View of the Pākuratahi River flowing into the Hutt River. This location and surrounds are significant locations in New Zealand’s film industry, particularly for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” trilogies. They are also popular places to swim in the summer and there are a number of beautiful walks through the surrounding rainforest.
The Hutt River runs through Kaitoke Regional Park and is a major feature of the reserve. The river is...
Walking through a rainforest in Kaitoke Regional Park. This walk is a circuit that starts or finishes at a...
View of a circuit walk through a Podocarp rainforest in Kaitoke Regional Park. Podocarp trees are found in the...
View of a giant root system inside a podocarp rainforest in Kaitoke Regional Park. Kaitoke is a beautiful natural...
This giant Rata tree rises out of the canopy of a podocarp rainforest. The location is Kaitoke Regional Park...
Cooling down on a hot summer day in Kaitoke Regional Park near Upper Hutt. The park has beautiful native...
Pākuratahi River is a tributary of the Hutt River. It flows from the nearby Tararua Range. The river is...
While Rivendell is a fictional location in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth universe, the location for Rivendell in Kaitoke is a...
