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District boundary sign

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District boundary sign

Since 1989 the King Country has encompassed the Ōtorohanga and Waitomo districts and most of Ruapehu district (the part which made up most of the pre-1989 Taumarunui district). This boundary sign is on Matiere Road.

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by Kerryn Pollock

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Kerryn Pollock, King Country region – Government and politics, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/34910/district-boundary-sign (accessed 4 June 2026).

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