
Waitemata Harbour from Mt Hobson with Remuera Road in the foreground, 1884-1889
A new early photograph Auckland Harbour from Remuera, 1884-1889, from The British Library.
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Searching for the location of the Great Feast of Remuera – Have we found the site?
Tony Batistich, heritage geographer, has analysed various view points on the location of the Great Feast at Remuera in 1844.
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Plan change 78 from Auckland Council on Intensification
The most important recent is Plan Change 78 on Intensification. Please go to the maps and check if your and your neighbours’ properties are affected by intensification.
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Searching for the location of the Great Feast of Remuera
6.30pm, Friday 12 August 2022 at Remuera Library
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Invitation to a Public Meeting on Housing Intensification
This is the largest public event to date about the government's new housing legislation, to give voice to your opposition to the intensification legislation due to come into effect 20th August 2022
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Ōrākei Local Board feedback on the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 and RMA amendments 2021 – Council’s preliminary response
Orakei Local Board agrees with the advice of the Heritage Advisory Panel dated 6th June 2022 (copied - Appendix A) and Council’s Feedback Report analysing public views on Special Character Areas, which support retaining these areas.
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Include Score 4 property in the Special Character Area assessments!
Include Score 4 property in the Special Character Area assessments! The public feedback very clearly supported retaining Special Character Areas and supporting the creation of more Special Character Areas (SCAs).
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Character Coalition: Lobbying of Councillors and Local Board Chairs
Now is the time for Aucklanders to express their concerns for the future of Auckland and its Special Character Area’s (SCA's). Character Coalition believes a significant vote on the future status of SCA's will be made by Councillors at a meeting on 30 June.
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URGENT Action Required: National Policy Statement on Urban Development and Special Character Areas
We are challenging Council’s approach and looking at alternative ways of optimising qualifying matter opportunities under the centrally driven housing enabling regime. We need your help too.
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Remuera Heritage Annual General Meeting, 2022
6.30pm, Friday 27 May 2022, at Remuera Library.
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Remuera Residents Association – Annual General Meeting 2022
7.30pm, Thursday 5 May 2022 at Remuera Library
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Have Your Say on Auckland Council’s new housing rules
Auckland Council currently has its new housing rules out for consultation with Aucklanders in a very short timeframe. Feedback is due by 9th May 2022!
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Auckland deserves better
Auckland should be properly planned to keep its special character and natural beauty. Support the Character Coalition in its defence of this.
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New housing rules: The big changes for Auckland
Auckland Council will be releasing the new housing intensification rules soon. Please give feedback to Auckland Council on their proposed changes to housing density on Have Your Say, from 19 April - 9 May 2022.
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The Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply) Amendment Act and its impact on housing for Remuera
Remuera Heritage submits on the impacts of reducing the Single House Zone and Special Character Area Overlay in Remuera
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Newmarket Police Station – End of an Era
The old Newmarket Police Station on the corner of Remuera and Middleton Roads is listed on Auckland Council’s Historic Heritage Schedule has closed.
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Tupuna Maunga Authority Draft Plan for 2022-23 to 2024-25 and what it means for Ōhinerau Mt Hobson
Great to see the programme for Ohinerau Mt Hobson in the Tupuna Maunga Authority plan for 2022-23 to 2024-25 and give feedback.
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Submission on the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply…) Amendment Bill
This Amendment Bill was introduced on 19th October 2021 and proposes Auckland Council will be required to enable more dense housing in August 2022.
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Auckland’s Heritage Counts 2021
The latest edition of Auckland’s Heritage Counts is now out!
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Gift a Remuera Heritage book this Christmas
Special offer for members and followers this Christmas.
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Decoding Your Home
Experts from Auckland Council’s Heritage Unit, Archives, the Auckland Libraries’ Research Centre and Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga share resources to help you research your property’s history and style.
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Successful judicial review of 44 Ventnor Road development
Neighbours of the 13 townhouse development at 44 Ventnor Rd in Remuera were successful in the Environment Court with their judicial review of the non-notification and resource consenting process by Auckland Council.
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