Reports to the Council last night disclosed that the dam of the Wainuiomata water supply reservoir is in a...
Wainuiomata: News
Wainuiomata news spanning from today back to the 1860s provides a comprehensive record of the valley’s history, tracing its journey from early settlement to its modern identity.
This news archive covers a wide range of topics including stories around the people who shaped Wainuiomata, from early pioneers and engineering workers, to community leaders.
It is understood that a Venturi meter has been obtained by the City Council, and is about to be...
The Venturi water meter will be installed once the new meter house, which is currently being built, has been...
Karori must be looked to for the high levels, and Wainui for the bulk supply, the engineers proceed to...
The first sod in connection with the improvements to the_water supply from Wainuiomata was turned to-day by the Mayor.
It is intended to do away with the present water race, from which there is a tremendous leakage, and to substitute...
So the telephone was set a-ringing, hangers back were rounded up, and about 10 o’clock a party of twenty-six...
Application having been made to have a trial line run for a route by way of the Wainuiomata Valley,...
The pipes ordered are to replace the rotten wooden race that conveys water from the dam to the well...
Among the proposals to get rid of the Rimutaka railway incline is a line via Wainuiomata Valley. A short...
Fires are raging on the hills all along the western side of the Hutt Valley and are also raging...
A sad case of accidental shooting happened in the Wainuiomata district yesterday morning. Herbert Palmer, aged 27, was out...
An Act Of Heroism Rewarded. As Mr Cecil Adams was standing looking over a rushing stream at Wainui-o-Mata...
Sir—I wish to draw attention to the very brave and intelligent rescue of a man from drowning last Sunday...
A whare at Wainui-o-Mata, occupied by a party of telegraph linemen, was destroyed by fire about 1 o'clock yesterday.
Sir, I have to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 29th ult. enquiring the cost of the repairs...
Three humorous drawings depict the Wainuiomata Water Race under the theme "Fact and Fiction".
Further correspondence from Mrs Isabella McIlvride, in reference to her claim for compensation for losses sustained.
Messrs Baird and Ward have forwarded to the City Council their reply to the last paragraph of the Waterworks...
The first, a crack in the 30in main in Coleman’s tunnel, at Wainui-o-mata, on 18th September, 1883, and which...
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