Horopito, New Zealand
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Horopito is a locality in the North Island
of New Zealand
.
It lies on State Highway 4
between the village of National Park
and the town of Raetihi
.
Horopito was the setting for the 1981 New Zealand feature film Smash Palace
. More recently(2011)there has been talk over a short film set in a caravan in Horopito, the film will be entered into the Cannes Film Festival
In the early days Horopito was a bustling sawmilling town. It had a school, two hotels, a bank, post office and numerous housing.
In the 1920/30s Horopito fell into decline. People were leaving for better sounding work. Today nothing remains of all the buildings. The hub of Horopito is the wreckers, Horopito Motors.
The yard has been the scene of a few kiwi films like, Smash Palace and Good Bye Pork Pie.
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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It lies on State Highway 4
New Zealand State Highway network
The New Zealand State Highway network is the major national highway network in New Zealand. Just under 100 roads in both the North and South Islands are State Highways...
between the village of National Park
National Park, New Zealand
National Park is a small town on the central plateau of the North Island of New Zealand. Also known as National Park Village it is the highest urban township in New Zealand at 825 metres. As the name suggests, it borders the World Heritage Tongariro National Park, New Zealand's first national...
and the town of Raetihi
Raetihi
Raetihi is a town in the central North Island of New Zealand. It is located at the junction of State Highways 4 and 49, 11 kilometres west of Ohakune. The 2006 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings recorded its population as 1,035. This constitutes a decrease of 3.4% or 36 people since...
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Horopito was the setting for the 1981 New Zealand feature film Smash Palace
Smash Palace
Smash Palace is a New Zealand feature film, released in 1981. It was directed by Roger Donaldson and starred Bruno Lawrence, Anna Jemison, Greer Robson and Keith Aberdein. The film has an R16 rating.-Critical review:...
. More recently(2011)there has been talk over a short film set in a caravan in Horopito, the film will be entered into the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
In the early days Horopito was a bustling sawmilling town. It had a school, two hotels, a bank, post office and numerous housing.
In the 1920/30s Horopito fell into decline. People were leaving for better sounding work. Today nothing remains of all the buildings. The hub of Horopito is the wreckers, Horopito Motors.
The yard has been the scene of a few kiwi films like, Smash Palace and Good Bye Pork Pie.