Wainuiomata's Queen Street serves as a primary hub for various shops and it houses the Community Centre and Public...
Wainuiomata: Buildings
Explore Wainuiomata’s diverse range of historic buildings, homes, farm sheds, huts and other notable structures, alongside selected examples of more recent architecture. Highlights include the venerable Coast Road Church, one of the oldest surviving buildings in the area, as well as early homesteads, cottages, shearing sheds, bush huts, shops, schools, halls and other places that have contributed to the district’s history and character.
The Wainuiomata Historical Museum proudly houses a diverse collection of historical exhibits that vividly depict its rich heritage.
This is the site of Hugh Sinclair's old homestead 'Moness' in Wainuiomata, as seen in 2023. Photo shows a newer home...
Burger King in Wainuiomata opened in 2023. It consists of a typical drive through and also has a lobby...
McDonald’s opened its restaurant in Wainuiomata, on April 13, 1999. Located on The Strand, it is across the...
Established in 1857, Wainuiomata Primary School, a state school, resides in Homedale, the oldest suburb in Wainuiomata.
"Cobb's Barn" in Wainuiomata was a well-known landmark on the Cobb family's Coast Road farm, located near today's Wainuiomata...
St John’s Anglican Church is situated on Dick’s Hill, just behind The Village in Wainuiomata. Its exact address is...
A memory around 1972 of 'Northbrook' house in Wainuiomata which was originally inhabited by the Wood family.
The Morton Dam Strainer Building in Wainuiomata filtered water from the dam before it was piped to Wellington.
The Control Valve Building houses valves and related equipment that regulate the flow and pressure of water within the...
The Community Centre was also used as a Plunket rooms & later became the library which is now housed...
The Public Hall once stood at the corner of Main and Homedale Roads. It was replaced by the School...
The Community Centre was also used as a Plunket rooms & later became the library which is now housed...
Farmland in Homedale, looking north towards the village from Coast Road. In view are the school, the school house,...
View of The Village, circa 1941. The Wainuiomata Transport building to the right, was known as Claude's shop.
A bus fills up at the only petrol pump in Wainuiomata in 1941, located at Claude Williams' shop, which...
Circa 1941, looking towards Wainuiomata Primary School on what was then known as Wainuiomata Road (now Main Road).
Mt Para Pump House supplied water from the Wainuiomata River to a military observation post on Mt Para near...
The Power House at Baring Head / Ōrua-pouanui, a museum, is one of the important historic buildings within the...
WAINUIOMATA TOURS
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WAINUIOMATA MUSEUM
Located in Wainuiomata Primary School, it is open 2pm-4pm every Sunday. Learn more →.
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