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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Top of Moores Valley
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Near the top of Moores Valley is this small field where someone has planted a bus stop sign. Photo...
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The Jansen Home on Fitzherbert Road
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The Jansen Home on Fitzherbert Road, circa 1908. The Jansen family, of Scandinavian origin, arrived in Wellington under the...
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Wetlands Near Gums Loop Meadow
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Pre-settlements and a huge earthquake in 1855, much of the valley floor in Wainuiomata was wetlands or swamp.
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Foothills and Toetoe
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Typical view of the hills in Reservoir Valley with a field of toetoe in the foreground. Wainuiomata River runs...
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Wainuiomata Water Pipeline
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Water from rivers in Wainuiomata are directed into a water treatment plant, then distributed through a pipeline.
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The History of Main Road
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Before 1958, Main Road in Wainuiomata was known as Wainuiomata Road because this area was the focal point of...
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Scholes Cottage
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Thomas Scholes (1839–1923) constructed this cottage around 1865 on Coast Road, and it remains standing at 103 Coast Road...
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View of the Wainuiomata Treatment Plant
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Looking at the side of the Wainuiomata Treatment Plant located near Morton Dam and the waterworks car park.
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