Horohoro is a rural farming community 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of

Rotorua Rotorua () is a city in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It is sited on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua, from which it takes its name. It is the seat of the Rotorua Lakes District, a territorial authorities of New Zea ...

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

. Horohoro is a flat-topped mountain with perpendicular cliffs and is a prominent landmark in the Rotorua area associated geologically with the

Horohoro Fault The Horohoro Fault is in the old Taupō Rift of the central North Island of New Zealand and is associated with the spectacular Horohoro Cliffs. Geology Just south of Lake Rotorua, Horohoro mountain, a rhyolite dome, has very high cliffs in an ...

and

Kapenga Caldera The Kapenga Caldera (also known as the Kapenda Volcanic Centre) in New Zealand’s Taupō Volcanic Zone lies in a lowland area immediately south of Lake Rotorua through the Hemo Gap in the Rotorua Caldera rim. Features of the caldera have develop ...

. It is the traditional home of the

Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuarā Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuarā is a Māori iwi of New Zealand. They claim descent from Kearoa, the wife of Ngātoro-i-rangi, and from Tuara, a sister of Tangaroamihi and descendant of Ika, who was part of the crew of the '' Arawa''. The tribes lived ...

people. The Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuarā ancestral story tells of an incident in which

Kahumatamomoe Kahumatamomoe (Kahu for short) was a Māori rangatira (chief) in the Te Arawa confederation of tribes. He undertook several exploratory journeys around the upper North Island of New Zealand on his own and with his nephew Īhenga. Lake Rotorua's ...

, a

Te Arawa Te Arawa is a confederation of Māori people, Māori iwi and hapū (tribes and sub-tribes) of New Zealand who trace their ancestry to the ''Arawa (canoe), Arawa'' migration canoe (''waka''). The tribes are based in the Rotorua and Bay of Plent ...

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''). The 1929 land development project by

Āpirana Ngata Sir Āpirana Turupa Ngata (3 July 1874 – 14 July 1950) was a prominent New Zealand statesman. He has often been described as the foremost Māori politician to have served in parliament in the mid-20th century, and is also known for his work in ...

proposed the building of farms on Māori land. Horohoro was among the first areas addressed by the plan and migrants came to work on the project.

Marae

Horohoro has two maraes belonging to

: * Kearoa Marae, and * Rongomaipapa Marae Rongomaipapa Marae is also affiliated with

Tūhourangi Tūhourangi is a Māori iwi of New Zealand with a rohe centered on Lake Tarawera, Lake Rotomahana, Lake Okaro, Lake Okareka, Lake Rotokākahi, Lake Tikitapu and Lake Rotorua. It is part of the Te Arawa tribal confederation. Their marae include ...

and

Ngāti Kahungunu Ngāti Kahungunu is a Māori iwi (tribe) located along the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The iwi is traditionally centred in the Hawke's Bay and Wairārapa regions. The Kahungunu iwi also comprises 86 hapū (sub-tribes ...

Education

Horohoro School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students with a roll of students as of .

References

Populated places in Waikato Rotorua Lakes District {{Waikato-geo-stub