Kio Kio
Rural community in New Zealand
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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.[6]
Kio Kio | |
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Village | |
Kio Kio community hall | |
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| Coordinates: 38.162°S 175.277°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato Region |
| District | Ōtorohanga District |
| Ward | Kiokio-Korakonui General Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Ōtorohanga District Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Ōtorohanga | Rodney Dow[1] |
| • Taranaki-King Country MP | Barbara Kuriger[2] |
| • Te Tai Hauāuru MP | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer[3] |
| Area | |
• Territorial | 32.16 km2 (12.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census)[5] | |
• Territorial | 408 |
| • Density | 12.7/km2 (32.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
It is the location of the former Kiokio railway station on the North Island Main Trunk.[7][8] Traffic at the station was "rapidly increasing" from 1913.[9]
Kiokio is the Māori word for a number of a plant species, including the native fern Parablechnum novae-zelandiae.[10]
Kio Kio has a rugby union club, which plays in the King Country league in red and black.[11] In 2001, a club player was accused of wrenching and squeezing an opponent's testicle.[12] 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.[13]
Demographics
Kio Kio covers 32.16 km2 (12.42 sq mi).[4] It is part of the larger Te Kawa statistical area.[14]
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.[16] 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.[5]
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.[5]
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.[5]
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.[5]