Sledge Track Loop is a short walk option from the larger Sledge Track. It starts and ends at the Mackay Cottage site and navigates around a wetlands with flax plantings. The main walk typically takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes, whereas the loop walk can be completed in approximately 10 minutes. It serves as a pleasant extension to the Gums Loop Walk since the loop walk diverges from that track.
The Morepork is a small owl native to New Zealand. It gets its name from the sound of its...
Pictured is a view toward Wellington from the Whakanui Track in 1989. In view is the valley where Coast...
The Pukeatua Bridge crosses over the top of Wainuiomata Hill Road. The bridge links pedestrian and cycling pathways along...
Reservoir Road, a private route for waterworks and council staff, doubles as the Lower Dam Walk on the Gums...
The fenced Sinclair Cemetery stands out in this photo with its perimeter of trees. At 5-7 Sunny Grove you...
Established in 1857, Wainuiomata Primary School, a state school, resides in Homedale, the oldest suburb in Wainuiomata.
The old dam known as the lower dam including this spillway was constructed in the 1880s and was decommissioned...
The Wainuiomata Wastewater Treatment Plant was decommissioned in November 2001 after serving the community since the 1950s.
