Horohoro is a rural farming community 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of Rotorua, New Zealand. Horohoro is a flat-topped mountain with perpendicular cliffs and is a prominent landmark in the Rotorua area associated geologically with the Horohoro Fault and Kapenga Caldera. It is the traditional home of the Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuarā people. The Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuarā ancestral story tells of an incident in which Kahumatamomoe, a Te Arawa 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).[1]
The 1929 land development project by Āpirana Ngata proposed the building of farms on Māori land.[2] Horohoro was among the first areas addressed by the plan and migrants came to work on the project.[2]
- ^ Ngati Kea Ngati Tuara (2017). "History=Te Runanga o Ngati Kea Ngati Tuara". Ngati Kea Ngati Tuara. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ a b Malcolm McKinnon (March 2009). "Volcanic Plateau places - Rotorua to Taupō". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.