Nikau palms are the only palm tree in the world to naturally grow outside of the tropics. It is endemic to New Zealand. This specimen is located on the bank of Nikau Creek in Wainuiomata Regional Park.
View of Nikau Creek Valley in Wainuiomata from high up one of the gully walls. Over the hill ahead...
Looking at a forested foothill in the Remutaka Range. The Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata is set below these...
Looking at Wainuiomata River in autumn in Rotary Park. The park features a grassy pathway that follows Wainuiomata River...
The construction of Hine Road Recreation Reserve Bridge dates back to 1989. It provides passage to Top Pool Bridge,...
Peering through native forest at the Wainuiomata River below. The hill in the background is a foothill in the...
Hine Road in Wainuiomata explodes into color every Autumn. The street is lined with deciduous trees with pine trees...
View of a giant tree in Wainuiomata in an area that was never logged. While the most of the...
Looking the Harry Todd Recreation Area in Wainuiomata, with towering hills and mountains trapping clouds within the valleys.
