Orongorongo Valley

A DigitalNZ Story by Rebecca Jamieson

Image: Pictorial Parade No. 22 (1954)

Pictorial Parade No. 22 (1954)

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Orongorongo Valley

Orongorongo Valley

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: 'Rata tree, Orongorongo River, 30/10/34'

'Rata tree, Orongorongo River, 30/10/34'

Wairarapa Archive

Image: Orongorongo River

Orongorongo River

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Waerenga Hut, Orongorongo Range : Photograph

Waerenga Hut, Orongorongo Range : Photograph

Wairarapa Archive

Image: Orongorongo River

Orongorongo River

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Orongorongo River, Wellington

Orongorongo River, Wellington

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: "Those who ventured," The 1950 Tramp back to the Orongorongo Valley - Presbyterian Harrier Club, Wellington

"Those who ventured," The 1950 Tramp back to the Orongorongo Valley - Presbyterian Harrier Club, Wellington

Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand

Image: "Graham Miller demonstrates how to start a brawl," The 1950 Tramp back to the Orongorongo Valley, Presbyterian Harrier Club - Wellington

"Graham Miller demonstrates how to start a brawl," The 1950 Tramp back to the Orongorongo Valley, Presbyterian Harrier Club - Wellington

Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand

Image: Orongorongo River, Wellington

Orongorongo River, Wellington

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Orongorongo Golf Club lapel pin

Orongorongo Golf Club lapel pin

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: "Resting on the way home," The 1950 Tramp back to the Orongorongo Valley, Presbyterian Harrier Club - Wellington

"Resting on the way home," The 1950 Tramp back to the Orongorongo Valley, Presbyterian Harrier Club - Wellington

Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand

Image: "Per adau add Blake," The 1950 Tramp back to the Orongorongo Valley, Presbyterian Harrier Club - Wellington

"Per adau add Blake," The 1950 Tramp back to the Orongorongo Valley, Presbyterian Harrier Club - Wellington

Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand

Image: Orongorongo River, Wellington

Orongorongo River, Wellington

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: "2/5 co-operating with photographer,' The 1950 Tramp back to Orongorongo Valley, Presbyterian Harrier Club - Wellington

"2/5 co-operating with photographer,' The 1950 Tramp back to Orongorongo Valley, Presbyterian Harrier Club - Wellington

Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand

Image: "Tramp to Orongorongo River, November 1947," Presbyterian Harrier Club - Wellington

"Tramp to Orongorongo River, November 1947," Presbyterian Harrier Club - Wellington

Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand

Image: "Tramp to Orongorongo River, 1948," Presbyterian Harrier Club - Wellington

"Tramp to Orongorongo River, 1948," Presbyterian Harrier Club - Wellington

Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand

Image: Bach in Orongorongo Valley

Bach in Orongorongo Valley

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Interior of bach in Orongorongo Valley

Interior of bach in Orongorongo Valley

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: "How to cross a river without getting your feet wet," The 1950 tramp back to the Orongorongo Valley, Presbyterian Harrier Club - Wellington

"How to cross a river without getting your feet wet," The 1950 tramp back to the Orongorongo Valley, Presbyterian Harrier Club - Wellington

Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand

Image: Orongorongo River in flood

Orongorongo River in flood

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Scouts; camp, Ōrongorongo, 1934.

Scouts; camp, Ōrongorongo, 1934.

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Orongorongo Opossum Research Station. Tree Fern Patterns "Centre" Fork of Green's Stream, Orongorongo River Area

Orongorongo Opossum Research Station. Tree Fern Patterns "Centre" Fork of Green's Stream, Orongorongo River Area

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Members of Hutt Valley Tramping Club at Baines Hut, Orongorongo Valley

Members of Hutt Valley Tramping Club at Baines Hut, Orongorongo Valley

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Members of the New Zealand Home Guard, Somes Platoon of Bush Guides, on reconnaissance of upper Orongorongo river

Members of the New Zealand Home Guard, Somes Platoon of Bush Guides, on reconnaissance of upper Orongorongo river

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cyclists on the Five Mile Track to the Orongorongo Valley

Cyclists on the Five Mile Track to the Orongorongo Valley

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Kapiti Island and Orongorongo trip, February 1921

Kapiti Island and Orongorongo trip, February 1921

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: "Tough on the bridge! Tramp Summer 1947-48," Presbyterian Harrier Club - Wellington

"Tough on the bridge! Tramp Summer 1947-48," Presbyterian Harrier Club - Wellington

Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand

Image: Tawhai Hut. [Image of a man crouching outside a wooden hut.]

Tawhai Hut. [Image of a man crouching outside a wooden hut.]

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Orongorongo River. Showing dead trees in the river bed where once there was forest

Orongorongo River. Showing dead trees in the river bed where once there was forest

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa