This shingle fan reveals a massive accumulation of scree cascading from the hillside, spreading out in a fan-like shape on the ground. The mountains in this area are steep, sparsely vegetated, and exposed to strong winds and heavy rainfall. These conditions are largely due to the elevation of the mountains and their close proximity to the coast.
View of the decommissioned Wainuiomata Lower Dam (named Morton Dam). This dam once supplied water to Wellington along with...
View of Wainuiomata as seen from the lookout at the top of Wainuiomata Hill. A car park at the...
High up on a ridge in Wainuiomata Scenic Reserve, you can get a great view of Sunny Grove, Hine...
The Wainuiomata Waterworks Wetlands are part of the Wainuiomata Regional Park, which encompasses lowland native forests and adjoins the...
View of the Wainuiomata River as seen from the Coast Road in Wainuiomata. The surrounding landscape here is parched...
Turakirae Head Scientific Reserve located on the southern coast of Wainuiomata in New Zealand, is renowned for its geological...
This underground shaft in Wainuiomata was originally constructed in the 1880s. It was abandoned 1899 and is now completely...
View from the top of Whakanui Track along a ridgeline, before it connects to the McKerrow Track. Wainuiomata can...
