Turakirae Head Scientific Reserve located on the southern coast of Wainuiomata in New Zealand, is renowned for its geological and ecological significance. The reserve showcases uplifted beach terraces, evidence of tectonic activity along the Wellington Fault, and provides an exceptional record of earthquakes over thousands of years. There is clear evidence of four different coastlines with each newer coastline resulting from uplifting of land.
Looking down on the spillway for the lower dam. Despite being decommissioned, the spillway allows water from the Wainuiomata...
Summer at Richard Prouse Park in Wainuiomata. The park is used for the game of cricket during the summer...
A concrete hut located along a once accessible track above Reservoir Road near the car park, is now concealed...
The Concrete Race, also known as the Water Race, is a buried tunnel that once carried clean river water...
Looking at a forested foothill in the Remutaka Range. The Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata is set below these...
These wetlands were restored when the lower dam in Wainuiomata was decommissioned. The hill in the background is one...
The construction of Hine Road Recreation Reserve Bridge dates back to 1989. It provides passage to Top Pool Bridge,...
Hine Road Recreation Area, formerly referred to as The Meadow by some, it comprised paddocks hosting grazing horses during...
