Photograph showing a car pushing through floodwaters along Wise Street in Wainuiomata, creating waves as it moves.
Wainuiomata: Photos
Photographic timeline of Wainuiomata
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 of Wainuiomata.Net unless otherwise specified.
Looking at Wainuiomata River in flood with Main Road Bridge and the Rotary Park entrance in the background. Date:...
St John’s Anglican Church is situated on Dick’s Hill, just behind The Village in Wainuiomata. Its exact address is...
A swollen Wainuiomata River flowing under Main Road Bridge with Wainuiomata Primary School just in view. Date: 21st May,1981.
Photos of Morton Dam, circa 1980. In view is the dam, spillway, and a walkway that went through the...
Norman Willis, a land developer and owner, established a subdivision in Homedale, Wainuiomata in the late 1950s – 1960s.
Photo circa 1970s of the beginning of Reservoir Valley with some pipes to the left and a firebreak visible...
New Zealand Railways Road Services launched the first local bus service in 1941, using Bedford SB3 vehicles that became...
An aerial photograph taken on 30th December 1974 captures the upper Moores Valley of Wainuiomata with Naenae also in...
This aerial photo, taken on 30 December 1974, showcases Wainuiomata and the extensive firebreaks on its surrounding hills.
A 1971 aerial view of Wainuiomata shows Parkway College, now called Wainuiomata High School, under construction on the far...
This photograph looks along Main Road in Wainuiomata around the year 1970. Visible in the scene are several older...
Photo of Wainuiomata Road & Fitzherbert Road (circa 1970) taken Todd, Harry Jackson (1918-1993) of the Wainui-o-mata Development Ltd.
The O-K Kinney Strainer Chamber formed part of the O-K pipeline system, which carried raw water from the Orongorongo...
View of the Main Road Bridge on Main Road, Homedale, Wainuiomata, with several period cars visible in the background.
Explore the history of Whitcher Grove, once home to the Sinclair family, known for their mill operation and stately...
The Morton Dam Strainer Building in Wainuiomata filtered water from the dam before it was piped to Wellington.
Images and memories capturing the essence of the Wainuiomata Waterworks as shared by the Reidy Family, and conveyed by...
The Wainuiomata Baths is are one of the valley’s most enduring community facilities and have played a central role...
A structure containing 4 venturi meters to measure water flow on the O-K pipeline was constructed in the 1960s.
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