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Horeke is the oldest European settlement in the Hokianga and the second oldest European settlement in New Zealand. The initial stages were very primitive and people lived in very simple dwellings. (http://www.teara.govt.nz/...) Horeke's initial name was Deptford, it got later renamed to The Horeke, meaning "The Throwing of a Speer" . (http://www.teara.govt.nz/...) Now it is just called Horeke. It was the first centre of timber trading in the Hokianga followed by Kohukohu.
