I returned to the hillside to search for another section of the two kilometre water race, beginning near a...
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Month: November, 2025
Looking down on the Wainuiomata River near the old dam, where the view has opened up slightly, following a...
Sluice Pipes
David Johnson / / / History, Photos, Lower Dam, Waterworks / 0These pipes run beneath the old dam and were built to reduce pressure on the dam wall during major...
Water Race Interior
David Johnson / / / Photos, Water Race, Wildlife / 0Looking inside the Wainuiomata Water Race. This two-kilometre concrete tunnel was built in the early 1880s and decommissioned in...
Three ducks on the Wainuiomata River just downstream from Ultimate Pool, a popular local swimming and recreation spot.
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WAINUIOMATA MUSEUM
Located in Wainuiomata Primary School, it is open 2pm-4pm every Sunday. Learn more →.






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