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: WalksThis cylindrical structure was once part of the Skerretts Creek water catchment. The catchment itself ceased operations in the...
This is the original research station established by Internal Affairs to seek ways to control the possum problem. Photo...
The image of the Waterworks from 1954 shows both the Lower Dam and Morton Dam. You can see homes...
The Waiwhetu Tunnel was constructed in the 1880s as a brick-lined passage to transport water from Wainuiomata to Wellington.
Skerretts Creek was the location for a water catchment in the 1950-60s. Water was piped out of the creek...
This pipe may have functioned as a scour pipe from the old pipeline. It is hidden in the bush...
Photo circa 1970s of the beginning of Reservoir Valley with some pipes to the left and a firebreak visible...
The lower reaches of Wainuiomata River as observed during summer. It traverses arid looking terrain in the month of...
