahi headed to Hamilton to participate in a Waikato Badminton ...
 
 

King Country Rivercare - Upcoming events

13th of October 2024
A HUGE THANKS to everyone who has supported King Country River Care over the last 12 months. On ...
 
 

Raupuha Stud plus the Bitches Box!

12th of October 2024
A BIT OF an update from our piece of paradise in the Mahoenui valley. We have a busy next couple ...
 
 

Season kicks off for Pony Club

12th of October 2024
PONY CLUB has kicked off for another season. This year we are lucky to have Jenny Bevege as our ...
 
 

Piopio Lions update

10th of October 2024
THE 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 2024
Q: WHAT’s a great night out? A: A quiz night at Aria! The Aria Cosmopolitan Club enjoyed a ...
 
 

College celebration of Matariki

3rd of October 2024
WEDNESDAY, June 19 marks our very first kaupapa where our kura and representitives from Aotahi ...
 
 

Our Tez; All Black #1214

2nd of October 2024
AN IMMENSELY PROUD Piopio/ Aria community has followed the rise of local rugby hero and now All ...
 
 

Aria Squash Club Championships

3rd of October 2024
OUR 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 2024
DUE 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 2024
HAIRLOOM Hair Design is now in its third year of business. Located on the corner of Kea Street, ...
 
 

Piopio Fruit & Vege Stand

2nd of October 2024
AS AUGUST arrives we celebrate the sixth year of our Community Fruit & Veg Stand. I’ll save ...
 
 

KC Rivercare

2nd of October 2024
IT’S BEEN a busy couple of months for King Country River Care as we have rolled out our ...
 
 

Cleaning up at Aria’s Big Day Out

2nd of October 2024
ON THURSDAY, July 18 the Aria community organised a ‘Big Day Out’ to hold working bees ...
 
 

Aria Toy Library Update

23rd of June 2024
Birdtalk Magazine June & July 2024 The Aria Toy Library has seen a lot of new members join in ...
 
 

Project Piopio Trust Update

23rd of June 2024
Birdtalk Magazine June & July 2024 Firstly a little background...... The Trust was formed in 2006 ...
 
 

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 ...
 
 

King Country Rivercare Update

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

Aria Squash Club news

23rd of June 2024
Birdtalk Magazine June & July 2024 A NUMBER of scheduled events for the Club in 2024, with our ...
 
 

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 ...
 
 

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 ...
 
 

Learning in the great outdoors

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

ANZAC Commemoration 2024

23rd of June 2024
Birdtalk Magazine June & July 2024 SLIGHTLY LESS people turned out for our ANZAC commemoration ...
 
 

Piopio Playcentre Celebrates 60 years

23rd of June 2024
Birdtalk Magazine June & July 2024 THANK YOU so much to all those who attended Piopio ...
 
 

Piopio Swimming Club 2024

23rd of June 2024
Birdtalk Magazine June & July 2024 FIFTY-ONE swimmers were involved in our Learn to Swim Programme ...
 
 

The crowd goes wild at Piopio Cossi Club

23rd of June 2024
Birdtalk Magazine June & July 2024 TO all our sponsors, committee members, club members, ...
 
 

Hot rods and bikes visit club

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

Aria hosts social netball tournie

23rd of June 2024
Birdtalk Magazine June & July 2024 ON June 2, Aria Hard Netball Club hosted a netball tournament ...
 
 

Piopio Playcentre - 'Leaping into the future'

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

News from Aria School

23rd of June 2024
Birdtalk Magazine June & July 2024 A hilarious musical adventure! A castle full of colourful ...
 
 

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 ...
 
 

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 ...
 
 

College leaders awarded

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

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 ...