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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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