
WW1 Sister Elsie Stewart Greig RRC
Elsie was born on 10 April 1886 to Barbara Mary Stewart and James Dickson Greig.
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Trinity Methodist Theological College transformation to Church of Scientology
Remuera Heritage and Parnell Heritage had a joint visit to 136 Grafton Road to learn about the history, heritage restoration and recent work done to the building.
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Dunholme
Dunholme was built in the 1870s by Auckland businessman Samuel Morrin on the corner of Remuera Road and what is now Ridings Road.
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History of the Remuera Shops 1911 to 2016
Here you can find out about the history of some of the Remuera shops as a StoryMap.
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Ellerslie Racecourse Makeover
Ellerslie racecourse has demolished the old totalisator building, retaining only the "totaliser machine" and dividends board inside.
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Dr Grace de Courcy LRCP LRCS Edinburgh, MD (with Distinction) Brussels
Grace de Courcy of Remuera was amongst the first New Zealand women to qualify as a doctor.
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Skelton’s Buildings
Skelton's Building 339-345 Remuera Rd was built in 1928 for Robert Skelton.
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WW1 Frederick Charles Spratt
Frederick Charles Spratt was part of the 2nd New Zealand Cyclists Corps.
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WW1 Edward Newton Matthews 10081
Edward Newton Matthews was born 6 March 1896 in Auckland, the eldest son of Ellen and Newton Matthews.
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Burial Service for Jack Walker at Leper Belgium
A burial service has been held for Captain Henry John Innes Walker, Royal Warwickshire Regiment and six ...
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4 Victoria Avenue
Sue Cooper and Iain Valentine of the Remuera Residents Association presented to the Orakei Local Board on 19 April 2018 about the need for a community centre in Remuera.
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Remuera Primary School
Brian and Sue Cooper visited Steve King, Principal of Remuera Primary School.
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The Walsh Brothers – Leo and Vivian
Leo and Vivian Walsh lived in Remuera in Orakei Road with their father Austin and sisters, Veronica and Doreen.
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411-413 Remuera Road Shops
411-413 Remuera Road was first the site of the offices of the Remuera Road Board from 1902 until it merged with Auckland City Council in 1915.
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385 Remuera Road
This wooden-façade shop was built about 1909 and is one of the oldest commercial buildings still standing in Remuera.
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Early buildings of King’s College Remuera
King’s College was founded in The Tower, the former home of James McCosh Clark in 1896, at 258 Remuera Rd...
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Is the Remuera Citizens Advice Bureau CAB Moving from 4 Victoria Avenue? — Have Your Say!
22nd March 2018 Remuera Library
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Cole’s Buildings
George Cole, a local real estate and land agent, owned all the buildings from 142 to 144, now 382 to 396 Remuera Road.
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WW1 Gordon Harrison Larner 2/2178
Gordon Harrison Larner was born on 25 November 1894 to Victor John and Margaret Larner.
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WW1 Major George Henry Holland M.C. (Service Number 12/373)
George Holland was born on 12 July 1885 in Onewhero, South Auckland, the older son of John and Emily Holland.
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WW1 Evan Gibb Hudson (Service Number 61946)
Evan Gibb Hudson was born in 18 December 1895, the youngest son of Ellen (nee Winks) and Harold Willey Hudson
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WW1 Thomas Patrick Hoare (Service Number 23/1673)
Thomas Hoare was born 22 July 1888, the son of Richard Joseph and Margaret Hoare.
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WW1 William Henning (Service number 11376)
William Henning was born in Auckland 23 December 1884 to James and Emily Henning.
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WW1 Ben Hirst (Service Number 2/1793)
Ben Hirst was born on 16 April 1893 to Marion Violet Hirst and Frank Martin Hirst.
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WW1 William Edmond Hartland (Service number 12/763)
William Edmond Hartland (Service number 12/763) was born on 6 July 1892.
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Remuera Heritage Christmas Party 2017
Fifty people, including Paul Goldsmith, Opposition spokesperson for Arts, Culture & Heritage, had Christmas cheer and refreshments on Sunday 10th December.
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Ohinerau Mt Hobson
Sue Cooper and Iain Valentine & Jan Bierman of the Remuera Residents Association met members of the Tūpuna Maunga Authority on Ohinerau Mt Hobson last week to...
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WW1 Angelo William Thomas Gill 30795
Angelo William Thomas Gill was born on 18 December 1896 in Canberra, son of T R W and Edith Gill.
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WW1 Arthur Ernest (Everard) Bourne 565
Arthur Ernest (Everard) Bourne (Service number 565) was born in Auckland and was the youngest son of Charles Frederick and Margaret Bourne.
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WW1 Douglas Hepburn Gamble 13/2191
Douglas Hepburn Gamble (Service number 13/2191) was born 21 February 1893 in Remuera, Auckland to Rachel Louise Gamble and William Nelson Gamble.
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WW1 Thomas Ernest 21235
Thomas Ernest (Service number 21235) was born on 13 August 1895, the youngest son of Thomas and Anne Ernest.
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WW1 Andrew Royden Erickson 12160
Andrew Royden Erickson (Service number 12160) was born 20 October 1895 in Auckland.
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A New Zealand Chinese Family in Remuera
A New Zealand Chinese family in Remuera by Phillipa Wong, age 13 years.
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St Mark’s Church
Churches have always been important places for Christian communities, providing not only religious worship but community centres.
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How Auckland has changed over the last 100 years
How Auckland has changed over the last 100 years by Guyon Lang, age 13.
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Rona Von Zalinski Remembers Meadowbank
I loved Meadowbank when I moved here in 1940 with my young Air Force husband and our two small daughters and I have loved it ever since.
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A Day in the Life of a Remuera Resident — Monsignor Brian Arahill
A day in the life of a Remuera resident, by Kimberley Tse, age 8 years.
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Roselle — 82 Shore Road, Remuera
“ROSELLE” 82 Shore Road, Remuera, by Elizabeth Jean Chalmers.
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Memories of Living in Maungarei Road
Memories of living in Maungareri Road by Eileen Shapley (nee Hollett).
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Remuera Railway Station Preservation Trust
The Remuera Railway Station Preservation Trust was set up in 1994 to preserve the railway station which had sunk into a state of neglect and disrepair.
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T.J. Mcnamara on the Great War and Its Effect on the Spiritual in Art
T.J. McNamara gave a moving talk on the Great War and its effect on the spiritual in art, on 1st November 2017.
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The Bassett Road Shops in the 1930s
Remuera Rotary Historical Essay Competition - The Bassett Road shops in the 1930s, by Angela Caughey of Remuera.
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WW1 Paul Graham Clark (46224)
Paul Graham Clark (Service number 46224) was born on 9 February 1897, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
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The Planning and Building of St Aidan’s Church
Remuera Rotary Historical Essay Competition Written by Angela Caughey, 2004.
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Seen at the Tudor: A History of the Tudor Theatre
Winner of the Remuera Rotary Historical Essay Competition — written by Jeanette de Heer, 2004.
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WW1 Edward Arthur Ormond Butler
Edward Arthur Ormond Butler (Service number 14385) was born in Brisbane, Queensland on 15 June 1887.
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WW1 Frederick Thomas Arthur Bowell (Service number 3/1239)
Frederick Bowell was born on 7 September 1888 and was the son of Arthur Henry and Jean Abernathy Bowell.
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WW1 Remuera at Passchendaele 12 October 1917
Remuera men who died on October 12th 1917 at Passchendaele.
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WW1 Remuera Roll of Honour — Third Battle of Ypres for Passchendaele 4 October 1917
Four Remuera men were killed on this day 4th October 1917 at the Third Battle of Ypres at Gravenstafel Spur off the Passchedaele Ridge in Belgium.
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Alderton House
The Alderton family moved about 1905 from Northland to 17 Remuera Road (now 101 Remuera Road).
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WW1 Gladys Sandford ( Henning, nee Coates) MBE (87100)
Gladys Sandford was the first woman in New Zealand to work as a car sales representative and also to attain her pilot's licence.
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WW1 Flight-Lieutenant Frank Hamilton Bullock-Webster
Frank Hamilton Bullock-Webster was born 24 September 1885 at The Lake House, Hamilton, the eldest son of Harold and Maud Bullock-Webster.
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WW1 Flight-Lieutenant & Captain James Dalton Dinneen 66239
James (Jimmy) Dinneen was born 16 July 1883, the fourth of six children of Michael Dalton and Mary Victoria Dinneen (nee Given).
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WW1 Leslie Upton Clifford Crowhurst (60081)
Leslie Upton Clifford Crowhurst was born on 29 June 1896, to Samuel George Crowhurst and Catherine Elizabeth Crowhurst (Breen).
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WW1 Sapper John William Wright (4/1598) N Z Tunnelling Company
John William Wright was the second son of James and Hannah Wright.
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WW1 Francis (Frank) Ernest Crowhurst (60080)
Francis Ernest Crowhurst was born on 25 November 1886 to Samuel George Crowhurst and Catherine Elizabeth Crowhurst (Breen).
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WW1 Arthur Frederick Livingstone Crowhurst (24/99)
Arthur Crowhurst was born on 20 May 1894, to Samuel George and Catherine Crowhurst, 24 Eden Street in Newmarket, Auckland.
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WW1 Edgar Harvey (Hervey) Robertson (28801)
Edgar Harvey (Hervey) Robertson was born 20 August 1896 in Lyttleton, Christchurch, New Zealand to John and Evelyn E Robertson.
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WW1 Samuel Alfred Crowhurst (Service number 12/1933)
Samuel Alfred Crowhurst was born on 14 July 1890 in Onehunga, and was the third son of Samuel George Crowhurst and Catherine Elizabeth Crowhurst (Breen).
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WW1 Victor Roy Crowhurst (WW112/1934 & WWII 576999)
Victor Roy Crowhurst was born on 22 July 1893, to Samuel George Crowhurst and Catherine Elizabeth Crowhurst (Breen).
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WW1 Flight-Lieutenant William Archibald Buchanan
William (known as Billy) was born in Auckland 22 June1894, son of Archibald Buchanan, and Edith Mary Buchanan.
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Herb Farrant on the Battle of Passchendaele
Talk about the run up to the Battle for Passchendaele.
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WW1 Thomas Douglas Hutcheon
Thomas Douglas Hutcheon (Service number 4/329) was the only son born to Mary Douglas Hutcheon and William Hutcheon.
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WW1 Randolph Edward Oswald and Eric Albert Coates 12/59 & 11/643
Randolph Edward Oswald Coates was born in Adelaide on 19 May 1888, the elder son of Oswald and Valerie Albine Coates.
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