Kio Kio
{{Short description|Rural community in New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kio Kio
| map_caption =
| mapsize =
| image_map = {{infobox mapframe|coord={{coord|-38.095|175.281}}|zoom=9}}
| image_skyline = Kio Kio Hall.jpg
| image_caption = Kio Kio community hall
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = New Zealand
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Waikato Region
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Ōtorohanga District
| subdivision_type3 = Ward
| subdivision_name3 = Kiokio-Korakonui General Ward
| leader_title = Territorial Authority
| leader_name = Ōtorohanga District Council
| leader_title1 = Regional council
| leader_name1 = Waikato Regional Council
| leader_title2 = Mayor of Ōtorohanga
| leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Ōtorohanga District Mayor|y}}
| leader_title3 = Taranaki-King Country MP
| leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Taranaki-King Country MP|y}}
| leader_title4 = Te Tai Hauāuru MP
| leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Te Tai Hauāuru MP|y}}
| seat_type = Electorates
| seat = {{ubl|Taranaki-King Country|Te Tai Hauāuru (Māori)}}
| area_total_km2 = 32.16
| population_as_of = 2023 Census
| population_total = 408
| population_density_km2 = auto
| postal_code_type = Postcode
| timezone = NZST
| utc_offset = +12
| timezone_DST = NZDT
| utc_offset_DST = +13
| total_type = Territorial
| settlement_type = Village
| coordinates = {{coord|-38.162|175.277|region:NZ_type:city|display=it}}
| elevation_m =
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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.{{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}}
It is the location of the former Kiokio railway station on the North Island Main Trunk.{{cite book|title=New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas|year=1965|publisher=Quail Map Co.|pages=3 & 4|edition=First}}{{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}} Traffic at the station was "rapidly increasing" from 1913.[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.]
Kiokio is the Māori word for a number of a plant species, including the native fern Parablechnum novae-zelandiae.{{cite web|title=Kiokio Fern (Blechnum novae-zelandiae)|url=http://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/nz-ferns/kiokio.html|publisher=Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network}}
Kio Kio has a rugby union club, which plays in the King Country league in red and black.{{cite web |last1=Greerfson |first1=Kerry |title=King Country - a brief rugby history |url=https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/npc/king-country |website=New Zealand Rugby History}} In 2001, a club player was accused of wrenching and squeezing an opponent's testicle.{{cite news |last1=Gower |first1=Patrick |title=Inquiry after player loses testicle |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=202807 |agency=The New Zealand Herald |publisher=Wilson & Horton |date=29 July 2001}} 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.{{cite news |title=Life bans for King Country rugby fans |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/623333/Life-bans-for-King-Country-rugby-fans |agency=Waikato Times |publisher=Fairfax New Zealand |date=31 January 2001}}
Demographics
Kio Kio covers {{Convert|32.16|km2||abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 1 2023 (generalised)|access-date=28 April 2025}} It is part of the larger Te Kawa statistical area.{{cite web|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=3a406ce8fbb14367ab5caae21c07ab8b|title=Geographic Boundary Viewer|publisher=Stats NZ|at=Statistical Area 1 – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023}}
{{Historical populations|2006|348|2013|366|2018|396|2023|408|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|7013005 and 7013007}}}}
Kio Kio had a population of 408 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 12 people (3.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 42 people (11.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 204 males, 204 females, and 3 people of other genders in 144 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_009&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.7013005%2B7013007.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} 0.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 93 people (22.8%) aged under 15 years, 72 (17.6%) aged 15 to 29, 183 (44.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 63 (15.4%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.7% European (Pākehā), 11.8% Māori, 2.2% Pasifika, 6.6% Asian, and 2.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.8%, Māori by 2.2%, and other languages by 5.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.2% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 11.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 27.2% Christian, 2.2% Buddhist, and 1.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 58.8%, and 10.3% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 54 (17.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 195 (61.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 69 (21.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 33 people (10.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 201 (63.8%) full-time, 45 (14.3%) part-time, and 3 (1.0%) unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_012&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.7013005%2B7013007.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=7013005 and 7013007}}
Education
Kio Kio School is a Year 1-8 co-educational state primary school.{{cite web |title=Official School Website |url=http://www.kiokio.school.nz |website=kiokio.school.nz}}{{cite web |title=Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?district=28®ion=5&school=1779 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} It is a decile 7 school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1779|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{cite web |title=Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=1779 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}} The school opened in 1905.{{cite web|url=https://natlib.govt.nz/records/20648341|title=Kio Kio School diamond jubilee celebrations 1905-1965 : programme, 8th and 9th May, 1965|year=1965|publisher=National Library of New Zealand [catalog entry]|access-date=28 April 2025}}
References
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{{Ōtorohanga District}}