The Jansen Home on Fitzherbert Road, circa 1908. The Jansen family, of Scandinavian origin, arrived in Wellington under the...
Wainuiomata: Housing (Page 3)
Housing development in Wainuiomata started after World War II as the population rapidly expanded. The growing populations’ demands led to an increase in housing construction. Today, Wainuiomata is expanding in Arakura, Parkway, and other areas. While areas already developed, are experiencing a trend toward high density housing replacing older homes that sit on quarter-acre sections.
Wainuiomata Primary School (circa 1987), a state school, resides in Homedale, the oldest suburb in Wainuiomata.
1880s view of the site where Richard Prouse Park in Wainuiomata is located. This view shows a number...
This view of Homedale, likely taken from The Rock on Moores Valley Road, captures the old Wainuiomata School.
Looking towards the west along Moore's Valley Road (in the foreground) and the Wainuiomata River, where the Main Road...
Originally built in 1867 by John Mowlem, the property transitioned to brothers-in-law Duncan and John Sinclair.
In 1867, John McIlvride, the postmaster, is believed to have constructed the Wainui-O-Mata school masters house.
Collis House, built in the early 1860s, is named after the Collis family who settled in Wainuiomata. The house...
Thomas Scholes (1839–1923) constructed this cottage around 1865 on Coast Road, and it remains standing at 103 Coast Road...
The old homestead, Willow Bank, Wainuiomata was built in 1862. Willow Bank was on the west bank of the...
Constructed in the early 1860s, Sinclair House was the home of Isabella Sinclair (1803 – 1882). Subsequently renamed Dyers...
The story of Moness begins with Hugh Sinclair's arrival in New Zealand in 1839. About nine years later,...
Glenhill was the family house of John Sinclair, located around 136 Hine Road today. Glenhill means a narrow...
Ōrongorongo Station in Wainuiomata was established around 1846 when Daniel Riddiford occupied the land after arriving in Wellington in...
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WAINUIOMATA MUSEUM
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