A.G.M. Holms 1911-2011
Archie Grant Melville (AGM) Holms was principal of Victoria Avenue School from 1966 to 1969.
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Do we value heritage in this country? Listen to Sally Hughes of the Character Coalition answer this
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Orakei Gin Distillery
Where Orakei Bay Village is now, situated next to the railway line and Orakei Station, there used to be a gin distillery owned by the New Zealand Distillery Company. It occupied the space where Ampersand café and restaurant and Farro Fresh are now located.
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20 Orakei Rd (Remuera’s Century-Old Homes Project)
The striking Arts and Crafts-inspired residence known as ‘Te Roti’ has a long and interesting history. Built for the well-known Winstone family in 1897, it is one of only a few surviving examples of the work of the important, yet short-lived, architectural practice of Fripp and Goldsbro’. During the twentieth century, the place continued to have associations with individuals who made significant contributions to Auckland’s history, including a noted businessman, prominent medical practitioners, and a highly-regarded historian. It even has links to a popular 1980s TV show!
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A famous WW1 poem and its connection to Remuera
The Soldier by Rupert Brooke was noted for its words, If I should die, think only this of me: that there’s some corner of a foreign field that is for ever England.
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Dr David Morris – growing up in Remuera in the 1940s and 50s.
We were twins, Richard and I, born on the day Singapore fell, 15 February 1942, often told this and as a reminder that the Japs were coming. Who were the Japs we never knew but we were told this to explain why there was a deep trench dug in the garden near the front hedge of our place.
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2nd Edition published and now available for purchase – The Great Māori Feast at Remuera, 1844
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Remuera trams
In February 1886, horse-drawn trams were operating between Auckland and Temperance Terrace (now St Vincent Avenue) off Remuera Road, running from Queen Street via Wellesley Street East, Symonds Street, Khyber Pass Road, and Manukau Road to Newmarket.
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