Horoera Explained

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.[1]

It features the Matahi O Te Tau Marae and meeting house,[2] a tribal meeting place of the Ngāti Porou hapū of Te Whānau a Hunaara.[3] The marae is named after the area's fertility.[4]

The community has traditionally been made up of a group of closely related families, whose life centred around the marae.[5] The area's isolation made life difficult for European settlers,[6] and poverty has forced many local Māori to migrate to larger centres.

In 2017, New Zealand Transport Agency upgraded the Horoera Bridge,[7] giving campervans and other heavy vehicles full access to the East Cape Lighthouse.[8] It replaced a temporary Bailey bridge installed in 2015.[9]

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.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hariss . Gavin . Horoera, Gisborne . topomap.co.nz . NZ Topo Map.
  2. Web site: Māori Maps . maorimaps.com . Te Potiki National Trust.
  3. Web site: Te Kāhui Māngai directory. tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  4. Web site: Mahue Dewes shows us Horoera . youtube.com/maraetv . Television New Zealand.
  5. Book: Reilly . Michael . Te Koparapara: An Introduction to the Maori World . 10 May 2018 . . . 978-1775589310.
  6. Web site: Middleton . Sue . Sue Middleton . Sylvia and her family at Horoera, 1939 (3rd of 3) . . Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  7. News: Dropout delays bridge rebuild . . 24 July 2017 . 18 May 2019 . 18 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190518055644/http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2907866-135/dropout-delays-bridge-rebuild . dead .
  8. News: Bridging the gap to East Cape Lighthouse . . 17 August 2017 . 18 May 2019 . 18 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190518055631/http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2945214-135/bridging-the-gap-to-east-cape . dead .
  9. News: Ashton . Andrew . East Coast Lighthouse opens up for freedom campers . . 3 December 2015 . 18 May 2019 . 1 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160201101535/http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2040070-135/east-coast-lighthouse-opens-up-for . dead .
  10. Web site: Marae Announcements . growregions.govt.nz . . Excel . 9 October 2020.

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