Horoera

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Horoera
Locality
Horoera
Coordinates: 37°38′24″S178°27′58″E / 37.640°S 178.466°E / -37.640; 178.466
CountryNew Zealand
Region Gisborne Region
WardTairāwhiti General Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial authority Gisborne District Council
 •  Mayor of Gisborne Rehette Stoltz [1]
 •  East Coast MP Dana Kirkpatrick [2]
 •  Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel [3]
Area
[4]
 • Total
136.05 km2 (52.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 Census) [5]
 • Total
225
 • Density1.65/km2 (4.28/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
4087
Area code 06

Horoera is a village and rural community in Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located east of Te Araroa and north of East Cape, at Horoera Point. [6]

It features the Matahi O Te Tau Marae and meeting house, [7] a tribal meeting place of the Ngāti Porou hapū of Te Whānau a Hunaara. [8] The marae is named after the area's fertility. [9]

The community has traditionally been made up of a group of closely related families, whose life centred around the marae. [10] The area's isolation made life difficult for European settlers, [11] and poverty has forced many local Māori to migrate to larger centres. [10]

In 2017, New Zealand Transport Agency upgraded the Horoera Bridge, [12] giving campervans and other heavy vehicles full access to the East Cape Lighthouse. [13] It replaced a temporary Bailey bridge installed in 2015. [14]

In October 2020, the Government committed $5,756,639 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae and 28 others across the Gisborne District. The funding was expected to create 205 jobs. [15]

Demographics

Horoera and its surrounds, which extend south to include Maraehara and east to include East Cape Lighthouse, cover 136.05 km2 (52.53 sq mi). [4] It is part of the East Cape statistical area|Ruatōria-Raukumara statistical area. [16]

Historical population for Horoera and surrounds
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006258—    
2013225−1.94%
2018204−1.94%
2023225+1.98%
The 2006 population is for a larger area of 139.61 km2.
Source: [5] [17]

Horoera had a population of 225 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 21 people (10.3%) since the 2018 census, and unchanged since the 2013 census. There were 108 males and 120 females in 72 dwellings. [18] 1.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 33.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 63 people (28.0%) aged under 15 years, 39 (17.3%) aged 15 to 29, 87 (38.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 39 (17.3%) aged 65 or older. [5]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 26.7% European (Pākehā); 94.7% Māori; 1.3% Pasifika; 1.3% Asian; and 1.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA). English was spoken by 94.7%, Māori by 54.7%, and other languages by 1.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.7% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 2.7, compared with 28.8% nationally. [5]

Religious affiliations were 42.7% Christian, and 2.7% Māori religious beliefs. People who answered that they had no religion were 42.7%, and 12.0% of people did not answer the census question. [5]

Of those at least 15 years old, 18 (11.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 99 (61.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 51 (31.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $27,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 6 people (3.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 51 (31.5%) full-time, 21 (13.0%) part-time, and 9 (5.6%) unemployed. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Councillor contact details". Gisborne District Council. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "East Coast - Official Result". Electoral Commission . Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Ikaroa-Rāwhiti – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 1 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. 7033616. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Hariss, Gavin. "Horoera, Gisborne". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
  7. ↑ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  8. ↑ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  9. ↑ "Mahue Dewes shows us Horoera". youtube.com/maraetv. Television New Zealand.
  10. 1 2 Reilly, Michael (10 May 2018). Te Koparapara: An Introduction to the Maori World. Auckland: Auckland University Press. ISBN   978-1775589310.
  11. ↑ Middleton, Sue. "Sylvia and her family at Horoera, 1939 (3rd of 3)". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  12. ↑ "Dropout delays bridge rebuild". Gisborne Herald. 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "Bridging the gap to East Cape Lighthouse". Gisborne Herald. 17 August 2017. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  14. ↑ Ashton, Andrew (3 December 2015). "East Coast Lighthouse opens up for freedom campers". Gisborne Herald. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "Geographic Boundary Viewer". Stats NZ. Statistical Area 1 – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023.
  17. ↑ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7015469.
  18. ↑ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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