The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
[Karioi]
This little settlement, which is in the County and Electoral District of Patea, is 107 miles west of Napier, fifty-three miles from Ohingaiti, (the nearest telegraph office), and thirty-two miles by coach road from Pipiriki, on the Wanganui River. Mails are received and despatched to Wanganui twice each week. The village, which is on the line of road from Ohingaiti to Ohakune, is connected by road with Napier, and is surrounded by pastoral farms.