With the exception of three short lengths, the new steel pipeline from the municipal reservoir at Wainuiomata is now...
Wainuiomata: History
Articles exploring the history of Wainuiomata, dating back to the 1860s
Documenting the fascinating history of Wainuiomata with an ever growing collection of articles. Includes posts about the origins and pioneering period of Wainuiomata to historical sites and artefacts. Each article is dated, but the date represents the subject and not the date when the article was written. For example, when an article primarily focuses on a photograph captured in 1840 or discusses topics related to that specific year, the article will be time stamped with that year.
This approach provides readers with an experience, allowing them to traverse through history in chronological order and gain a precise understanding of how historical events and elements are situated within the broader timeline of Wainuiomata’s history. Nonetheless, when an article covers a lengthy period concerning its main subject, it will be time stamped based on the featured image, most recent image, or the date of the main subject.
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Historical Articles
This 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...
From this point the pipe-line will be carried on along the flat past Semple’s camp to a spot about 15...
The proposal to bring water from the Orongorongo did not originate with Mr Morton. It was brought forward by...
In the early days, said Mr. Morice, the sources of water supply were springs, streams, wells, and roofs of...
The first load of pipes for the Orongorongo water main were discovered on the bush track leading from the...
A 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...
Digital version of an old map, showing the pipeline from the weir to the tunnel, in the Orongorongos, circa...
The Old O-K Venturi Meter House was erected no later than 1926. Today, it's hidden in native bush inside...
The City Council last evening granted authority for the purchase a Venturi water meter for the Orongorongo-Karori main.
Proposals made by the Wellington Acclimatisation Society for thinning out deer at the Wainui-o-mata waterworks reserve.
The increase in the number of deer in the Wainui sanctuary was such that the undergrowth of the native...
The increase in the number of deer in the Wainui sanctuary was such that the undergrowth of the native...
From the day power was supplied on the Wainui side, the time occupied in making the 7 ft. square...
Early on Tuesday morning the tunnellers working on the Orongorongo side heard, for the first time, shots fired on...
Mr Morton conceived the idea of converting the whole of the valley below the two existing dams into a...
Several complaints have been made about the possibility of drainage from the tunnelling camp at Wainui polluting the Wellington...
On the Wainui side there is ample level ground for a camp site, but the Orongorongo has carved out...
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