{{Short description|Village and rural community in Gisborne District of New Zealand}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Horoera | native_name = | native_name_lang = | settlement_type = Locality | image_skyline = | image_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 6 | coordinates = {{coord|-37.640|178.466|region:NZ_type:city|display=title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = New Zealand | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Gisborne Region | subdivision_type2 = Ward | subdivision_name2 = Tairāwhiti General Ward | seat_type = Electorates | seat = {{ubl|East Coast|Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (Māori)}} | leader_title = Territorial authority | leader_name = Gisborne District Council | leader_title2 = Mayor of Gisborne | leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Gisborne District Mayor|y}} | leader_title3 = East Coast MP | leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|East Coast MP|y}} | leader_title4 = Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP|y}} | unit_pref = Metric | elevation_min_m = | elevation_min_footnotes = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_max_footnotes = | area_footnotes = <ref name="Area"/> | area_total_km2 = 136.05 | population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2023"/> | population_as_of = 2023 Census | population_total = 225 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | timezone1 = NZST | utc_offset1 = +12 | timezone1_DST = NZDT | utc_offset1_DST = +13 | postal_code_type = Postcode | postal_code = 4087 | area_code = 06 }} '''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.<ref name="hariss">{{cite web |last1=Hariss |first1=Gavin |title=Horoera, Gisborne |url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz4892/Horoera/ |website=topomap.co.nz |publisher=NZ Topo Map}}</ref>
It features the Matahi O Te Tau Marae and meeting house,<ref name="maorimaps">{{cite web |title=Māori Maps |url=https://maorimaps.com/map |website=maorimaps.com |publisher=Te Potiki National Trust}}</ref> a tribal meeting place of the Ngāti Porou hapū of Te Whānau a Hunaara.<ref name="tkmentry">{{cite web|title=Te Kāhui Māngai directory|url= https://www.tkm.govt.nz/ |website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=Te Puni Kōkiri}}</ref> The marae is named after the area's fertility.<ref name="maraetv">{{cite web |title=Mahue Dewes shows us Horoera |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-qQ-4vMkrE |website=youtube.com/maraetv |publisher=Television New Zealand}}</ref>
The community has traditionally been made up of a group of closely related families, whose life centred around the marae.<ref name="reilly">{{cite book |last1=Reilly |first1=Michael |title=Te Koparapara: An Introduction to the Maori World |date=10 May 2018 |publisher=Auckland University Press |location=Auckland |isbn=978-1775589310}}</ref> The area's isolation made life difficult for European settlers,<ref name="middleton">{{cite web |last1=Middleton |first1=Sue |author-link=Sue Middleton |title=Sylvia and her family at Horoera, 1939 (3rd of 3) |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/33248/sylvia-and-her-family-at-horoera-1939 |website=Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand |publisher=Ministry for Culture and Heritage}}</ref> and poverty has forced many local Māori to migrate to larger centres.<ref name="reilly" />
In 2017, New Zealand Transport Agency upgraded the Horoera Bridge,<ref name="dropout">{{cite news |title=Dropout delays bridge rebuild |url=http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2907866-135/dropout-delays-bridge-rebuild |agency=Gisborne Herald |date=24 July 2017 |access-date=18 May 2019 |archive-date=18 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518055644/http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2907866-135/dropout-delays-bridge-rebuild |url-status=dead }}</ref> giving campervans and other heavy vehicles full access to the East Cape Lighthouse.<ref name="bridgegap">{{cite news |title=Bridging the gap to East Cape Lighthouse |url=http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2945214-135/bridging-the-gap-to-east-cape |agency=Gisborne Herald |date=17 August 2017 |access-date=18 May 2019 |archive-date=18 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518055631/http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2945214-135/bridging-the-gap-to-east-cape |url-status=dead }}</ref> It replaced a temporary Bailey bridge installed in 2015.<ref name="ashton">{{cite news |last1=Ashton |first1=Andrew |title=East Coast Lighthouse opens up for freedom campers |url=http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2040070-135/east-coast-lighthouse-opens-up-for |agency=Gisborne Herald |date=3 December 2015 |access-date=18 May 2019 |archive-date=1 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201101535/http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2040070-135/east-coast-lighthouse-opens-up-for |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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.<ref name="maraepgf">{{cite web |title=Marae Announcements |url=https://www.growregions.govt.nz/assets/funding-announcements/marae-announcements.xlsx |website=growregions.govt.nz |publisher=Provincial Growth Fund |format=Excel |date=9 October 2020}}</ref>
==Demographics== Horoera and its surrounds, which extend south to include Maraehara and east to include East Cape Lighthouse, cover {{Convert|136.05|km2||abbr=on}}.<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 1 2023 (generalised)|access-date=15 August 2025}}</ref> It is part of the East Cape statistical area|Ruatōria-Raukumara statistical area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=3a406ce8fbb14367ab5caae21c07ab8b|title=Geographic Boundary Viewer|publisher=Stats NZ|at=Statistical Area 1 – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023}}</ref>
{{Historical populations|2006|258|2013|225|2018|204|2023|225|percentages=pagr|align=left|title=Historical population for Horoera and surrounds|source=<ref name="Census 2023"/><ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|7015469}}</ref>|footnote=The 2006 population is for a larger area of 139.61 km<sup>2</sup>.}} 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_009&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.7033616.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
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.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
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.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
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.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_012&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.7033616.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=7033616}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
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Category:Populated places in the Gisborne District