Following on from the post on the environmental history of Lower Hutt/Petone – the valley of disappointment, this post focuses on the Upper Hutt area, and in particular, the history of the river. This post is in response to a special request by one of envirohistory NZ‘s readers; one of a group of Upper Hutt Valley residents who are concerned about the effects of an application to lower the minimum flow of the Hutt River. (more…)
January 3, 2011
Upper Hutt: the valley of many struggles
Posted by envirohistorynz under commentary | Tags: Akatawara River, deforestation, Environmental History, Ernst Dieffenbach, European settlement, Hutt River, minimum flow, New Zealand Company, Petone, Pinehaven, Silverstream, Totara Park, Upper Hutt |1 Comment
January 6, 2011
Akatarawa Valley – last refuge of the huia
Posted by envirohistorynz under commentary | Tags: Akatarawa River, Akatarawa Road, Environmental History, forest milling, Forestry, horse-drawn cart, huia, Hutt River, Maori Land, New Zealand, Reikorangi, sawmills, Upper Hutt, Waikanae, wild goats |Leave a Comment
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