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'''Kio Kio''' or '''Kiokio''' is a [[rural]] community in the [[ |
'''Kio Kio''' or '''Kiokio''' is a [[rural]] community in the [[Ōtorohanga District]] and [[Waikato]] region of New Zealand's [[North Island]]. It is located just north-east of [[Ōtorohanga]], on [[New Zealand State Highway 3|State Highway 3]] between Ōtorohanga and [[Te Awamutu]].<ref name="hariss">{{cite web |last1=Hariss |first1=Gavin |title=Kiokio, Waikato |url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz56867/Kiokio/ |website=topomap.co.nz |publisher=NZ Topo Map}}</ref> |
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It is the location of the former [[Kiokio railway station]] on the [[North Island Main Trunk]].<ref>{{cite book|title=New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas|year=1965|publisher=Quail Map Co.|pages=3 & 4|edition=First}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Pierre|first=Bill|title=North Island Main Trunk|year=1981|publisher=A.H&A.W Reed|location=Wellington|isbn=0589013165|pages=289–290}}</ref> Traffic at the station was "rapidly increasing" from 1913.<ref>[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=KCC19130802.2.31 King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 590, 2 August 1913, Page 5 Kio Kio Railway Station. Good sheds provided.]</ref> |
It is the location of the former [[Kiokio railway station]] on the [[North Island Main Trunk]].<ref>{{cite book|title=New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas|year=1965|publisher=Quail Map Co.|pages=3 & 4|edition=First}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Pierre|first=Bill|title=North Island Main Trunk|year=1981|publisher=A.H&A.W Reed|location=Wellington|isbn=0589013165|pages=289–290}}</ref> Traffic at the station was "rapidly increasing" from 1913.<ref>[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=KCC19130802.2.31 King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 590, 2 August 1913, Page 5 Kio Kio Railway Station. Good sheds provided.]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 11:37, 1 March 2023
Kio Kio or Kiokio is a rural community in the Ōtorohanga District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located just north-east of Ōtorohanga, on State Highway 3 between Ōtorohanga and Te Awamutu.[1]
It is the location of the former Kiokio railway station on the North Island Main Trunk.[2][3] Traffic at the station was "rapidly increasing" from 1913.[4]
Kiokio is the Māori word for a number of a plant species, including the native fern Parablechnum novae-zelandiae.[5]
Kio Kio has a rugby union club, which plays in the King Country league in red and black.[6] In 2001, a club player was accused of wrenching and squeezing an opponent's testicle.[7] In 2009, two club players, a club official and two club fans received lifetime bans from rugby union for attacking a referee and tough judge after the club lost the King Country Rugby Tournament.[8]
Education
[edit]Kio Kio School is a Year 1-8 co-educational state primary school.[9][10] It is a decile 7 school with a roll of 160 as of August 2024.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ Hariss, Gavin. "Kiokio, Waikato". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
- ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
- ^ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
- ^ King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 590, 2 August 1913, Page 5 Kio Kio Railway Station. Good sheds provided.
- ^ "Kiokio Fern (Blechnum novae-zelandiae)". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network.
- ^ Greerfson, Kerry. "King Country - a brief rugby history". New Zealand Rugby History.
- ^ Gower, Patrick (29 July 2001). "Inquiry after player loses testicle". Wilson & Horton. The New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "Life bans for King Country rugby fans". Fairfax New Zealand. Waikato Times. 31 January 2001.
- ^ "Official School Website". kiokio.school.nz.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.