Horohoro, New Zealand

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Horohoro is a rural farming community 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of Rotorua, New Zealand. Horohoro is a flat-topped mountain with perpendicular cliffs and is a prominent landmark in the Rotorua area associated geologically with the Horohoro Fault and Kapenga Caldera. It is the traditional home of the Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuarā people. The Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuarā ancestral story tells of an incident in which Kahumatamomoe, a Te Arawa chief, washed his hands in a stream at the northern end of the Horohoro mountain. Following this story, the full name of the mountain is Te Horohoroinga-o-ngā-ringa-o-Kahumatamomoe (Washing of Kahumatamomoe's hands). [1]

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The 1929 land development project by Āpirana Ngata proposed the building of farms on Māori land. [2] Horohoro was among the first areas addressed by the plan and migrants came to work on the project. [2]

Kearoa meeting house in Tarewa, where it was relocated, before being returned to Horohoro. Kearoa Meeting House at Tarewa, Rotorua ATLIB 311352.png
Kearoa meeting house in Tarewa, where it was relocated, before being returned to Horohoro.

Marae

Horohoro has two maraes belonging to Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuarā:

Rongomaipapa Marae is also affiliated with Tūhourangi and Ngāti Kahungunu. [4]

Education

Horohoro School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students [5] with a roll of 45 students as of August 2024. [6]

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  2. 1 2 Malcolm McKinnon (March 2009). "Volcanic Plateau places - Rotorua to Taupō". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Horohoro School | Education Review Office". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office. 2 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

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