Community News
Community News Archive
Our Piopio Birdtalk Magazine
14th of May 2025Our bi-monthly newsletter focuses on local events, community achievements, and business news. ...
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 ...
Mud and Mana Challenge - Piopio College
27th of June 2025LAST TUESDAY saw the launch of Piopio College's brand new ‘Mud & Mana Challenge’ – a fresh ...
Piopio College success at Interschool Cross Country
27th of June 2025WE'RE SO proud of our students who represented Piopio College at the Waitomo Interschool Cross ...
Project Piopio Trust - June 2025
17th of June 2025Children’s Painting Competition Piopio and Aria townships will soon be enhanced with new ...
From WDC Councillor Gavin Todd
17th of June 2025OUR ANZAC DAY services in Te Kuiti, Piopio and Mokau were well attended, and it was great to see so ...
Piopio ANZAC Commemoration 2025
14th of June 2025Everyone who attended our local commemoration would have been proud of our small community in the ...
Outstanding rugby achievements for young locals
13th of June 2025HAKI WISEMAN has always loved rugby and started playing ripper at four years old. Haki's rise in ...
Further Hockey Success for Gus Nelson
27th of June 2025THE NELSON family in Aria are celebrating Gus Nelson's recent selection to the Vantage Black Sticks ...
Aria Squash Club News
26th of June 2025WINTER INTERCLUB is under way, with Aria Men's team seeded top of their division. We have ladies ...
Happenings at Piopio Primary School
26th of June 2025TERM 2 has seen several exciting learning opportunities, community sporting events, and property ...
Successful season for Piopio Swim Club
26th of June 2025THE 2025 season was again successful - with a huge thanks to the Piopio Pools Trust for immaculate ...
COMMUNITIES Piopio Fruit & Veg Stand
17th of June 2025I TRUST everyone has cleaned up their summer veggie gardens and either planted winter veggies or ...
Waitanguru Branch Rural Women NZ - Update
17th of June 2025Our local branch of RWNZ is contemplating the future as many members are now living out of the ...
Project Piopio Trust Update - April 2025
15th of May 2025It has been a very busy two months for the team since last issue. A sub-group had a meeting about ...
Tessa Bradcock Celebrates
15th of May 2025DEFENDER Horse of the Year is held in Hastings annually, where riders from the North and South ...
Welcome to a New Business in Piopio
14th of May 2025We welcome a new business to town Introducing ?taahua Beauty, located inside Hairloom Hair Design ...
Piopio Lions Club Update
15th of May 2025SINCE the last Birdtalk the caravan has been taken to a Fun Day at the Tainui Domain in Mokau, the ...
Happy 3rd Birthday Hairloom Hair and Beauty
14th of May 2025At the start of the month Hairloom Hair Design located at 1 Kea Street, Piopio celebrated their ...
Piopio Community Fruit and Vege Stand
14th of May 2025Summer delivers all sorts of abundance to our Community Stand, with heaps of local homegrown fruit ...
Piopio Lions Club update January 2025
4th of April 2025The Club met in December for a Xmas BBQ at the Aria Domain with a good number of members and ...
Council Update - Cnr Gavin Todd
4th of April 2025February 2025 Hope you all had a good Christmas and an enjoyable holiday break. It is great ...
Piopio Museum Update - February 2025
4th of April 2025The Piopio District Museum Trust sincerely thanks those friends and supporters of the Museum who ...
Project Piopio Trust Update - February 2025
4th of April 2025Roll on 2025. We wish all readers a happy and prosperous year. Firstly a huge thank you to all ...
King Country Rivercare - January 20th
4th of April 2025We hope you’ve had a well earned break over summer - even with all the farm jobs on the go. ...
Ataahua Beauty - New Business in town
4th of April 2025We welcome a new business to town Introducing Ataahua Beauty, located inside Hairloom Hair Design ...
Natalie on target
28th of December 2024NATALIE FOSS (19) of Aria only began clay target shooting four years ago, but already she has ...
Piopio Primary PTA's Wild Critter Day
28th of December 2024ON SUNDAY, September 15 Piopio Primary School was a hive of activity for the Wild Critters Day. ...
Ladies raise $11k
28th of December 2024FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Cathy Dellow and Liz Morgan decided to invite some friends for dinner to support ...
2025 Junior Black Sticks for local lads
28th of December 2024A TRIP to Malaysia for the Sultan Johor Cup was a recent highlight for two local men, Owen Brown ...
Cloverleaf evolves into a bakery
28th of December 2024THE Cloverleaf Cafe is no more. The familiar cafe has had an overhaul. A bright new facade and ...
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 ...
Amazing Cultural Festival held
10th of October 2024MAI TE Ähurutanga o tÄtou 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 ...
Piopio College - Punching above their weight
13th of October 2024EIGHT of Piopio College’s rangatahi headed to Hamilton to participate in a Waikato Badminton ...
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 ...