Thomas Scholes (1839–1923) was a 19th-century settler along Coast Road, where his house still stands at 103 Coast Road. Built around 1865 by Frederick Kershaw Crowther (1833–1907) and John Eric Crowther (1831–1911), this historic home is also known as August Cottage, named after local farmer Ashley Meredith August (1918–2010). It holds the distinction of being the oldest house in Wainuiomata.
The heavy and long-continued storm of rain from Sunday night till Tuesday noon caused another disastrous flood at Wainuiomata.
Mutuihe Farm was the homestead of William Bertram White, one of the earliest European settlers in Wainuiomata.
Water is passed through turbine generators housed in a dedicated building. Inspections of the generator are conducted no more...
This view of Homedale, likely taken from The Rock on Moores Valley Road, captures the old Wainuiomata School.
In reference to the piercing of the Wainui-o-mata tunnel, a correspondent, signing himself “Fair Play,” sends us a letter,
The handy little locomotive procured by Messrs Sinclair, of Wainui-o-mata, from Tasmania, to work on the Wainui-o-mata tramway,
The City Engineer presented his reports on the alternative schemes for an extended water supply from Wai-nui-o-mata or Karori....
Top Pool was widely considered the best swimming hole in Wainuiomata until the council filled it with stones in...
