King Country
New Zealand
King Country holds 40 connections with 562 other places across 9 topics, drawing on a history that spans the New Zealand Wars, Māori land sovereignty, and rugby. Sports form the largest cluster, with the strongest ties running to Auckland and Waikato. The name itself comes from the 1860s, when Māori King Movement forces held the region against colonial advance. Nature topics add further reach through Pureora Forest Park and the karst landscapes along the Whanganui River basin.
Ōtorohanga
Connects King Country to: Te Awamutu, New Zealand | Pokuru, New Zealand
Pureora Forest Park
Connects King Country to: Kawhia Harbour | Benneydale, New Zealand
Brendon Bracewell
Connects King Country to: New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand | Tauranga, New Zealand
Invasion of Waikato
Connects King Country to: Waikato | Hamilton, New Zealand | Te Awamutu, New Zealand | Putāruru, New Zealand
Kawhia Harbour
Connects King Country to: Waikato | Porirua, New Zealand | Kumeū | Te Uku, New Zealand | Awakino, New Zealand
Ngāti Tama
Connects King Country to: Nelson, New Zealand | Wānaka, New Zealand | Tākaka, New Zealand | Mataura, New Zealand | Haast, New Zealand
New Zealand place names
Connects King Country to: London, England | New Zealand | Wellington, New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand
King Country Rugby Football Union
Connects King Country to: New Zealand | Waikato | Taupō | Taumarunui, New Zealand
Taumarunui
Connects King Country to: New Plymouth, New Zealand | Ohakune | Douglas, Taranaki | Tūrangi, New Zealand | National Park, New Zealand
Waikato
Connects King Country to: New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand | Ulster, United Kingdom (UK) | Waikato | Taranaki
David Peachey
Connects King Country to: New Zealand | Sydney, Australia | New South Wales | Newcastle, Australia | Brisbane, Australia
Northland Rugby Union
Connects King Country to: New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand | Whangārei, New Zealand | Northland Region | Wairoa