Horoera
Village and rural community in Gisborne District of New Zealand
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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.[6]
Horoera | |
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Locality | |
 Interactive map of Horoera | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Gisborne Region |
| Ward | Tairāwhiti General Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Gisborne District Council |
| • Mayor of Gisborne | Rehette Stoltz[1] |
| • East Coast MP | Dana Kirkpatrick[2] |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 136.05 km2 (52.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census)[5] | |
• Total | 225 |
| • Density | 1.65/km2 (4.28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 4087 |
| Area code | 06 |
It features the Matahi O Te Tau Marae and meeting house,[7] a tribal meeting place of the Ngāti Porou hapū of Te Whānau a Hunaara.[8] The marae is named after the area's fertility.[9]
The community has traditionally been made up of a group of closely related families, whose life centred around the marae.[10] The area's isolation made life difficult for European settlers,[11] and poverty has forced many local Māori to migrate to larger centres.[10]
In 2017, New Zealand Transport Agency upgraded the Horoera Bridge,[12] giving campervans and other heavy vehicles full access to the East Cape Lighthouse.[13] It replaced a temporary Bailey bridge installed in 2015.[14]
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.[15]
Demographics
Horoera and its surrounds, which extend south to include Maraehara and east to include East Cape Lighthouse, cover 136.05 km2 (52.53 sq mi).[4] It is part of the East Cape statistical area.[16]
Horoera had a population of 225 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 21 people (10.3%) since the 2018 census, and unchanged since the 2013 census. There were 108 males and 120 females in 72 dwellings.[18] 1.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 33.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 63 people (28.0%) aged under 15 years, 39 (17.3%) aged 15 to 29, 87 (38.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 39 (17.3%) aged 65 or older.[5]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 26.7% European (Pākehā); 94.7% Māori; 1.3% Pasifika; 1.3% Asian; and 1.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA). English was spoken by 94.7%, Māori by 54.7%, and other languages by 1.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.7% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 2.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.[5]
Religious affiliations were 42.7% Christian, and 2.7% Māori religious beliefs. People who answered that they had no religion were 42.7%, and 12.0% of people did not answer the census question.[5]
Of those at least 15 years old, 18 (11.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 99 (61.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 51 (31.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $27,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 6 people (3.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 51 (31.5%) full-time, 21 (13.0%) part-time, and 9 (5.6%) unemployed.[5]