The King Country of New Zealand

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Location: New Zealand
Surname/tag: New_Zealand, Maori

Rohe Pōtae o Maniapoto / the King Country

Iwi - Ngāti Maniapoto; Ngāti Tama; Ngāti Tūwharetoa.

The King Country; Te Rohe Pōtae or Rohe Pōtae o Maniapoto is a region in the North Island of New Zealand, extending south from the Pirongia, Otorohanga and Kawhia Harbour to the upper reaches of the Whanganui River and Ruapehu; from the Tasman coast between Mokau and Kāwhia, east to the Hauhungaroa and Rangitoto Mountain Ranges.

Taranaki-King Country is a parliamentary electorate for New Zealand's Central Government.

The King Country lies across two local government regions, Waikato and Manauatū-Whanganui. It is a historic region, not an officially designated region for administration by local government.

The King Country lies in all or part of four districts: Otorohanga, Ruapehu, Taupo and Waitomo.

The historic districts of the King Country were -

in 1886 -

Kawhia

Clifton

West Taupo

Wanganui

by 1911 subdivided as -

Kawhia

Awakino

Waitomo

Ohura

West Taupo

Kaitieke

by 1926 -

Kawhia

Otorohanga

Waitomo

Ohura

Taumarunui

Kaitieke

Clifton has been amalgamated with Taranaki

by 1956 amalgamated as -

Otorohanga

Waitomo

Taumarunui

in 1989 -

Otorohanga

Waitomo

Ruapehu has absorbed Taumaranui

PLACES

Ahititi

Aotea

Awakino

Bennydale

Clifton (now part of New Plymouth District)

Kāwhia

Kiritihere

Manunui

Mapiu

Marakopa

Mohakatino

Mokau

Ngāruhoe

ōhura

Ongarue

Oparau

Otorohanga

Pio Pio

Pirongia

Ruapehu

Taharoa

Taumarunui

Te Anga

Te Kawau

Te Kuiti

Te Waitere

Tongaporutu

Tongariro

Waikawau

Waitomo

Whakapapa (Whakapapa Village | Mount Ruapehu)

Sources

• www.KingCountry.co.nz - regional map
• For changing boundaries over time, see time lapse maps in Local Government in the King Country.
• for Taranaki-King Country Parliamentary Electorate see Wikipedia : Taranaki-King Country