Rock Pool is located in Richard Prouse Park, near the driveway entrance off Hine Road. Its name comes from a prominent rock visible on the ground beside the Wainuiomata River. At one time, a road/ track from Moores Valley Road connected with a ford that crossed the river just upstream from the pool. Some of the photos in the gallery below show this road and ford.
Near the top of Moores Valley is this small field where someone has planted a bus stop sign. Photo...
View of the Orongorongo River Tunnel Pipeline around the year 1924. To the right you can see a jigger.
Looking at the valley that contains Nikau Creek and the Nikau Creek Track, (circa 2009). This is where the...
View from atop Morton Dam looking at what was once the area of stored water. This is what 36...
View of a lush forest on the slopes of Skerretts Creek Valley. The forest is beautiful, but not far...
Sledge Track Pool also known as Discreet Pool and Hidden Pool is a natural swimming hole in the Wainuiomata...
This view captures a fenced-off Hine Road Recreation Area in the 1870s or 1880s. In that era, the reserve...
This is a view of the lower reaches of Scholes Creek just before it flows outside the bushland near...
Located in Wainuiomata Primary School, it is open 2pm-4pm every Sunday. Learn more →.
