King Country, New Zealand

E879682
informal geographic region region of New Zealand

King Country, New Zealand is a largely rural region in the central North Island known for its rugged landscapes, strong Māori heritage, and historical association with rugby and farming.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
King Country (part) 1
King Country, New Zealand canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf informal geographic region ⓘ
region of New Zealand ⓘ
associatedWith Kīngitanga NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderedBy Ruapehu District NERFINISHED ⓘ
Waikato District NERFINISHED ⓘ
Waitomo District NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ōtorohanga District NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate temperate oceanic climate ⓘ
contains Pureora Forest Park (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Waitomo Caves region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Whanganui River headwaters (part) ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
governingBodyForRugby King Country Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHighway State Highway 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ
State Highway 30 NERFINISHED ⓘ
State Highway 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTransportRoute North Island Main Trunk railway NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalAssociation New Zealand rugby ⓘ
farming ⓘ
historicalRole refuge for Māori King Movement ⓘ
knownFor dairy farming ⓘ
forestry ⓘ
rugby union ⓘ
rugged landscapes ⓘ
rural character ⓘ
sheep farming ⓘ
strong Māori heritage ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Māori ⓘ
locatedIn North Island ⓘ
central North Island ⓘ
majorTown Taumarunui NERFINISHED ⓘ
Te Kūiti NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ōtorohanga NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Waikato region NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
forestry ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
sportsTeam King Country Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
terrain hill country ⓘ
limestone formations ⓘ
native forest areas ⓘ
timeZone NZST NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeZoneDST NZDT NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalTerritoryOf Ngāti Maniapoto NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ngāti Tūwharetoa (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pinetree → regionAssociatedWith → King Country, New Zealand ⓘ
Waikato → hasGeographicFeature → King Country, New Zealand ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Country (part)