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Hills, bush and farms

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Hills, bush and farms

The hills, native bush and farms of the King Country are some of its most characteristic features. This is a farm on State Highway 30 between Mangapēhi and Te Kūiti. Beef cattle and sheep are grazing below the hills, which are clothed in native bush and dotted with rocks.

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Kerryn Pollock, King Country region – Overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/34821/hills-bush-and-farms (accessed 4 June 2026).

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