Mission Sisters House 78 Upland Road
78 Upland Road Remuera was known as the House of Studies for the Mission Sisters.
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Tennis Court on Waiata Reserve — 1985
Plans for a private tennis club on Remuera’s Waiata Reserve have divided the neighbourhood.
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Remuera Children’s Home
In 1893 a home for destitute children was founded by the congregation of the former Union Free Church...
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WW1 Henry John Innes Walker
More than a century after his death on the Western Front in WW1, the remains of Henry John Innes Walker have been found and identified.
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Auckland Unitary Plan August 2016 – Risk to Remuera Historic Heritage
The eastern suburbs have seen significant removal of the single house zone to be replaced with the increased density of...
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New Developments in the Remuera Shops
Meanwhile development is underway on the old Browns site at 411-413 Remuera Rd.
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WW1 Battle of the Somme — Corporal Robert Henry Whitnall Armiger
Robert Armiger was the son of Robert and Emma Armiger of Ponsonby and attended Auckland Grammar School from 1911.
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WW1 Battle of the Somme — Captain Geoffrey Clifford Wilson Armstrong
Geoffrey Armstrong enlisted in July 1915 as a lieutenant in the Auckland Infantry Battalion.
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WW1 Battle of the Somme — Lieutenant Gavin Douglas Alexander DCM 4/513
Gavin Alexander was born on the 14 March 1893 and lived at Clover Nook Rd, Epsom.
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Battle of the Somme Talk by Herb Farrant
It was on the Somme that the majority of New Zealanders were killed or wounded during the First World War.
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L.J. Keys
The single storey building on the south-eastern corner of Remuera Rd and Clonbern Rd.
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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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