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Growing up on Mt Hobson – 11 Mt Hobson Lane

My family moved into it around 1968, when I was 3 years old, and I lived there for about 20 years. At the time, it was two units: one at the front and we had the 2-bedroom back unit.

Remuera Library turns 100 years old – a celebration of its history continuing importance to the community.

Speech by Sue Jackson, Remuera Library manager on the history of the Remuera Library building on its 100th birthday

Celebration of the 100th birthday anniversary of the Remuera Library

Ngati Whatua, Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, Orakei Local Board, Hon. Paul Goldsmith, Sue Jackson Remuera Library Manager, librarians, children, library customers and community members celebrated the 100th birthday of the Remuera Library

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

We remember: A seat, a silence and the boys lost to war – the story behind Ōhinerau/Mt Hobson WWII memorial

The commemorative seat on the side of Ōhinerau/Mt Hobson looks out over a bed of daffodils, across rooftops, and out to the Hauraki Gulf beyond.

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

Lancashire Dairy – an early Remuera business on the L J Keys corner site

The recent demolition of the old L J Keys building on the corner of Clonbern and Remuera Road prompted a Remuera Heritage member Andrea Blanchette-Forde to write about the history of the Lancashire Dairy which is featured in the famous photo of L J Keys’s building in Remuera

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).

Remuera Railway Station and Signal Box restoration project 2025-2026

The scope of the restoration project is to strengthen and weatherproof the exterior of the signal box and station building,

Progress on track – the 2011 electrification of Remuera Railway Station

Edward Rooney reports on the optimistic future for Auckland's rail commuters - at Remuera Railway Station 2011

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.

39 Manawa Road (Remuera’s Century-Old Homes Project)

First built around 1860, the multi-gabled cottage at 39 Manawa Road is one of only a small number of mid-nineteenth century dwellings surviving in Remuera. Although extended over time, the place is a tangible reminder of the suburb’s early settlement, social history, and way of life. It even has links with one of Remuera’s earliest schools.

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