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. [5]
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]
37°38′22″S 178°27′57″E / 37.639575°S 178.465898°E
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. [5]
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]
37°38′22″S 178°27′57″E / 37.639575°S 178.465898°E