Piopio Community Information

26/07/2025

Aria Primary School presents...

25/07/2025

List your community events with the Waitomo District Council

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 COMMUNITY EVENTS!! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Do you have a community event coming up?
We'd love to add it to our "What's on in Waitomo" community events calendar on our website.
👉 Email [email protected] and we'll add your community event to the calendar 🙂

https://www.waitomo.govt.nz/our-district/whats-on-in-waitomo/

25/07/2025

HO HO HO - Behind the scenes, the plans for the iconic Piopio Christmas parade need to begin. If you can lend a hand and share the load please call Carley - 0210 424 493 if you can help.

22/07/2025

Just a reminder these 2015 children’s paintings are still along the side wall of Hairloom Beauty waiting for families to pick up.

22/07/2025

Piopio Memorial Hall Fundraiser - Gather a few friends for an afternoon of fun, laughter and Mayhem. Sunday 14th September 3pm. Tickets from PGG Wrightsons Piopio.
Bookings Essential: $30 or www.trybooking.com/nz/YIX
Includes afternoon tea.

21/07/2025

17/07/2025

Rural Women local branch AGM
PIOPIO Senior Citz rooms Tuesday 22nd July 7pm. All interested people urged to attend

16/07/2025

Piopio Birdtalk Mag
Hannah and Jules are looking for news for the next issue.
Deadline 20/7
Email [email protected]

13/07/2025

10/07/2025

The Piopio children’s paintings from 2015 have now been pulled down ready to put up the new 2025 children’s artwork.
The old paintings on the vet clinic shed were too faded and powdery but the paintings by the following artists are still ok and ready to pick up from Hairloom beauty in Piopio, if you want them:
( they are along the side wall of the building)
Abby Tucker, Emma Alcock,Keahrey Manson, Tapahia Ormsby-Turner, Jack Wiseman, Jono Nelson, William Darke, Tristan Coup, Rawiri Maguire, Thomas Noble, Anika Worthington-McBride.
Please share if you know these people.

04/07/2025

Fantastic initiative to ensure our tamariki are kept safe in school zones.

Media release: Schools to be made safer thanks to speed management initiative

Fourteen schools within the Waitomo district will soon be a lot safer for children and youth entering schoolgrounds thanks to the efforts of Waitomo District Council.

Electronic variable speed limit signs and road markings will soon be installed at school sites as part of Council’s speed management implementation project.

General Manager Shyamal Ram says road safety, particularly around schools is crucial for protecting students.

“Measures like designated drop-off zones, speed reductions, and pedestrian safety education are great ways of creating a safer environment near schools.
“At Council we are pleased to be able to do our bit to help ensure the safety of school children by installing signs and road markings.”

- New approach nationwide
A new approach to setting speed limits on New Zealand roads has been finalised by Central Government and came into force on 30 October 2024. This means the Government is now responsible for setting road speed limits, including the setting of speed limits outside schools.

“We hope these safety improvements work well, and it will help drivers do their bit and slow down when travelling near school sites so we can all contribute to the safety of our children,” says Shyamal.

Work will begin in the second week of the current school holidays and will take about five weeks to complete (weather dependent).

Work outside individual school sites will take about one to three days to complete.
The work will be undertaken by Inframax Construction, Combined Road & Traffic Services and Roadmarkers NZ. The contractors will aim to work outside of school peaks to minimise disruption.

The 14 school sites are:

• Āria School
• Benneydale Primary School
• Centennial Park School
• Kinohaku School
• Mōkau School
• Piopio College and Piopio Primary
• Piripiri School
• Pukenui School
• Rangitoto School
• St Joseph's Catholic (Te Kūiti)
• Te Kūiti High School
• Te Kūiti Primary School
• Te Kura o Tahaaroa
• Whareorino School