Most people walking on the Whakanui Track will start at the top of Sunny Grove. But the track use to start just above Sinclair Cemetery behind Hine Road Recreation Area. However, you can still walk this section despite being unmaintained. It follows behind the odd numbered properties on Sunny Grove and connects with the Whakanui some way up the hillside above the official entrance.
Tags: WalksSecret Pool (also known as Indian Pool) is a swimming hole in the Wainuiomata River. It is the next...
Top Pool in Wainuiomata in the year 2008. This area is a cherished destination for swimming and even picnics.
Example of a buttress root system that helps stabilise trees that grow in shallow soil. This giant is located...
1880s view of Wood Farm in Upper Moores Valley in Wainuiomata. The land has been logged making way for...
The Morton Dam pipeline was a key part of Wellington’s early 20th-century water supply system. Constructed between 1908 and...
Circa 1941, looking towards Wainuiomata Primary School on what was then known as Wainuiomata Road (now Main Road).
Lovegrove's Store, situated at the intersection of Moore's Valley and Main Road, underwent significant alterations and extensions in 1954.
This pipe may have functioned as a scour pipe from the old pipeline. It is hidden in the bush...
