Horeke

Horeke (Māori: Hōreke) is a settlement in the upper reaches of the Hokianga Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Kohukohu is just across the harbour. The Horeke basalts are located near the town, and can be viewed on an easy stroll through the Wairere Boulders, a commercial park.[1]

Horeke
Māngungu Mission House
Horeke
Coordinates: 35°21′23″S 173°35′49″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictFar North District

The town is at the western end of the 87 km (54 mi) km (54 mi) Pou Herenga Tai - Twin Coast Cycle Trail from Opua,[2] which opened fully in 2017.[3]

History and culture

European settlement

The town was initially called Deptford after the Royal Navy shipyard in England.[4] It was one of the first places settled by Europeans in New Zealand, with shipbuilding established in the late 1820s.[5]

David Ramsay and Gordon Davies Browne came from Sydney to set up a trading post and shipbuilding settlement about 1826.[6] Three ships were built - a 40-ton schooner called Enterprise, a 140-ton brigantine called New Zealander, and the 394 (or 392)-ton barque Sir George Murray,[7][8] but the firm went bankrupt in 1830.[9]

The Wesleyan missionary John Hobbs opened a mission at Mangungu, about a mile from the shipyard, in 1828.[10]

Thomas McDonnell's station in Horeke was the centre of timber trading in the Hokianga in the 1830s.[11]

Marae

Horeke has six Ngāpuhi marae:[12]

  • Mataitaua Marae and Ngāti Toro meeting house is a meeting place of Ngāti Toro.
  • Motukiore Marae and Arohamauora meeting house is a meeting place of Ngāti Toro, Te Māhurehure and Te Ngahengahe.
  • Paremata Marae and meeting house is a meeting place of Ngāti Hao and Ngāti Toro.
  • Piki te Aroha or Rāhiri Marae and Whakapono meeting house is a meeting place of Ngāi Tāwake ki te Moana, Ngāi Tāwake ki te Tuawhenua, Ngāti Hao and Ngāti Toro.
  • Puketawa Marae is a meeting place of Ngāi Tāwake ki te Moana, Ngāti Hao, Ngāti Toro and Te Honihoni.
  • Tauratumaru Marae and Tahere meeting house is a meeting place of Ngāi Tāwake ki te Moana, Ngāti Toro, Tauratumaru, Te Honihoni and Te Popoto.[13]

In October 2020, the Government committed $441,900 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade Mataitaua Marae, creating 10 jobs. It also committed $496,514 to upgrade the Puketawa Marae, creating 22 jobs.[14]

The Maraeroa community, east of Horeke, has two Ngāpuhi marae:[12]

  • Rangatahi Marae and Maraeroa meeting house is a meeting place of Ngāti Toro, Te Honihoni, Te Popoto and Ngahengahe.
  • Mokonuiārangi Marae and meeting house is a meeting place of Ngāi Tāwake ki te Moana, Ngāti Toro and Te Ngahengahe.[13]

In October 2020, the Government committed $471,100 to upgrade Rangatahi Marae, creating 15 jobs.[14]

Demographics

Horeke's meshblock (0022000, which extends to the Utukura River and Ruapapaka Island) had these census results -

Year Population Median age Households Average income National average
2001 171 23.7 51 $8,800 $18,500
2006 108 34 39 $13,300 $24,100
2013 114 39.5 45 $12,500 $27,900
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,017—    
2013888−1.92%
20181,056+3.53%
Source: [15]

The statistical area of Omahuta Forest-Horeke, which at 464 square kilometres is much larger than the town, covers the upper Hokianga Harbour. Omahuta Forest-Horeke had a population of 1,056 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 168 people (18.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 39 people (3.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 333 households. There were 522 males and 531 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. Of the total population, 264 people (25.0%) were aged up to 15 years, 159 (15.1%) were 15 to 29, 462 (43.8%) were 30 to 64, and 171 (16.2%) were 65 or older. Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.

Ethnicities were 50.9% European/Pākehā, 65.1% Māori, 3.7% Pacific peoples, 1.7% Asian, and 0.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 6.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 40.6% had no religion, 35.2% were Christian, and 15.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 69 (8.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 192 (24.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $18,600. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 264 (33.3%) people were employed full-time, 117 (14.8%) were part-time, and 75 (9.5%) were unemployed.[15]

Education

Horeke School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-8) school[16] has a roll of 18 students as of March 2020.[17]

Notes
  1. "Wairere Boulders". Wairere Boulders.
  2. "Twin Coast Cycle Trail Details". Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  3. "Northland's coast to coast bike trail opens at last". New Zealand Herald. 2017-01-06. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  4. "Deptford dockyard". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  5. "Hokianga district". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  6. "Before 1840: sailors and missionaries". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  7. "Early Shipbuilding". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
  8. "CLARK, David". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
  9. "BROWNE, Gordon Davies". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
  10. "HOBBS, John". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
  11. "McDONNELL, Thomas". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
  12. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  13. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  14. "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
  15. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Omahuta Forest-Horeke (102000). 2018 Census place summary: Omahuta Forest-Horeke
  16. Education Counts: Horoeke School
  17. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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