Hororata

Hororata
Village
Coton's Cottage, March 2008
Coordinates: 43°32′S 171°57′E / 43.533°S 171.950°E / -43.533; 171.950
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
Territorial authoritySelwyn District
WardMalvern
CommunityMalvern
Electorates
Government
  Territorial authoritySelwyn District Council
  Regional councilEnvironment Canterbury
  Mayor of SelwynSam Broughton
  Selwyn MPNicola Grigg
  Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
  Total
1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)
  Total
220
  Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Area code03

Hororata is a village at the northwestern edge of the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 15 kilometres southwest of Darfield, five kilometres south of Glentunnel, and 50 kilometres west of Christchurch, on the banks of the Hororata River. Hororata, when translated from Maori means "drooping rata". There are a large number of rata growing in the district.