Reservoir Road in the Wainuiomata Waterworks Recreation Area gives you access to the dams and many walks in the area. Other areas are restricted such as the larger dam which is still in use and a tunnel that goes into the Ōrongorongo Valley.
Standing at the lookout on The Rock, you get a wide view across Richard Prouse Park and the surrounding...
Ancient volcanic rocks are scattered along the coastline around Baring Head and much of Wainuiomata’s south coast, adding to...
Wetlands in Wainuiomata within Wainuiomata Regional Park. The wetlands was once a dam that supplied water to Wellington. It...
The section of the Wainuiomata River meanders along the edge of Richard Prouse Park, offering several nearby swimming spots.
Looking at one of the rooms in the Wainuiomata Museum that displays artefacts from the past as well as...
Young kahikatea trees forming a canopy inside a regenerating podocarp rainforest in Wainuiomata Regional Park. These trees can reach...
Looking south along the Wainuiomata River as it flows between two hills towards the wild southern shoreline near Baring...
Looking down into Skerretts Gully, just above the site where a Kittyhawk aircraft crashed in 1943. Wreckage from the...
