Typical young native plants growing on the forest floor in Ōrongorongo Forest Park, Wainuiomata. The ferns seen here are nīkau palms, the only palm species in the world that naturally grows outside of tropical regions.
Looking at a forested foothill in the Remutaka Range. The Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata is set below these...
Looking down from McKerrow Ridge towards Reservoir Valley in Wainuiomata. On a fine day, the views are spectacular, while...
Looking down into Skerretts Gully, just above the site where a Kittyhawk aircraft crashed in 1943. Wreckage from the...
This underground shaft in Wainuiomata was originally constructed in the 1880s. It was abandoned 1899 and is now completely...
Coast Road and Wainuiomata River in view. Near the horizon is the Cook Strait, a body of water between...
The Wainuiomata River, viewed from the Great Loop Walk beneath the shadow of Para Hill, near the Wainuiomata coast.
A concrete hut located along a once accessible track above Reservoir Road near the car park, is now concealed...
Sledge Track Creek in Wainuiomata is a habitat for kiwi, New Zealand’s national bird. These flightless and endangered birds...
