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Story: King Country region

All images and media

From page 1 - Overview

King Country region map

King Country region map

Images of the King Country

Images of the King Country

Hills, bush and farms

Hills, bush and farms

King Country Rams

King Country Rams

Te Rohe Pōtae hat monuments

Te Rohe Pōtae hat monuments

The last spike

From page 2 - Landscape and climate

King Country landforms map

King Country landforms map

Hill country

Limestone country: karst landscape

Limestone country: karst landscape (1st of 2)

Limestone country: stalactites

Limestone country: stalactites (2nd of 2)

Whanganui River

Whanganui River

Stratified cliffs and ironsand, Mōkau

Stratified cliffs and ironsand, Mōkau

Snow on Mt Ruapehu

Snow on Mt Ruapehu

From page 3 - Plants and animals

King Country vegetation map

King Country vegetation map

The great forest

The great forest

Pureora Forest protest, 1978

Pureora Forest protest, 1978

North Island kōkako

North Island kōkako

Fossil hunting, Kiritehere beach

Fossil hunting, Kiritehere beach

Goats everywhere

Goats everywhere

From page 4 - Māori settlement and occupation

Tainui landing site, Kāwhia

Tainui landing site, Kāwhia

Maniapoto

Tuitahi pā site

Tuitahi pā site

Lament for Kāwhia

Lament for Kāwhia

Huipūtea, a landmark tree

Huipūtea, a landmark tree

From page 5 - Māori and European contact

Chart of Kāwhia Harbour, 1836

Chart of Kāwhia Harbour, 1836

King Country mission stations

King Country mission stations

Alexander Bell and family, 1910

Alexander Bell and family, 1910

Meeting monuments: roadside monument

Meeting monuments: roadside monument (1st of 2)

Meeting monuments: paddock monument

Meeting monuments: paddock monument (2nd of 2)

Rewi Maniapoto

From page 6 - Te Rohe Pōtae

Boundaries: Te Rohe Pōtae, 1880s

Boundaries: Te Rohe Pōtae, 1880s (1st of 2)

Boundaries: killing of Timothy Sullivan, 1873

Boundaries: killing of Timothy Sullivan, 1873 (2nd of 2)

Te Tokanganui-a-Noho wharenui, 1884

Te Tokanganui-a-Noho wharenui, 1884

Whatiwhatihoe pā: landscape, 1884

Whatiwhatihoe pā: landscape, 1884 (1st of 2)

Whatiwhatihoe pā: inhabitants, 1885

Whatiwhatihoe pā: inhabitants, 1885 (2nd of 2)

Constabulary Field Force, Kāwhia, 1884

Constabulary Field Force, Kāwhia, 1884

Turning the first sod, 1885

Turning the first sod, 1885

From page 7 - Population and society

King Country town populations, 1916–2013

King Country town populations, 1916–2013

Mangapēhi, 1955

Mangapēhi, 1955

Indian immigrants, 1920s

Indian immigrants, 1920s

Chartered clubs

Chartered clubs

Maniapoto Festival, 1998

Maniapoto Festival, 1998

From page 8 - Farming, forestry and mining

Transporting cream

Transporting cream

Bush sickness

Making hay at Waimiha, 1940s

Making hay at Waimiha, 1940s

Ellis and Burnand sawmill, Manunui, 1910

Ellis and Burnand sawmill, Manunui, 1910

Coal mine, Kāwhia, 1904

Coal mine, Kāwhia, 1904

From page 9 - Transport and infrastructure

Te Waonui o Tāne waka

Te Waonui o Tāne waka

SS Mokau, Mōkau River, 1908

SS Mokau, Mōkau River, 1908

North Island main trunk line: Raurimu spiral

North Island main trunk line: Raurimu spiral (1st of 3)

North Island main trunk line: Raurimu spiral compass

North Island main trunk line: Raurimu spiral compass (2nd of 3)

North Island main trunk line: building the Makatote viaduct, 1906

North Island main trunk line: building the Makatote viaduct, 1906 (3rd of 3)

Development of railway lines through the King Country

Development of railway lines through the King Country

Unsealed road, Whareorino Forest, 2011

Unsealed road, Whareorino Forest, 2011

Building the Piriaka power station

Building the Piriaka power station

From page 10 - Government and politics

Local government in the King Country

Local government in the King Country

Ōtorohanga native township map

Ōtorohanga native township map

District boundary sign

District boundary sign

Jim Bolger

Youth success story

Youth success story

From page 11 - Tourism, recreation and sport

Alfred Burton and Edward Payton, 1885

Alfred Burton and Edward Payton, 1885

Railways publicity: Waitomo Caves

Railways publicity: Waitomo Caves (1st of 2)

Railways publicity: the Chateau

Railways publicity: the Chateau (2nd of 2)

Opening of Whakapapa's new chairlift, 1954

Opening of Whakapapa's new chairlift, 1954

Mangapōhue Natural Bridge, 2011

Mangapōhue Natural Bridge, 2011

Colin Meads

Axemen's carnival, 1947

Axemen's carnival, 1947

From page 12 - Arts, culture and heritage

Pei Te Hurinui Jones

Pei Te Hurinui Jones

Rangimārie Hetet

Rangimārie Hetet

Michael Mattar

Te Tokanganui-a-Noho wharenui

Te Tokanganui-a-Noho wharenui

Ron Cooke

How to cite this page:

Kerryn Pollock, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/king-country-region/media (accessed 10 December 2023)

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 13 Dec 2011, updated 1 Mar 2015