The walls tell stories of the history of the Wainuiomata waterworks. The waterworks has two dams, one decommissioned and a larger one that is still in use. The area also housed a community of workers and their families. Their stories are recorded in this museum.
Looking down on the spillway for the lower dam. Despite being decommissioned, the spillway allows water from the Wainuiomata...
Wainuiomata River as it passes through Hine Road Recreation Area in Wainuiomata. This is an important recreational asset as...
Looking down at the Wainuiomata River from the Coast Road. The river starts in a podocarp rainforest, then flows...
A beech forest sits atop a spur descending towards a creek within the lowland broadleaf forest below. Broadleaf forest...
Peering through native forest at the Wainuiomata River below. The hill in the background is a foothill in the...
Coast Road and Wainuiomata River in view. Near the horizon is the Cook Strait, a body of water between...
Looking at an almost inaccessible part of the Wainuiomata River. There are no tracks leading here, but you gain...
Looking at the southern end of the Coast Road in Wainuiomata as you head to the south coast. It’s...
