Horotiu

Horotiu
Township
Map
Coordinates: 37°41′55″S 175°11′44″E / 37.69861°S 175.19556°E / -37.69861; 175.19556
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato
DistrictWaikato District
WardNgāruawāhia Ward
CommunityNgāruawāhia Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityWaikato District Council
 • Regional councilWaikato Regional Council
Area
 • Territorial4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi)
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Territorial800
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)

Horotiu is a small township on the west bank of the Waikato River in the Waikato District of New Zealand. It is on the Waikato Plains 13 km (8.1 mi) north of Hamilton and 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Ngāruawāhia. From early in the 20th century it developed around a freezing works and other industries.

The North Island Main Trunk railway runs through the town, as did State Highway 1 until opening of part of the Waikato Expressway in 2013. An hourly bus runs between Huntly and Hamilton.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "21". busit.co.nz. Retrieved 10 June 2017.