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Description
Feature shown on: NZMS260 S25 Pt R25 Edition 2 1995; NZTopo50-BN33 903021; '1 km from Levin. Lit. horo: slip or landslide; whenua: land. The whole district from Levin to the Ohau River (also known as Horowhenua), is a gravel deposit. It is a fan of detritus that has the appearance of an enormous landslide from the Tararua Range. Stowell (Hare Hongi) has provided the meaning ‘earth-swallower, earthsink or earth-slide’ for this name.' Source: Reed, A.W. & Peter Dowling, Place Names of New Zealand, 2010.
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