The Pukeatua Range, also known as the Wainuiomata Hill Road, runs through the centre of the image, revealing the full stretch of the Hutt side of Wainuiomata Road. This range forms the natural divide between Wainuiomata and the Hutt Valley, with Wainuiomata visible to the right. Much of Wainuiomata lies close to 100 metres above sea level; the flat land that now forms the township was once a wet, boggy swamp about 150 years ago.
