Piopio, New Zealand
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Piopio | |
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Coordinates: 38°27′59.25″S 175°0′55.84″E / 38.4664583°S 175.0155111°ECoordinates: 38°27′59.25″S 175°0′55.84″E / 38.4664583°S 175.0155111°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Waikato |
Territorial authority | Waitomo District |
Population (2018 census) | |
• Total | 462 |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Area code | 07 |
Piopio is a small town in the Waitomo District. It is situated on State Highway 3 approximately 23 km from Te Kuiti.[1]
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 134[6]
Piopio School provides primary education for new entrants and Year 1 to 6 students,[7][8] with a roll of 136.[9]
Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of July 2022.[10]
Notable people
- Hannah Osborne (born 1994), Olympic rower
- Merv Smith (1933–2018), broadcaster
References
- ^ "Piopio Travel Guide". Jasons Travel Media.
- ^ "Meshblock Electoral Populations 2020 for proposed boundaries data". Statistics New Zealand. April 2020. Meshblocks 1015400, 1015500, 1015600, 1015700, 1015800 and 1015900.
- ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- ^ "Piopio College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Piopio College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Piopio School". piopio.school.nz. Piopio School.
- ^ "Piopio School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Piopio School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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