The Old Remuera Post Office
The old Remuera Post Office, built in 1914, is a historic landmark building.
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Bryan Haggitt New Zealand Cricket Volunteer of the Year
Bryan Haggitt has been recognised at the New Zealand Cricket Awards as Volunteer of the Year 2015/16.
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Heritage Plaques for Remuera
The Remuera Business Association is adding heritage plaques to buildings in the Remuera shops.
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WW1 Matron Cora Beattie Anderson
Cora Beattie Anderson of Remuera had a distinguished war record as a nurse during World War One after she had survived a major shipwreck.
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Bank of New Zealand Remuera
The Bank of New Zealand first opened in Remuera in 1929 in Skelton’s Building at 339-345 Remuera Road.
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Early History of Remuera
Long before the Europeans arrived, Remu-wera was probably the Maori name of an area near Mt Hobson.
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End of the Gallipoli Campaign
Between May and December 1915 a number of Remuera men fought and perished at Gallipoli.
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Remuera Returned Soldiers Social Club 1932-2002
The Remuera Returned Soldiers Social Club was founded in 1932 by Sir George Richardson.
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Cotter House
The story of Cotter House begins in 1847 with an enterprising English colonist named Joseph Newman who came to New Zealand in 1840.
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Demolition of Hanna Block at King’s School
The demolition of the Hanna Block at King's School in Remuera is going ahead, following a decision by the council's...
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Obituary David Roy Simmons MBE
David Simmons, Remuera resident and a distinguished New Zealand scholar and author.
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WW1 Private James John Parker 12/213
Private James John Parker was born on 27 June 1894 in Brooklyn, New York City.
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WW1 Lieutenant Herbert George Richardson
Herbert Richardson was the son of George James and Margaret Edith Richardson
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WW1 Vincent and Lionel Hall
Vincent John Baird Hall was a teacher at New Plymouth Boys High School.
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WW1 Lieutenant Frederick Arthur Airey 30102
Frederick Airey was born in Auckland on 9 May 1892, the son of Margaret Avon Airey and Walter Henry Airey.
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WW1 Major General Sir George Spafford Richardson
George Richardson was born in Northampton, UK in 1868.
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Win with Words Winner – Marley Cowlard of Remuera Intermediate
A snippet from Marley Cowlard's (Remuera Intermediate School) story On to the Battlefield which won the Remuera Heritage award.
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WW1 William Strachan Chambers Harris
Strachan (as he was known) was born in Christchurch on 22 February 1895 to Bessie Caroline Emily and George Harris.
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WW1 Sister Bessie Maxfield (22/421) and Staff Nurse Isobel MacLennan (22/449) – Mentioned in Despatches
Bessie Maxfield was born 12 November 1886.
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Vanishing Villas – Houses Removed or Demolished in Remuera
Many streets in Remuera are over 100 years old.
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Coolangatta
Coolangatta was demolished in the early morning without warning two weeks before Christmas on 9 December 2006.
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