A first visit to East Harbour Regional Park after fire-risk closures prevented an earlier trip two years before.
Month: June, 2026
Baring Head / Ōrua-pouanui includes a lighthouse compound, former keepers’ cottages, the Powerhouse, Story Hub, Para Hill, & wartime...
View of the valley through which Coast Road winds its way. Once dominated by early timber milling, the valley...
The oxbows near the Lighthouse Bridge in East Harbour Regional Park are former meanders of the Wainuiomata River.
Fitzroy Bay is on the eastern side of the entrance to Wellington Harbour. It sits between Pencarrow Head to...
I explored a possible original access route to the Old Whakanui Track following an overgrown track through gorse and...
Wainuiomata Lookout' presents panoramas of Wellington Harbour, Wellington city, The South Island, and Lower Hutt including Petone & Seaview.
Following three iterations of the Whakanui Track including the Old Whakanui Track, East Whakanui Track, and the current track.
The forest surrounding the Old Whakanui Track changes noticeably as the route climbs the 600 metre plus hillside.
This moss-laden tree stands on the East Whakanui Track near the top of a ridge, where moisture-laden winds sweep...
The forest surrounding the Old Whakanui Track changes noticeably as the route climbs the 600 metre plus hillside.
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