View from Spear Cut Track of Reservoir Valley in Wainuiomata. Sunny Grove is hidden below the hill to the...
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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Fitzherbert Road, originally known as Swamp Road before 1959, extended to the base of the hills leading to Naenae...
Trees cast their shadows across the bank of a waterway next to Bryan Heath Park in Wainuiomata. This waterway...
Before 1958, Main Road in Wainuiomata was known as Wainuiomata Road because this area was the focal point of...
The valley's topography and lack of wind, this sometimes causes low clouds and mist to become trapped by the...
From the Wainui Lookout, perched on the western hills dividing Wainuiomata from Lower Hutt, you can view undulating hills.
Wainuiomata Road that opens out to four / five lanes and goes over the Wainuiomata Hill. The road rises...
Water from rivers in Wainuiomata are directed into a water treatment plant, then distributed through a pipeline.
Sledge Track Creek flows alongside Sledge Track and then extends further uphill where a less maintained track continues to...
View of Tana Umaga Track in Wainuiomata Regional Park. The track is best described as a short and steep...
A view of the Wainuiomata River from the Main Road Bridge in Homedale. with deciduous trees in view, adding...
A view of the Main Road in the Village on a cloudy autumn day. Mist-covered hills in the background...
Poole Crescent connects to both Homedale Road and Hine Road, with a reserve situated behind. The street was named...
'Wainuiomata Lookout' presents panoramas of Wellington Harbour, Wellington city, The South Island, and Lower Hutt including Petone & Seaview.
This view from the southern bank of the Wainuiomata River captures Lower Dam, just before the river cascades down...
Sledge Track Loop is a short walk option from the larger Sledge Track. It starts and ends at Mackay...
The Pukeatua Bridge crosses over the top of Wainuiomata Hill Road. The bridge links pedestrian and cycling pathways along...
This section of the waterway has been restored with native vegetation and features a public walkway between two new...
The Morepork is a small owl native to New Zealand. It gets its name from the sound of its...
Secret Pool (also known as Indian Pool) is a swimming hole in the Wainuiomata River. It is the next...
WAINUIOMATA MUSEUM
Located in Wainuiomata Primary School, it is open 2pm-4pm every Sunday. Learn more →.