The proposal was that the water from the intake at Orongorongo should flow by direct main into the lower...
Wainuiomata: Newspaper
Newspaper Articles about Wainuiomata
A growing collection of searchable newspaper articles about the Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata. These articles span nearly 150 years of news, dating from as far back as 1866 to the present day.
Many of these older news articles, cover the story of the lower dam’s construction and flooding events over the decades. These particular articles are also available in a single document from the Wainuiomata Historical Museum Society in PDF format.
New Zealand Herald 13 Jul 1926
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Orongorongo Pipeline, Pipeline, Waterworks / 0With the exception of three short lengths, the new steel pipeline from the municipal reservoir at Wainuiomata is now...
Dominion 06 Jul 1925
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Newspaper, Orongorongo Pipeline, Proposed Dam, Semple’s Camp, Waterworks / 0This elevation anticipates the future Morton programme, which includes constructing another dam a mile downstream from the Wainui dam.
The death occurred of Mr John Sinclair, at the age of eighty-one years. Deceased was born in Wellington and...
New Zealand Times 06 Jun 1925
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Newspaper, Orongorongo Pipeline, Semple’s Camp, Waterworks / 0From this point the pipe-line will be carried on along the flat past Semple’s camp to a spot about 15...
New Zealand Times 22 May 1925
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Morton Dam, Newspaper, Orongorongo Pipeline, Water Race, Waterworks / 0The proposal to bring water from the Orongorongo did not originate with Mr Morton. It was brought forward by...
Evening Post 21 May 1925
David Johnson / / / History, News, Morton Dam, Newspaper, Orongorongo Catchment, Water Race, Waterworks / 0In the early days, said Mr. Morice, the sources of water supply were springs, streams, wells, and roofs of...
Dominion 05 May 1925
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Orongorongo Pipeline, Pipeline, Semple’s Camp, Waterworks / 0The first load of pipes for the Orongorongo water main were discovered on the bush track leading from the...
Evening Post 03 Feb 1925
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0A large party of friends accompanied members of the club to the Wainui Reservoir, where a most enjoyable day...
There is a Venturi meter at the intake on the large main at Wainui-o-mata, and for the new Orongorongo...
Dominion 13 Jun 1924
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Orongorongo Tunnel, Venturi Meter, Waterworks / 0The City Council last evening granted authority for the purchase a Venturi water meter for the Orongorongo-Karori main.
Evening Post 23 May 1924
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0Proposals made by the Wellington Acclimatisation Society for thinning out deer at the Wainui-o-mata waterworks reserve.
Dominion 27 Mar 1924
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Pests, Waterworks / 0The increase in the number of deer in the Wainui sanctuary was such that the undergrowth of the native...
Dominion 27 Feb 1924
David Johnson / / / History, News, Bridle Track, Generators, Morton Dam, Newspaper, Orongorongo Tunnel, Pests, Waterworks / 0The increase in the number of deer in the Wainui sanctuary was such that the undergrowth of the native...
Dominion 25 Feb 1924
David Johnson / / / History, News, Bridle Track, Generators, Morton Dam, Newspaper, Orongorongo Tunnel, Pests, Waterworks / 0From the day power was supplied on the Wainui side, the time occupied in making the 7 ft. square...
Dominion 06 Dec 1923
David Johnson / / / History, News, Newspaper, Orongorongo Pipeline, Orongorongo Tunnel, Pipeline, Semple’s Camp, Waterworks / 0Early on Tuesday morning the tunnellers working on the Orongorongo side heard, for the first time, shots fired on...
Dominion 03 Dec 1923
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Morton Dam, Newspaper, Orongorongo Catchment, Proposed Dam, Waterworks / 0Mr Morton conceived the idea of converting the whole of the valley below the two existing dams into a...
Dominion 09 Nov 1923
David Johnson / / / History, News, Dams, Newspaper, Waterworks / 0Several complaints have been made about the possibility of drainage from the tunnelling camp at Wainui polluting the Wellington...
Evening Post 09 Oct 1923
David Johnson / / / History, News, Bridle Track, Newspaper, Orongorongo Camp, Orongorongo Pipeline, Semple’s Camp, Waterworks / 0On the Wainui side there is ample level ground for a camp site, but the Orongorongo has carved out...
Dominion 04 May 1923
David Johnson / / / History, News, Camps, Generators, Morton Dam, Newspaper, Orongorongo Camp, Orongorongo Catchment, Orongorongo Pipeline, Orongorongo Tunnel, Semple’s Camp, Waterworks / 0The erection on the western side of the path which leads on to the Morton Dam of a new...
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