Te Horo
Te Horo and Te Horo Beach are two small towns on the Kapiti Coast in the southwest of the North Island of New Zealand.
How many times in New Zealand off the coast situated place is connected to an associated coastal town. Te Horo Beach here is the larger of the two settlements and is located north of Kapiti Iceland on the coast of the Tasman Sea. Te Horo is located to the southeast inland and is connected to Te Horo Beach across the road.
Both places are between Peka Peka and Waikanae Otaki in the south and the north. " Te Horo " in the language of the Māori " the landslide ".
Demography
At the census, 2001, both settlements and the surrounding countryside 642 inhabitants, an increase of 4.4% (27 people) since the last census in 1996. Most statistical ratios differ little from the average in New Zealand. So 22 % of the population are under 15 years old, 15 % are 65 years and older. However, there is a much higher proportion of inhabitants of European origin ( 93.5 % compared to the national average of 80.1 %) and a greater proportion of couples without children ( 51.7 % compared with 39 % of the national average ).
Economy
To Te Horo there are some farms and in small scale wine production. Many residents commute to work in Wellington and Palmerston North. The coast attracts visitors for swimming and boating.
Transport
Te Horo is located on State Highway 1 and the North Iceland Main Trunk Railway. The railway line was built by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company ( WMR ) as part of their Wellington - Manawatu Line, which was opened on 1 December 1886, had a railway station in Te Horo. The WMR was incorporated on 8 December 1908 in the national route network of the New Zealand Railways Department. The Te Horo station was closed at this time a commuter train, although Capital Connection runs on weekdays once daily in the morning from Palmerston North to Wellington and back in the evening, but passengers must descend from Te Horo, Otaki or Waikanae.
The associated coastal town of Te Horo Beach is located away from the major transport routes and can only be reached by a link road, the Te Horo Beach Road from Te Horo from.
Swell
- Place in the Wellington region