Mary Jane Milne – Businesswoman, Retailer and Co-founder of Milne and Choyce
Mary Jane Milne was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 16 September 1840. Her family left Ireland in July 1863 and arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, on 26 November 1863.
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Auckland’s Heritage Counts
The Heritage Counts programme started in 2018. It involves collecting statistics and research on Auckland's heritage places.
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Elmstone, 468 Remuera Road, Remuera
Elmstone, 468 Remuera Road, was built for businessman Victor J Larner in 1909-10 to a design by architect B. C. Chilwell.
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Remuera Heritage now a Digital New Zealand partner
Digital NZ which is part of the NZ National Library has harvested our Remuera Heritage stories and data from this website.
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Ash Hurst, 93 Benson Road, Remuera (Remuera’s Century-Old Homes Project)
Occupying elevated land and overlooking the Waitemata Harbour, ‘Ash Hurst’ at 93 Benson Road is a grand Spanish Colonial style residence reputedly designed by the preeminent architectural practice of Gummer & Ford.
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105th anniversary of the Battle of Chunuk Bair
8 August 2020 marked the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Chunuk Bair.
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Benfieldside, 1 Arney Road, Remuera
This property was owned by the General Trust Board of the (Anglican) Diocese of Auckland (and later the Melanesian Mission Trust Board) until 1983. From the early years of the twentieth century, the property was subdivided and leased.
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Mrs Kate McCosh Clark – Author, Artist, Patron and Society Doyen
Kate McCosh Clark was not only an author, artist, patron of the arts and charities, and doyen of society, she was also an early Remuera land developer and owner.
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From Quarry to Stately House and Garden – 7 Pere Street, Remuera
The Bond family built an imposing house on Remuera Road next to what was called Mt Hobson Domain c1920 and transformed what had been an abandoned quarry site into a striking terraced garden.
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Resource Consent Granted – 78 Orakei Road
The Resource Consent application on 78 Orakei Road was granted on 23 July 2020, after a review hearing by Council Duty Commissioners.
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Caring for Heritage: Wharema, 34 Portland Road
Recent work on the original homestead of Edward William Payton, at 34 Portland Road, built c1887, have been noted by Remuera Heritage.
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Remuera Heritage Newsletter Archive 2020 –
Missed our newsletters? Read our latest news here.
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Auckland Heritage Festival 2020 – The Feast or Hakari at Remuera in 1844
6:30pm, Friday 2 October 2020 at Remuera Library.
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Remuera’s Century-Old Homes Campaign
‘Remuera’s Century-Old Homes’ is an exciting new campaign developed by Remuera Heritage to capture and share the stories of some of Remuera’s many historic homes.
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WW1 Joseph Augustus Humphries (8/4145)
Joseph Augustus Humphries enlisted in December 1915 and sailed for Suez on 1 April 1916 with the rank of Private.
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WW1 Frank Larnach Tate (46402)
Frank Larnach Tate was born on 1 December 1886 and enlisted, in April 1917.
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WW1 Kate Evelyn Wright (22/11)
Kate Evelyn Wright enlistment in April 1915 and is remembered on the Remuera Primary School Memorial Gates.
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Memorial Seat on Ōhinerau Mt Hobson
In 1948 members of the Remuera Garden Club began gathering daffodil bulbs for a mass planting on Ōhinerau in memory of the boys from Remuera who their lives in World War I and II.
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The Hellaby Houses
On 20 January 1885, aged 20, Amy Briscoe married 36-year-old Richard Hellaby, a butcher, at St Mark's Church, Remuera, Auckland. Here began the story of the Hellaby family and their homes.
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Daffodils on Ōhinerau Mt Hobson
The daffodil patch on Ohinerau-Mt Hobson has been mown for in-fill planting of additional daffodil bulbs.
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Moving Day 1906: Nos. 9, 15 and 21 Arney Road, Remuera
The Hubert Earle Vaile 1906 'Moving Day' photograph captures three iconic Arney Road houses. Whilst all three have been significantly renovated over the years, nonetheless they remain early examples of Remuera’s built heritage.
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Plumley House – Seamer House, 515 (195) Remuera Road, Remuera
Plumley House, later Seamer House, at 515 (195) Remuera Road on the corner of Ladies Mile, was built around 1910 and has had a chequered history.
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WW1 William Morton Ryburn (24058)
William attended Auckland Grammar School and Auckland University College in 1915. Whilst he was still a student, he enlisted on 8 February 1916
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