This aerial photo, taken on 7 December 1966, captures Wainuiomata during a period of development. Arakura is shown under...
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 over the spillway of Morton Dam circa 1965. In view is the Morton Dam Strainer Building which was...
Looking at the Morton Dam spillway in action in the year 1924. Morton Dam was once the main source...
Aerial image of Wainuiomata Road in 1964, showing Wainuiomata Road over the Wainuiomata Hill summit and into the valley.
A line of vehicles traversing a freshly paved stretch of Wainuiomata Road as it climbs up Wainuiomata Hill.
Willis Grove traces its origins to the time when the valley was transitioning from farmland and bush into a...
Norfolk Street in Wainuiomata is a local neighbourhood retail strip that took shape in the early 1960s. It serves...
Aerial view of Wainuiomata in 1963 showing Queen Street and Arakura. In 1958, Fraser Barton opened the first shop on...
The Control Valve Building houses valves and related equipment that regulate the flow and pressure of water within the...
The Community Centre was also used as a Plunket rooms & later became the library which is now housed...
The Public Hall once stood at the corner of Main and Homedale Roads. It was replaced by the School...
This aerial photo, taken on 8 February 1961, captures Moores Valley and Reservoir Valley, along with Sunny Grove and...
Coastwatchers Hut once stood near Okakaho Stream at Fitzroy Bay on Wainuiomata’s south coast until it was destroyed by...
View of Wainuiomata Valley as seen from the summit of Wainuiomata Hill circa 1960. The suburb of Parkway and...
Looking at the second section of Queen Street around the year 1960. Photo is taken on The Strand which...
Wainuiomata AFC is a community football club based at Richard Prouse Park in Wainuiomata, offering teams and development opportunities.
Development of houses took place in the 1960s in Sunny Grove. However, this photo from 1958 shows at...
This photograph looks along Hine Road including Sinclair House in 1958. Sinclair House was built in the 1860s.
Looking towards Poole Crescent from The Rock, around 1958. Many photos were taken from this spot, as The Rock...
Moores Valley Road, as seen from The Rock around 1958. The Rock was so named for the large rock...
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