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.
Reservoir Road, a private route for waterworks and council staff, doubles as the Lower Dam Walk on the Gums...
Gums Loop Meadow is essentially where Gums Loop Walk derives its name. The meadow contains eucalyptus trees.
This cylindrical structure was once part of the Skerretts Creek water catchment. The catchment itself ceased operations in the...
Pictured is a view that opens up from the McKerrow Track, circa 1989. Looking out toward Wellington with the...
Looking down upon Richard Prouse Park from the top of a ridge, behind Sunny Grove. You can see both...
In 1867, John McIlvride, the postmaster, is believed to have constructed the Wainui-O-Mata school masters house.
Typical view of the hills in Reservoir Valley with a field of toetoe in the foreground. Wainuiomata River runs...
William Hobbard Morton (1866–1923) was Wellington’s Chief Engineer, overseeing key infrastructure projects, including the Morton Dam.
