Maintenance Road (Upper Road), an unsealed road / firebreak, originally provided access to the old pipeline that once distributed water from the original dam. Though the road is still intact today, it is closed to the public, with a large locked gate preventing access for vehicles and pedestrians. The image above shows the road branching off Reservoir Road near the old dam. From here, the road runs parallel to Reservoir Road but higher up the hill, then eventually turns in a hairpin and climbs up to the top of the hill and heads along the ridge between Reservoir Valley and Moores Valley in the direction of Whitemans Valley. At one time, it also connected to Whitcher Grove off Moores Valley Road, but that section has since been abandoned and is now hidden within regenerating bush. Some refer to this stretch as Maintenance Track.
The History of Maintenance Road
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Evening Post 25 Apr 1878
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We have very much pleasure in announcing that arrangements have been made for Mr Clark, C.E., to furnish the...
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Evening Post 19 Jun 1878
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The following telegram was received this afternoon by His Worship the Mayor from Mr Clark C.E.:- “Auckland, 19 June.
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Wainuiomata River Homedale
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Looking at Wainuiomata River from the Main Road Bridge with entrance and track to Pool Crescent Reserve just visible...
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Evening Post 17 Jun 1887
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Further correspondence from Mrs Isabella McIlvride, in reference to her claim for compensation for losses sustained.
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Wellington Independent 08 Nov 1867
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700 Acres of Land, situated in Moores Valley, Wainuiomata District. There is an abundance of timber of the finest...
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Virgin Forest to be designated a sanctuary in Wainuiomata
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A proposed sanctuary in Wainuiomata, akin to Zealandia, but on a larger scale, is currently being considered by the...
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Evening Post 16 Feb 1883
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That the Council form a road from the mills to the proposed reservoir, the road to be formed on...
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Wainuiomata Stream Culvert
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The Wainuiomata Stream passes beneath Moores Valley Road via a culvert. The Wainuiomata Stream originates in upper Moores Valley,...
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