Horopito, New Zealand

It lies on State Highway 4 between the village of National Park and the town of Raetihi.

It had a railway station (1907-1986), school, two hotels, a bank, a strip club, post office and numerous houses.

In 1907 a former Liberal MP, Kennedy Macdonald, had the impression that Hamilton, Horopito, Waiouru, Marton, and Palmerston North would be the chief places along the North Island Main Trunk line[1] and was advertised as, "The future mercantile and industrial centre between Auckland and Wellington".

[2] In the 1920/30s Horopito fell into decline, as people left for better work opportunities.

The hub of Horopito is the car wrecker business Horopito Motors, which has been the scene of several movies, including Smash Palace and Goodbye Pork Pie.