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 NgÃÂti Kea NgÃÂti TuarÃÂ people. The NgÃÂti Kea NgÃÂti TuarÃÂ 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-ngÃÂ-ringa-o-Kahumatamomoe (Washing of Kahumatamomoe's hands).
The 1929 land development project by ÃÂpirana Ngata proposed the building of farms on MÃÂori land. Horohoro was among the first areas addressed by the plan and migrants came to work on the project.
Horohoro has two maraes belonging to NgÃÂti Kea NgÃÂti TuarÃÂ:
Rongomaipapa Marae is also affiliated with Tà «hourangi and NgÃÂti Kahungunu.
Horohoro School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students with a roll of students as of .