Observing a morepork (ruru), commonly referred to as the brown owl. Indigenous to New Zealand and Norfolk Island, this owl was photographed in Wainuiomata Regional Park as the evening approached. Known for their nocturnal habits, they are mostly active during the night.
View of the decommissioned Wainuiomata Lower Dam (named Morton Dam). This dam once supplied water to Wellington along with...
View of a giant tree in Wainuiomata in an area that was never logged. While the most of the...
Looking at hills covered in native bush in one the largest areas of lowland native forests in the lower...
Looking down at the Wainuiomata River from the Coast Road. The river starts in a podocarp rainforest, then flows...
This old tree has hosts many different epiphyte species. An epiphyte refers to a plant species that thrives by...
Nikau palms are the only palm tree in the world to naturally grow outside of the tropics. It is...
Wetlands in Wainuiomata within Wainuiomata Regional Park. The wetlands was once a dam that supplied water to Wellington. It...
View of Nikau Creek Valley in Wainuiomata from high up one of the gully walls. Over the hill ahead...
