The water catchment that supplied Wainuiomata with water was located in Skerretts Creek in the mid 1950s to early 1960s. Today, there are a lot of artefacts left in this general location. Pictured is a pipe that can clearly be seen near the intersection of the Whakanui Track and Skerretts Creek.
A tract of regenerating forest on a slope in Nikau Valley within Wainuiomata Regional Park and accessible via Nikau...
Moores Valley Road connects the oldest shopping area to a valley that epitomises the rural charm of Wainuiomata.
A concrete wall aligns part of the Wainuiomata River in Reservoir Valley. Situated on the northern side with Reservoir...
Norman Willis, a land developer and owner, established a subdivision in Homedale, Wainuiomata in the late 1950s – 1960s.
Lush rainforest surrounds much of Skerretts Creek, but the vegetation thins out slowly as you head up the slopes...
Skerretts Creek was the location for a water catchment in the 1950-60s. Water was piped out of the creek...
Photos of Morton Dam, circa 1980. In view is the dam, spillway, and a walkway that went through the...
Thomas Scholes (1839–1923) constructed this cottage around 1865 on Coast Road, and it remains standing at 103 Coast Road...
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