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Population sign, Āria, 2011

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Population sign, Āria, 2011

After the Second World War the population of the farming settlement of Āria dropped and small businesses and services closed. A resident has commented humorously on this change by erecting a population sign. It is aptly placed in front of an old chimney stack, the only remnant of a house which once graced this site.

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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/34794/population-sign-aria-2011 (accessed 4 June 2026).

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