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.
View of the upper reaches of the Hutt River inside Kaitoke Regional Park. The river has a number of...
Looking up into the canopy of a podocarp rainforest inside Kaitoke Regional Park. In view is a rata tree...
A section of the Kaitoke Waterworks, where the main pipe feeds into the Kaitoke Strainer House, visible on the...
Flume Bridge in Kaitoke Regional Park is part of a circuit walk. This bridge crosses the Hutt River and...
View of a circuit walk through a Podocarp rainforest in Kaitoke Regional Park. Podocarp trees are found in the...
Looking at the upper reaches of the Hutt River in Kaitoke Regional Park. Surrounded by native forest in the...
While Rivendell is a fictional location in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth universe, the location for Rivendell in Kaitoke is a...
View of Hutt River Gorge in Kaitoke Regional Park in the Wellington region. The river has excellent natural pools that...
