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 the museum in the Wainuiomata Recreational Area. This house among others originally homed workers at the dam.
Hine Road Recreation Area, formerly referred to as The Meadow by some, it comprised paddocks hosting grazing horses during...
Looking at a section of the upper Wainuiomata River flowing along the base of the southern hillside in Reservoir...
Young kahikatea trees forming a canopy inside a regenerating podocarp rainforest in Wainuiomata Regional Park. These trees can reach...
Looking down on the spillway for the lower dam. Despite being decommissioned, the spillway allows water from the Wainuiomata...
Observing Queen Street Reserve in the fall, you’ll find a charming oasis nestled in the heart of the Wainuiomata...
These wetlands were restored when the lower dam in Wainuiomata was decommissioned. The hill in the background is one...
This view shows rocks that once formed the coastline prior to the 1855 Wairarapa earthquake. The powerful 8.2 magnitude...
