News And Events | Remuera Heritage Society

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.

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.

FREE membership for young people under the age of 30 years!

Demolition of 367 Remuera Road – the L J Keys building

Remuera heritage walks with downloadable maps

Fabulous members’ tour of the trams at Museum of Technology and Transport (MOTAT)

Happy Holidays and Best wishes for 2025

Remuera Tram 44 at MOTAT is adopted!

Walking back to happiness – book available and how to write your own memoir

Do we value heritage in this country? Listen to Sally Hughes of the Character Coalition answer this

28 Ranui Road – demolition by neglect

2nd Edition published and now available for purchase – The Great Māori Feast at Remuera, 1844

The Great Feast at St Kentigern’s

The Village Green (formerly the Stables), 415 Remuera Road, Remuera

History and conclusion regarding the origins of the Village Green (formerly the Stables)

Give the gift of two heritage booklets on Remuera this Christmas

Re-opening of St Heliers Library

“After a year of works this gorgeous heritage library has been lovingly restored. Heritage done well means you can almost not see the changes. As a result of Auckland Council investment our beautiful St Heliers library is future proofed for many generations to come."

Historic heritage plaque for Arts & Craft house in Otahuri Crescent

Mayor “retires” the Auckland Council Heritage Advisory Panel

In Memory of Ngaire Bailey (nee Keys) 1929-2023

Remuera Heritage notes with sadness the passing of Ngaire Bailey in January 2023, aged 93. Ngaire was a member of Remuera Heritage and the granddaughter of Leonard John Keys, the first store owner in Remuera.

In memory of Jeremy Salmond

Remuera Heritage wishes to acknowledge the huge contribution to heritage architecture, restoration and preservation. He was particularly helpful last year in assisting Remuera residents to identify the special character and heritage features of their properties in response to Council’s Plan Change 78 re housing intensification. He has left a huge legacy for New Zealand heritage.