Orongorongo station history books

Its also relatively popular, with roughly 100 locked private huts and batches dotted along the orongorongo river. After another 2km, turn left onto east west access road. Rongorongo is a system of mysterious glyphs discovered written on various artifacts on easter island. Its an easy grade and makes for a pleasant day trip to the orongorongo valley and back to the. Simpsons book examines the particular influence of poet john. History pertaining to them refer to an unknown lepidopteran larva feeding on mistletoe on pinus ponderosa. Since the 1990s the department of conservation has banned the construction of private huts. Wootton 1893 1974 was a employee at the orongorongo station. In 185859 riddiford withstood a challenge to his orongorongo title from c. Wainuiomata historical society tour november 1977. The lush native forests and clear rivers of the wainuiomata and orongorongo catchment areas were recognised early on for their water supply potential. The history of the orongorongo valley and environs by joanna lanetaylor. Orongorongo river is the main artery of the rimutaka range, draining an area with rainfall of up to 2,400 millimetres 94 in a year, which is twice as much as the rainfall at the mouth of the river at cook strait.

It is possible to ride back around to petone passing pencarrow, through eastbourne and around the bays. Hutt and wainuiomataorongorongo water collection areas history. Built heritage of the orongorongo valley by chris cochran, chris maclean, allan sheppard. Mar 20, 2012 last traces of riddifords woburn estate may be bulldozed. Orongorongo deserters hut the story museum newsletter april 2017 saturday afternoon found us bowling along the hutt road in the back of an army truck complete with dispatch rider on an army indian motorcycle. Orongorongo valley wellington places te ara encyclopedia. Many believe they represent a lost system of writing or protowriting and could be one of just.

The orongorongo track is a popular walking ttrack in the wellington region and the most popular entrance to the remutaka forest park. Maori land court 1 orongorongo pa 1 orongorongo range 1 orongorongo station 1 pacific science congress 6th. In once sense its too close, which isnt a fair way to judge somewhere. The private hut is owned by the orongorongo station. The orongorongo track is the most popular in remutaka forest park. In 1847, the sitting room at huangarua station had a turkey carpet, a wellstocked bookcase, a wornums piccolo piano and walls hung with prints, drawings and paintings, according to visitor judge h. Hutt and wainuiomataorongorongo water collection areas. Orongorongo station items national library of new zealand. For many years, he and his wife, harriett, lived at orongorongo station on the south coast of the north island, an isolated spot where the. You will find this content on our new website under the weather forecast you can read more about the ongoing changes here. You may or may not find this hard to believe, but i was pondering the idea of a tunnel under cook strait the other day.

The hut was in existence from the 1920s to the 1960s. Aug 12, 2008 ngorongoro is, without doubt, one of the worlds truly amazing places. Booking a hut is usually something that only happens when venturing into. Orongorongo track wainuiomata 2020 all you need to. Orongorongo place name origins tararua tramping club. In the 1880s at brancepeth a library of 2000 books was provided from which workers were able to borrow. Orongorongo station homestead c1960 a view of the riddiford family homestead at orongorongo station, on the coast between wairarapa and wellington. This popular, easy walk passes through different forest types and has swimming holes at the end of the track its ideal for families. This farm has a fascinating history, from the very early days when you could only access the land via canoe, and supplies from wellington were delivered once a year.

Unitybooksonline remains functioning as a website however orders cannot be fulfilled until such time as working and travel restrictions are lifted. Ngorongoros geological history, ngorongoro conservation area booklet r pickering on. Africa is a bbc and discovery channel coproduction made by the awardwinning documentary team that created the acclaimed 2009 natural history series life. E, 18 km east of wellington, has living accommodation with a simple laboratory and workshop. Since this time further developments have taken place. Riddiford, his wife harriett, nee stone, and family lived at orongorongo station until 1855, when he moved into his woburn property in the hutt valley. This farm has a fascinating history, from the very early days when. Orongorongo river 2 baring head 1 claims 1 crown lands 1 forests and forestry 1 history 1 land settlement 1 lower hutt city 1 manawatuwhanganui region 1 maps 1 new zealand. Following the nz governments advice today, monday 23rd march 2020, unity books wellington and auckland will be temporarily closed following level 3 and level 4 protocols until further notice.

Frank barnes 1859 1941 was a sailor and later became a shepherd at the orongorongo station. We found our cottage, tarted up a little in recent times but still a fairly original farm house. Smiths bookshop, new zealand books online, nz books online. Information the history of the orongorongo valley and environs by joanna lane taylor. Campground with toilets, showers and gas barbecues. Orongorongo station is a rugged place, located at the end of the valley and bordering the coast. Daniel riddiford bred mules in order to transport stores to the orongorongo station. Bostons habituation to illicit trade june 7 may 3 april 8 march 10 february 8 january 10 2016 92 december 9 november 8. Turn left to ride around the coast to orongorongo station, or turn right to ride to the hutt valley via the rimutaka rail trail or to meet the wairarapa train at featherston. Riverstone cottage orongorongo station orongorongo.

In the late 1800s, it was a regular little city at the station. Wairarapa valley cycleway ebike adventure tours of new zealand. Below orongo on one side a 300meter barren cliff face drops down to the ocean. Good detailed book on the social history of railway stations. There was no night water supply and when the wellington railway station caught fire. Yr weather forecast for orongorongo track, wellington.

Once the saturday morning childrens sport was done, we gathered at a cafe for a spot of lunch and a cheeky glass of bubbly. Rongorongo 10 of the worlds biggest unsolved mysteries. Blended with the history of each station are warm and humerous anecdotes of. Morongo basin historical society 632 landers ln, yucca.

The club particularly supports the continued presence of huts and their extended use for future generations. Funny meeting you here geroff me middle notes, puss. Wairarapa valley cycleway ebike adventure tours of new. Orongorongo range 1 orongorongo station 1 pacific science congress 6th. Orongorongo track wainuiomata 2020 all you need to know. Our destination was the orongorongo tunnel mouth past the morton dam in the wainuiomata catchment. Sep, 2017 rongorongo is a system of mysterious glyphs discovered written on various artifacts on easter island. Drawn from over 2,000 hours of footage gathered from 1,598 days on location and over 553 cameras deployed in the field, the series paints a breathtaking portrait of africa. Catchpool and orongorongo valleys remutaka forest park. For much of its course the river is a braided river, with a wide bed of greywacke shingle and gravel and a number of streams of. The field station and research area of 1200 ha are in the rimutaka forest park, managed by the department of conservation for water and soil conservation and for recreation.

Thomas woltz how often does a single design firm get the opportunity to turn a 3,000acre property into a sprawling work of integrated art, architecture, agriculture, ecological and cultural reclamation, wildlife preservation and landscape design. The information in this record has been migrated into tdar from the national archaeological database reports module nadbr and updated. I could equally well give this book a one star or five stars. The orongorongo valley is a nearby place that ive overlooked quite a lot.

History of water supply in the wellington region 1872 1985. The word wainuiomata is a maori name made up of the elements wai water, nui big, o of and mata which could refer to a womans name. Jan 01, 2014 a quirk of history has seen dozens of private huts built in the orongorongo valley in rimutaka forest park. For about two hours we walked our bikes over sharp edged rocks and scree slides and through sand pits on less than obvious tracks. It has been called the 8th wonder of the world, and in 1979 was designated a world heritage site. Wainuiomataorongorongo water collection area greater.

Accommodation on the trail is quite limited and books well in advance. Arts trail david mcgill book covers and michael oleary art works. The trail works its way through orongorongo station, one of the longest. Explore turakirae education resource booklet department of. Filled with history, this section of the trail is a very gentle gradient with a nice hard. The greatest new zealand works of nonfiction ever part two the. Ricky french examines what will happen when occupancy licences expire in 2050.

Apr 28, 20 more precisely, we went to the orongorongo valley to the privately owned orongorongo station. Turakirae head to ocean beach 4wd track orongorongo station. Orongorongo good easy walk this walk is not quite wheelchair suitable but has developed well over recent years to make it easy for children. It includes orongorongo valley and its booked huts with walks for all ages and fitness levels. For mikes birthday recently we went to one unique part of it, out beyond wainuiomata in the eastern suburbs. Turakirae head to ocean beach 4wd track orongorongo station access. It consists of a collection of low, sodcovered, windowless, roundwalled buildings with even lower doors positioned on the high southwesterly tip of the large volcanic caldera called rano kau. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Turakirae head to ocean beach 4wd track orongorongo. Mar 20, 2020 the hut was in existence from the 1920s to the 1960s. Picnic areas both open and secluded spots along catchpool road. Catchpool valley is the most popular entrance to remutaka forest park.

Now everyone is driving cars and weve lost that social interaction, this book is not just for sociologists. Many visitors to the area dont know there are over 50 huts scattered along the valley, hidden amongst the native bush. The remutaka cycle trail officially finishes at orongorongo station, this is a remote spot on the wainuiomata coast. Im very excited to welcome you to the orongorongo clubs new blog. The diary of charles johnson pharazyn 18021903, who arrived in welington may 24th 1841, in the jane reads. Wellington or, i should say, what is now wellington, was the first port made. We found the history booklet of the place a great read and informative. In 1880 an earth dam was constructed and a pipeline laid to wellington. Theres something quite strange about opening the door to a bush hut in new zealand and knowing its yours exclusively for the night. Source the history of the orongorongo valley and environs by joanna lanetaylor. At 20km across, and over 600m deep, it is the largest unbroken, unflooded crater on the planet.

It was big which in this weather meant difficult to heat. Its a fairly flat 5km walk through the catchpool valley to the orongorongo river and there are a number of other tracks in the area for those. If you are interested in rongorongo then you will get this book no matter what. Ancient origins articles related to rongorongo in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends. Hidden huts of the orongorongos wilderness magazine nz.

It was a private hut owned by eglinton wharekauhau station but visitors were allowed to use it. Our mantra is fun comes first and we must have good food. A great collection of historical and modern photos of the huts, people and flora and fauna of the orongorongo valley near wellington. From the 1930s, regular visitors built huts in the valley. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. The next stage to orongorongoa station was a difficult ride or should i say a walk. This weekend, my friends and i set off for our third annual mums weekend away to the orongorongo valley, in the rimutaka forest park. About gorongosa national park gorongosa park rebirth of.

The orongorongo river officially orongorongo river runs for 32 kilometres 20 mi southwest. This resource is a citation record only, the center for digital antiquity does not have a copy of this document. Ngorongoros geological history, ngorongoro conservation. The orongo station conservation master plan for a 3,000acre sheep farm in new zealand establishes a vision for the extensive regeneration of a devastated ecology while expanding agricultural production and revealing a cultural landscape rich in history. Ngorongoro is, without doubt, one of the worlds truly amazing places. Field base, toilets, and a 24hour emergency telephone. Conservation status of the new zealand lepidoptera pdf. The origins of the name remain disputed, but one commonly accepted by whom. Hi guys, i know i am not the only one that has recently lamented the fact that you cant get from turakirae head south of wainuiomata on the coast 4wd track to ocean beach south of featherston due to the locked gateat either end. Last traces of riddifords woburn estate may be bulldozed. Orongorongo track wellington 2020 all you need to know. About 34km from martinborough, you will reach a tintersection with western lake road.

A quirk of history has seen dozens of private huts built in the orongorongo valley in rimutaka forest park. Orongo is a stone village and ceremonial center at the southwestern tip of rapa nui easter island. Ricky french examines what will happen when occupancy licences expire in 2050 theres something quite strange about opening the door to a bush hut in new zealand and knowing its yours exclusively for the night. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. About 10 years ago two women were speaking at a gathering in the church at castlepoint. First established as a hunting reserve in 1920, gorongosa became a national park in july 1960 under portuguese colonial rule. Dec 08, 2009 the orongorongo valley is a nearby place that ive overlooked quite a lot. Its a fairly flat 5km walk through the catchpool valley to the orongorongo river and there are. Smiths bookshop, new zealand books, nz books online, new books online.

For more history about the maori naming and their association with the orongorongo see. Surveyor field books from land information new zealand. Luxford, who had negotiated a separate lease over part of the block concerned. The trail weaves through the remutaka ranges taking in historical sights along the way. More precisely, we went to the orongorongo valley to the privately owned orongorongo station. In 1978 the orongorongo club was established by a number of regular users of the valley who shared a common interest in the preservation of the valleys unique heritage.

He has spent much of life on the edge of the crater, and his multifaceted existence as farmer, safari guide, hunter, journalist, and campaigner gives him a unique insight into the events that have influenced the destiny of the ngorongoroand the fascinating personalities who have shaped those events. The orongorongo river valley is popular with trampers and day walkers, and fourwheel drive vehicles can reach it by following the river up from the coast. Although not an official part of the trail it is generally able to be ridden adding around 20km to the journey. It was and still is very rough and mountainous country only useful for sheep farming the only land cultivated is the homestead garden. They were there on behalf of the wellington regional council to tell people the history of the district. From ocean beach to orongorongo station is an exposed landscape scarred by wild. Information the history of the orongorongo valley and environs by joanna lanetaylor. It was a private hut owned by the orongorongo station. Orongorongo station 1960 coast road, wainuiomata coast, rd1 wainuiomata. The history of the orongorongo valley and environs. It quickly became a premiere destination not only for international. Orongorongo station from the museum newsletter november 1977 daniel riddiford came to wellington as the new zealand companys emigration agent in 1840 and about 1846 occupied orongorongo station. Wellington is well endowed with a wild and beautiful coastline.