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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 ...
 
 

PPT Update

28th of December 2024
Greetings to you all The promised Piopio & District (meaning all outlying districts serviced by ...
 
 

Ladies raise $11k

28th of December 2024
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Cathy Dellow and Liz Morgan decided to invite some friends for dinner to support ...
 
 

Cloverleaf evolves into a bakery

28th of December 2024
THE Cloverleaf Cafe is no more. The familiar cafe has had an overhaul. A bright new facade and ...
 
 

2025 Junior Black Sticks for local lads

28th of December 2024
A TRIP to Malaysia for the Sultan Johor Cup was a recent highlight for two local men, Owen Brown ...
 
 

Piopio Primary PTA's Wild Critter Day

28th of December 2024
ON SUNDAY, September 15 Piopio Primary School was a hive of activity for the Wild Critters Day. ...
 
 

Natalie on target

28th of December 2024
NATALIE FOSS (19) of Aria only began clay target shooting four years ago, but already she has ...
 
 

WESCT update

28th of December 2024
THE TLC Discount is on its way. It is hard to believe that we’re nearing the end of 2024 – ...
 
 

COMMUNITIES Piopio Fruit & Veg Stand

28th of December 2024
I'M SURE everyone has planted out their spring/summer veggie gardens by now and is starting to see ...
 
 

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 ...
 
 

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 ...
 
 

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 ...
 
 

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 ...
 
 

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 ...
 
 

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 ...
 
 

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, ...
 
 

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 ...
 
 

Project Piopio Trust Update

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

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 ...
 
 

Piopio Swimming Club 2024

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

Piopio Playcentre Celebrates 60 years

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

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 ...