A 1941 aerial photograph of Reservoir Valley, taken before Hine Road was established. The image captures huts that once...
Wainuiomata: Photos
Photos of Wainuiomata sorted chronologically by date.
Documenting Wainuiomata with an ever growing collection of photos. This includes locations such as the town centre, suburbs, landscapes, coastline, rivers, and reserves.
Photo articles are dated by the age of the main photo or the main subject rather than when the article was written. This places the photos in a timeline. Some photos date back to the 1800s. We either have permission to show these old photos or they have no copyright. Modern photos on the site were taken by David Johnson unless otherwise specified.
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Photo of Homedale taken in 1940, showing the school block surrounded by farmland. Substantial housing started in the 1950s.
Aerial view of Homedale (circa 1940) showing some interesting features. It show:The School block when it was farmland;
Lower Dam in Wainuiomata or the original dam as it was also known was drained in 1939 for maintenance....
Photo of Fitzherbert Road and Wainuiomata Roads (circa 1939) taken by the Wainui-o-mata Development Ltd; Todd, Harry Jackson (1918-1993).
'The Rock' typically refers to the area stretching from the viewpoint along Moores Valley, overlooking Richard Prouse Park in...
Aerial view of Morton Dam in the year 1924. You can see the spillway, tower with gantry, and reservoir...
Looking at the Morton Dam spillway in action in the year 1924. Morton Dam was once the main source...
View of the Orongorongo River Tunnel Pipeline around the year 1924. To the right you can see a jigger.
![Wainuiomata River and School, Circa 1920 [Public Domain]](https://wainuiomata.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Wainuiomata-River-School-480x270.jpg)
Photo of the Wainuiomata River, Main Street Bridge, and Wainuiomata Primary School, circa 1920. You can see the second...
Charles Seymer Whitcher constructed a single-lane concrete bridge across the Wainuiomata River in the year 1916.
Since 1912, a swing bridge has spanned the Wainuiomata River near todays Gums Loop Track in Wainuiomata Regional Park.
Scout Hut, also known as Pearson Hut, stood from 1912 until 1995 in Reservoir Valley. It eventually succumbed to...
Mackay Cottage was built around 1912 for Morton Dam workers and was removed in 1980. During the war, Mackay...
In a 1909 photograph capturing the lower dam spillway, an intriguing detail emerges in the corner: a self-portrait of...
The Jansen Home on Fitzherbert Road, circa 1908. The Jansen family, of Scandinavian origin, arrived in Wellington under the...
Postcards featuring this picturesque view of the spillway date back to 1905. They were widely circulated, along with other...
This pipe may have functioned as a scour pipe from the old pipeline. It is hidden in the bush...
Along a short section of Maintenance Road, an old track parallel to Reservoir Road, there is an earth bridge....
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