View of the small settlement near the lower dam. This houses staff employed at the water catchment area or regional park. In the past, there were more houses here and they out in the open, albeit was not accessible to the public. Today, the area is part of Wainuiomata Regional Park. The homes that are left are hidden behind fences and hedges for privacy.
Lower Dam Area
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Wainuiomata Lookout
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'Wainuiomata Lookout' presents panoramas of Wellington Harbour, Wellington city, The South Island, and Lower Hutt including Petone & Seaview.
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Cars Driving on Newly Sealed Road in 1964
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A line of vehicles traversing a freshly paved stretch of Wainuiomata Road as it climbs up Wainuiomata Hill.
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Scholes Cottage
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Thomas Scholes (1839–1923) was a 19th-century settler along Coast Road, where his house still stands at 103 Coast Road....
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Skerretts Creek & Rainforest
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Lush rainforest surrounds much of Skerretts Creek, but the vegetation thins out slowly as you head up the slopes...
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Morton Dam Spillway in 1924
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Looking at the Morton Dam spillway in action in the year 1924. Morton Dam was once the main source...
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Overlooking Moore’s Valley Road 1880s
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Looking towards the west along Moore's Valley Road (in the foreground) and the Wainuiomata River, where the Main Road...
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Tangled Trees Growing out of a Slip
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At some point, a landslide has moved these trees farther down the steep incline beneath the McKerrow Track.
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View from the Old Whakanui Track
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This view can be seen from the Old Whakanui Track. The track’s entrance is mostly hidden from view as...
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