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WW1 Hugh Alexander Forrest

Hugh Alexander Forrest was the eldest son of Jessie and William Forrest, who was Postmaster at Devonport Auckland.

WW1 Private Erni Bond 44680

Private Erni Bond was the youngest of five children of the late Mr Erni Bond (1852- 20 December 1914) and of Mrs Alice Bond (nee Freeman, (1858 – 1941)) of 51 Remuera Road, Remuera.

WW1 Blackie Brothers — Bernard Blackie 6/3252

Henry George Blackie (1857- 8 April 1916), a Baptist missionary and tea dealer.

WW1 Blackie Brothers — 2nd Lieutenant Allan Stuart Blackie

The second son of Henry and Louisa Blackie’s sons to enlist was Allan Stuart Blackie (13/878, 1/484 (WWI) and 824025 (WWII).

WW1 Blackie Brothers — Owen Campbell Blackie

WW1 Blackie Brothers — Walter Palmer Blackie

Walter Palmer Blackie was the fourth brother to enlist in World War I.

Crown Lynn Pottery Te Toi Uku Visit

Remuera Heritage members visited Crown Lynn Pottery Te Toi Uku in New Lynn and were treated to an engaging hour with curator Finn McCahon-Jones

A Night at the Tudor Theatre

9 June 2017

WW1 Lance-Corporal Charles Basil Beeson

Lance-Corporal Charles Beeson (Reg. No 26535), also known as Bungee Beeson, was the fifth son of (Edwin) George and Joanna or (Anna) Beeson.

The Days of Trams in Remuera

Summary of a talk given by Terry Sutcliffe and film and photographic evening.

Remuera Heritage 2016 Annual Report

Welcome to members, members of the Orakei Local Board and friends of the society.

Remuera Heritage Annual General Meeting 2017

5 May 2017 at 6:30

College Rifles Pays Touching Tribute to Fallen Anzac Heroes with Commemorative Jersey

College Rifles rugby club's 2017 commemorative Anzac jersey, worn by the premier men's team on the 100th anniversary of losing soldiers in World War I.

Anzac Day Remembrance Service at St Aidan’s Church

A short church service at St Aidan's at 9.30am on ANZAC Day April 25th 2017.

WW1 Battle of the Somme — John Stewart Dagg

John Stewart Dagg was born in Brighton on 26 September 1891.

Visit to the Bruce Mclaren Trust and Museum

On the 2 April 2017 we visited the Bruce McLaren Trust museum above Remuera Upland Motors 590 Remuera Rd where Bruce and sister Jan lived.

WW1 Passchendaele Edgar and Arthur Boucher

Boucher Brothers — The Darkest Day

Mission Sisters House 78 Upland Road

78 Upland Road Remuera was known as the House of Studies for the Mission Sisters.

Tennis Court on Waiata Reserve — 1985

Plans for a private tennis club on Remuera’s Waiata Reserve have divided the neighbourhood.

Remuera Children’s Home

In 1893 a home for destitute children was founded by the congregation of the former Union Free Church...

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.

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...

New Developments in the Remuera Shops

Meanwhile development is underway on the old Browns site at 411-413 Remuera Rd.

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.

WW1 Battle of the Somme — Captain Geoffrey Clifford Wilson Armstrong

Geoffrey Armstrong enlisted in July 1915 as a lieutenant in the Auckland Infantry Battalion.

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.

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.

L.J. Keys

The single storey building on the south-eastern corner of Remuera Rd and Clonbern Rd.

The Old Remuera Post Office

The old Remuera Post Office, built in 1914, is a historic landmark building.

Henry Choyce

The Choyce family can be traced back to William Choyce.

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.

Heritage Plaques for Remuera

The Remuera Business Association is adding heritage plaques to buildings in the Remuera shops.

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.

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.

Early History of Remuera

Long before the Europeans arrived, Remu-wera was probably the Maori name of an area near Mt Hobson.

End of the Gallipoli Campaign

Between May and December 1915 a number of Remuera men fought and perished at Gallipoli.

Remuera Returned Soldiers Social Club 1932-2002

The Remuera Returned Soldiers Social Club was founded in 1932 by Sir George Richardson.

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.

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...

Obituary David Roy Simmons MBE

David Simmons, Remuera resident and a distinguished New Zealand scholar and author.

2015 Remuera Christmas Party At Cotter House

6 December 2015 at 3:00 PM

WW1 Arthur Gordon Ballantine

Arthur Gordon Ballantine was born in 1892 in Auckland.

WW1 Private James John Parker 12/213

Private James John Parker was born on 27 June 1894 in Brooklyn, New York City.

WW1 Lieutenant Herbert George Richardson

Herbert Richardson was the son of George James and Margaret Edith Richardson

WW1 Vincent and Lionel Hall

Vincent John Baird Hall was a teacher at New Plymouth Boys High School.

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.

WW1 Major General Sir George Spafford Richardson

George Richardson was born in Northampton, UK in 1868.

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.

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.

WW1 Sister Bessie Maxfield (22/421) and Staff Nurse Isobel MacLennan (22/449) – Mentioned in Despatches

Bessie Maxfield was born 12 November 1886.

Vanishing Villas – Houses Removed or Demolished in Remuera

Many streets in Remuera are over 100 years old.

Coolangatta

Coolangatta was demolished in the early morning without warning two weeks before Christmas on 9 December 2006.

WW1 The Birnie Boys

The seven Birnie boys were born across 15 years to John and Agnes Birnie of 11 O’Rorke Ave, Remuera.

Remuera Library

The first Remuera library was opened in 1915 in a building which served as offices of the former Remuera Road Board.

WW1 Catherine Amelia Williams

Catherine Amelia Williams was born on 28 August 1885 in Auckland.

WW1 Jessie Rachel Law

Jessie Rachel Law lived many years in Remuera but was born in Wellington on 15 May 1891.

The Hobson and Gallipoli – All the King’s Boys

Have you seen our articles in The Hobson on men and women from Remuera who served in World War One?

WW1 Lewin Maughan Barnett

Lewin Barnett’s military record says he was born in Auckland but his birth is not officially recorded anywhere in New Zealand.

College Rifles – Honouring Their History Today

We went to College Rifles in Haast St, Remuera, on the 16th April 2015.

College Rifles — Remembering Gallipoli and WW1

Come to College Rifles in Haast St, Remuera for a visit to their newly expanded museum commemorating their members who went to the two world wars.

WW1 Flight Lieutenant Thomas Grey Culling DSC — New Zealand’s First Air Ace

Thomas Culling holds two distinguished titles in New Zealand aviation history.

WW1 Stuart Graham Templeton Reid

Graham Reid was well known in Remuera.

WW1 Hewitt Barnard Brown

Hewitt and Frederick Barnard Brown were the sons of William Frederick Barnard Brown and Ellen Maisie Brown.

WW1 Reginald Michael Hill

Reginald Hill was born in Chelsea, London, England, the son of John and Matilda Hill of ‘Mooi Plaats’, 1 Rothesay Street, Remuera, Auckland.

College Rifles — Remembering Gallipoli And WW1

12 April 2015 at 6:30 PM

WW1 Hilda Mary Steele

Hilda Steele, a nurse in World War One, was included as the only Kiwi nurse in an Australian television programme, ANZAC Girls, in 2014.

WW1 Norman James Beattie

Norman James Beattie When World War One broke out in 1914.

WW1 Harold Gordon Allen killed at Gallipoli

Harold Gordon Allen was born on 29 July 1893 in Liverpool, England to George and Lucy Allen.

Heritage Walks

Download the brochure and take the Remuera Heritage Walk from St Aidan's Church to Mount Hobson along Remuera Road.

WW1 Tragedy Of A Remuera Family – Harold John Stilton

Harold was the youngest son of John and Fanny Stilton of Remuera, born in 1892.

100 Years Of Pharmacy In Remuera

Remuera has become one of Auckland’s’ premium suburban shopping precincts.

Violent Explosion in Remuera Chemist Shop

There was a violent explosion in the Remuera shops on the 9th January 1938.

Stop Thief! Remuera Bank Shooting

In 1931 there was an attempted robbery at the Bank of New Zealand in Remuera Road where the assailant walked...

2013 Visit to Diocesan School for Girls

Evan Lewis, Archivist at Diocesan School for Girls led Remuera Heritage through a very interesting visit to the new school archive, the original 1860s School House.

John Dixon Antiques — History and Antiques Roadshow

Mary and David Dixon from John Dixon Antiques, 488 Remuera Road, joined with Terry Sutcliffe and members of Remuera Heritage for an evening of talking about everyone’s treasures.

2013 Visit To Baradene College

On the 7th July we visited Baradene College, 237 Victoria Avenue, and met with Sarah Padey, Archivist.

Titanic Retrospective: 100 Years On

14 April 2012 at 7:00pm

New Zealand’s Connection with the Titanic

Officially, there were no New Zealanders on the RMS Titanic the night it struck an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean on April 14th 1912.

2011 Auckland Heritage Festival — Trams In Remuera By Terry Sutcliffe

Terry Sutcliffe, president of Remuera Heritage, presented an evening of nostalgia with film footage of trams around Auckland.

Remuera Sports Quiz 2011

Remuera has long been well known for its many sporting activities and sports people from the 19th century to date - take the quiz!

Street Names Of Remuera

Street names of Remuera.

Saint Walked The Streets Of Remuera

On 17 October 2010, the Catholic Church recognised Mary MacKillop as a Saint.

Thomas Cheeseman

On the evening of 22nd September Dr. Brian Gill, a curator at Auckland Museum, gave a talk...

Remuera Rotary Historical Essay Competition

The Remuera Rotary Historical Essay Competition was held to celebrate the centenary of Rotary International on 23 February 2005.

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