After the Glenhill name was established, the area later became known as Riverlea. The surrounding land operated as Jenkins’...
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.
An aerial photograph taken in 1942 Moores Valley and Reservoir Valley, extending up to the old dam. Both valleys...
In the past, Skerretts Creek used to wind through both sides of the Sunny Grove valley. However, the creek...
Farmland in Homedale, looking north towards the village from Coast Road. In view are the school, the school house,...
View of The Village, circa 1941. The Wainuiomata Transport building to the right, was known as Claude's shop.
A bus fills up at the only petrol pump in Wainuiomata in 1941, located at Claude Williams' shop, which...
Circa 1941, looking towards Wainuiomata Primary School on what was then known as Wainuiomata Road (now Main Road).
A 1941 aerial photograph of Reservoir Valley, taken before Hine Road was established. The image captures huts that once...
This aerial photograph of Homedale in Wainuiomata taken on 16 of January 1941 shows a number of interesting features.
Homedale Road is named after Homedale, the oldest area in Wainuiomata. The name signifies a house located in a...
Mt Para Pump House supplied water from the Wainuiomata River to a military observation post on Mt Para near...
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;
This photo shows the Williams General Store on Main Road, around 1939. The building was originally part of McIlvride...
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).
Photograph taken in October 1936 showing the Lower Dam and the original intake where water was diverted into the...
The Power House at Baring Head / Ōrua-pouanui, a museum, is one of the important historic buildings within the...
The Old O-K Venturi Meter House was erected no later than 1926. Today, it's hidden in native bush inside...
Baring Head Lighthouse stands above Cook Strait at Baring Head / Ōrua-pouanui, on the south coast of Wainuiomata.
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