Horohoro, New Zealand

{{About|the community|other uses|Horohoro Cliffs|and|Horohoro Fault}}

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).{{cite web|author=Ngati Kea Ngati Tuara|title=History=Te Runanga o Ngati Kea Ngati Tuara|publisher=Ngati Kea Ngati Tuara|date=2017|url=http://www.ngatikeangatituara.com/|access-date=13 October 2017|archive-date=13 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013172215/http://ngatikeangatituara.com/|url-status=live}}

The 1929 land development project by Āpirana Ngata proposed the building of farms on Māori land.{{cite web|author=Malcolm McKinnon|date=March 2009|title=Volcanic Plateau places - Rotorua to Taupō|url=http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/volcanic-plateau-places/7|publisher=Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand|access-date=6 July 2021|archive-date=6 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706125018/https://teara.govt.nz/en/volcanic-plateau-places/page-7|url-status=live}} Horohoro was among the first areas addressed by the plan and migrants came to work on the project.

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Marae

Horohoro has two maraes belonging to Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuarā:

Kearoa Marae, and
Rongomaipapa Marae{{cite web|title=Te Kāhui Māngai directory|url=http://www.tkm.govt.nz/|website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=Te Puni Kōkiri|access-date=5 May 2019|archive-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118064630/http://www.tkm.govt.nz/|url-status=live}}

Rongomaipapa Marae is also affiliated with Tūhourangi and Ngāti Kahungunu.{{cite web |title=Māori Maps |url=https://maorimaps.com/map |website=maorimaps.com |publisher=Te Potiki National Trust |access-date=5 May 2019 |archive-date=22 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122131749/https://maorimaps.com/map |url-status=live }}

Education

Horohoro School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students{{cite web |title=Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=1745 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education |access-date=11 March 2020 |archive-date=29 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129214050/https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=1745 |url-status=live }} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1745|y}} students as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|}}.{{cite web|date=2 May 2018|title=Horohoro School {{!}} Education Review Office|url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/1745/horohoro-school|url-status=live|access-date=26 June 2021|website=ero.govt.nz|publisher=Education Review Office|archive-date=6 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706125016/https://ero.govt.nz/institution/1745/horohoro-school}}

References

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Category:Populated places in Waikato

Category:Rotorua Lakes District