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Transformation of the former Newmarket Police Station at 58 Remuera Road

Formerly the Newmarket Police Station featuring the original 1909 cells, Newmarket Central is a 17-room boutique hotel, together with a refurbished 4-bedroom Edwardian villa known as the Sergeant’s House at 58 Remuera Road.

The Auckland History Initiative at the University of Auckland presents 6 research topics by its Summer Scholarship students

The AHI talks have been organised into 2 events: the first event is on Friday 21st August and the second event is on Friday 4th September 2026.

Remuera Library 100th year celebration!

The Orakei Local Board invites Remuera Heritage members to a celebration of Remuera Library's 100th year on Saturday 25th July 2026

Onsite visit to the refurbished Remuera Railway Station

REMUERA HERITAGE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2026

The Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday, 19th June 2026, at the Remuera Library at 6.15pm

Major project on the Remuera Railway Station refurbishment nearly completed!

History of New Zealand Liberation Museum Te Arawhata, Le Quesnoy in France and New Zealand

Refurbishment of the Remuera Railway Station March 2026

AT is working with Salmond Reed, heritage architects, and Heritage New Zealand to ensure that the exterior improvements meet heritage standards. Here are photos from 25 March 2026.

April event – the Remuera Railway Station exterior is being restored!

Come and hear Dr Phillip Hartley from Salmond Reed talk about the project with Auckland Transport to restore the exterior of the Remuera Railway Station and the Signal Box.

Robyn Bridgman QSM Obituary

Robyn Bridgman gave a talk to Remuera Heritage in 2023 about growing up in Remuera. She grew up in Burwood Crescent during the early days of the 2nd World War and attended Remuera Primary School.

St Cuthbert’s Heritage Walk

Sarah Padey, Archivist at St Cuthbert’s College in Epsom, guided Remuera Heritage members on a heritage tour of the school buildings and grounds. Principal Charlotte Avery welcomed us and spoke about the history of the buildings.

Auckland Heritage Counts 2025

This edition features a poster of key statistics, new research on the adaptive reuse of heritage churches, and insights into international heritage management frameworks. Dr David Bade, Specialist – Heritage, Auckland Council

St Cuthbert’s Heritage Walk

Join Sarah Padey, Archivist at St Cuthbert’s College, for a heritage tour of the buildings and grounds, with afternoon tea afterwards. WHEN: Monday 23rd February 2026 from 2pm to 4pm (arrive at 1.45pm).

Plan Change 120 information session

The Meadowbank & St Johns Residents Association (MBSJRA) is hosting a timely information session regarding Plan Change 120 (PC120), focused on Auckland's future housing plan.

Templates for submissions on Plan Change 120 on housing intensification

Auckland Council has now publicly notified Plan Change 120. You can see the proposal, and the maps showing the proposed new zonings, on the Council website.

Next Thursday there will be a presentation about Auckland Council’s intensification plan change 120

Next Thursday, 20th November, 6pm–7.30pm, at Remuera Library there will be a presentation about Auckland Council’s intensification plan change (Plan Change 120), and an opportunity to ask questions about the process and how to make submissions.

2025 Christmas Party time – save the date!

Let's celebrate another great year for Remuera Heritage with a Xmas BBQ

Always a tram in sight!

James is the Tramway Project Manager at the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT), as well as a volunteer tram driver. His talk covered the growth of trams in Auckland and their decline in the 1950s due to competition from buses.

Railway Enthusiasts visit the Remuera Railway Station

Remuera Heritage welcomed the Railway Enthusiasts' Society to the Remuera Railway Station during the Auckland Heritage Festival 2025.

5 Pere Street has won a NZ Master Painters award for a character house

5 Pere Street has won a NZ Master Painters award for the exterior painting of a character house by master painter PBF Ltd.

Remuera Library is to open late on Thursdays from 2nd of October 2025

Auckland intensification plan gets a reprieve

Auckland Council granted concession by Chris Bishop on housing intensification plans

Public meetings about proposed zoning changes in Remuera September 2025

There are three important public meetings in Remuera and St Heliers next week about the proposed upzoning, downzoning and removal of special character area overlays in Remuera.

AUCKLAND’S HOUSING PLAN NEEDS A REALITY CHECK

Opinion piece by Councillor Christine Fletcher and Troy Churton, Orakei Local Board member, on Auckland Council's Replacement Plan Change for Plan Change 78

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