A recently discovered rectangular concrete slab in the Wainuiomata bush features a small metal door engraved with the letters “W W”, possibly standing for Wainuiomata Waterworks or simply Water Works. The door may once have provided access to a valve connected to the Orongorongo pipeline. That’s just speculation for now, but if you have any insights into its purpose or origin, feel free to share them in the comments below.
View of the small settlement associated with the water catchment area in Wainuiomata. In the past, there were more...
Pictured is a meadow on the Gums Loop Track in the year 2009. Gums Loop Track has existed as...
Looking at a wetlands area located behind the old dam. When the dam was decommissioned, the area became an...
Pictured is Dick Wootton, a woodcutter and post splitter from Orongorongo Station. He's working on a 2-meter diameter Totara...
The Strand in Wainuiomata is one of the main commercial streets, complementing Queen Street as part of the central...
Photos of Morton Dam, circa 1980. In view is the dam, spillway, and a walkway that went through the...
The Greater Wellington Regional Council has successfully purchased a 1366-hectare parcel of land in Gollans Valley Wainuiomata.
Lovegrove's Store, situated at the intersection of Moore's Valley and Main Road, underwent significant alterations and extensions in 1954.
