A beech forest sits atop a spur descending towards a creek within the lowland broadleaf forest below. Broadleaf forest tends to dominate the lower, more sheltered and shaded slopes, while beech becomes increasingly common higher up, where the terrain is more exposed and receives more sunlight.
The Sledge Track Creek in Wainuiomata offers a scenic view, winding through dense native bush with an old forestry...
The historic Coast Road Church in Wainuiomata is one of the valley’s oldest surviving buildings and the oldest original...
Looking along Coast Road near the southern coastline, with Lighthouse Bridge in view as it spans the Wainuiomata River.
The Wainuiomata Garden of Remembrance is a modern memorial cemetery located at the end of Hine Road in Wainuiomata,...
Looking down into Skerretts Gully, just above the site where a Kittyhawk aircraft crashed in 1943. Wreckage from the...
Young kahikatea trees forming a canopy inside a regenerating podocarp rainforest in Wainuiomata Regional Park. These trees can reach...
View of the lower reaches of Wainuiomata River in New Zealand’s Wellington Region. The upper reaches of this river...
Hine Road street trees out on quite the show during autumn. The region where this street lies was once...
