View of a forested hillside within the Remutaka mountains located inside the Wainuiomata Recreational Reserve.
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Forests are areas of land that are densely populated with trees and other vegetation. They are found all over the world and can be found in a variety of different climates, from tropical rainforests to boreal forests. Forests play a vital role in the Earth’s ecosystem, providing habitat for a wide variety of plant and animal species, and helping to regulate the Earth’s climate by absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Wainuiomata River is just visible here when looking down onto the canopy of this tract of forest in the...
View of the spillway and lookout. The Wainuiomata River is channeled from a wetland, continuing its course beneath as...
View of the decommissioned Wainuiomata Lower Dam (named Morton Dam). This dam once supplied water to Wellington along with...
Reservoir Road in the Wainuiomata Waterworks Recreation Area gives you access to the dams and many walks in the...
Ultimate Pool is further up Wainuiomata River from Top Pool. Access is gained via Reservoir Road or Gums Loop...
Looking at a shed that housed a machine that aided in supplying water to the Wellington region. Today this...
Looking at a forested foothill in the Remutaka Range. The Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata is set below these...
This building was constructed in 1964. It was part of the Wainuiomata Waterworks that supplied Wellington city with water....
Looking down on the spillway for the lower dam. Despite being decommissioned, the spillway allows water from the Wainuiomata...
Peering through native forest at the Wainuiomata River below. The hill in the background is a foothill in the...
Looking at the foothills of the Remutaka Range in the Wellington region. In view is a mixture of native...
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