This old tree has hosts many different epiphyte species. An epiphyte refers to a plant species that thrives by attaching itself to another plant, like a tree, without causing harm, and obtains its water and nutrients from the surrounding air, rainfall, and organic matter. Unlike conventional plants, epiphytes do not usually establish roots in the soil, relying instead on the host plant for structural support.
Wetlands in Wainuiomata within Wainuiomata Regional Park. The wetlands was once a dam that supplied water to Wellington. It...
There are numerous unnamed creeks and streams in Wainuiomata Regional Park that feed into the Wainuiomata River including this...
The decommissioned Wainuiomata Lower Dam which once supplied water to Wellington is now a natural wetland.
Winter view of Richard Prouse Park in Wainuiomata, with the hills of Wainuiomata Regional Park shrouded in fog.
View of the decommissioned Wainuiomata Lower Dam (named Morton Dam). This dam once supplied water to Wellington along with...
Looking at one of the rooms in the Wainuiomata Museum that displays artefacts from the past as well as...
The suburb of Wainuiomata was largely comprised of swamp. in 1855 a massive 8.2 earthquake raised much land above...
View from the top of Whakanui Track along a ridgeline, before it connects to the McKerrow Track. Wainuiomata can...
