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Piopio is a small town in the Waitomo District. It is situated on State Highway 3 approximately 23 km from Te Kuiti.[1]

Piopio
Coordinates: 38°27′59.25″S 175°0′55.84″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(s)	07

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 142[6]

Piopio School provides primary education for new entrants and Year 1 to 6 students,[7][8] with a roll of 123.[9]

Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of March 2022.[10]

Notable people

• Hannah Osborne (born 1994), Olympic rower
• Merv Smith (1933–2018), broadcaster

References

External links

• Waitomo District Council

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