Hororata is a village at the northwestern edge of the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand.

These include a hotel, a Presbyterian and an Anglican church, stores, a school, post office, flour mill and a brewery.

[5] On 4 September 2010, an earthquake struck the surrounding region with a moment magnitude of 7.1 at 4:35 am local time.

[6] It is thought that it would take weeks to repair the damage caused by the Selwyn river breaching its banks.

[7][8] Hororata is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement, and covers 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi).

It was home to local church services prior to the school taking over this role in 1870.

It suffered partial collapse in the 2010 Darfield earthquake, and was then rebuilt and reopened to the public in March 2014.

It currently operates as part of the Hororata Museum [13][14][15] It was listed as a category 2 historic place in 1983.

The Hororata pub was closed immediately after the Canterbury earthquakes due to the damage it sustained.

This was badly affected by the earthquakes with part of its tower collapsed onto the church's roof.

Across the road from the church is Te Waiora Christian Retreat Centre which was rebuilt as a result of the Canterbury earthquakes.

The large woolshed, built in 1868, has a category 2 registration from the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.

The Hororata community had a desire to make a positive change following the damage of the Canterbury earthquakes.

Competitions include Highland Dancing, Piping and Drumming, Tug O’ War and Scottish heavy athletics (men's and women's) which include the hammer throw, the sheaf toss, the Hororata stones and tossing the caber.

A study conducted by the University of Canterbury looked at the economic benefits of the Hororata Highland Games.

The Scottish Tartans Authority donated the design and the first 30 metres of cloth to Hororata.

[23] The warmest months of the year are January and February, with an average high temperature of 22 °C.

The coldest month of the year occurs in July, when the average high temperature is 10 °C.

The buildings were expanded significantly in 1952 and a further classroom was added in 1963 when the Te Pirita and Hororata schools were amalgamated.

[34] The Selwyn District Council provides local government services to Hororata.

A horse riding track, a tennis court, a Scouts building, are also located in the domain.