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Kōrero: King Country region

King Country region map

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The King Country is located in the North Island's western uplands. This map shows the region's major towns and settlements, district boundaries, highways, rivers, distinctive landforms and vegetation.

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Kerryn Pollock, King Country region – Overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/34819/king-country-region-map (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Kerryn Pollock, i tāngia i te 6 December 2011, updated 1 March 2015.

Comments

Bev Emo
09 June 2024
My uncle mentions a place in the King Country in a book that he wrote years ago. It was called Fora-Fora, west of NihoNiho towards Ohura. Was there such a place in the old days? I’ve never heard of it anywhere else. Many thanks, Bev.