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.
This part of Wainuiomata River is close to the historic lower dam. Once the water has flowed over the...
Image depicting Colemans Tunnel and shaft captured in 2023. Initially built during 1881-1882, the shaft now remains concealed.
Looking at Wainuiomata River in flood with Main Road Bridge and the Rotary Park entrance in the background. Date:...
Norman Willis, a land developer and owner, established a subdivision in Homedale, Wainuiomata in the late 1950s – 1960s.
Images and memories capturing the essence of the Wainuiomata Waterworks as shared by the Reidy Family, and conveyed by...
Before the construction of the Main Road Bridge, there was a ford that allowed access across the Wainuiomata River....
This photo shows the Wainuiomata River dividing the Wainuiomata Regional Park to the left and Hine Road Recreation Area...
Aerial view of Homedale (circa 1940) showing some interesting features. It show:The School block when it was farmland;
Located in Wainuiomata Primary School, it is open 2pm-4pm every Sunday. Learn more →.
