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Piopio village green

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Piopio village green

In the early 1990s Piopio residents started a beautification committee and turned a vacant section on the township’s main street into an English-style village green. The artworks at the entrance were painted by local artist Jo Gallagher.

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Kerryn Pollock, King Country places – Piopio to Mōkau, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/34793/piopio-village-green (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 6 December 2011, updated 1 March 2015.