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WW1 Robert Johnston Leitch (90765) and William Joseph Leitch (37118)
The Leitch brothers of Remuera have been commemorated in the Remuera Primary School Memorial Gates for their Service in the Great War.
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From Remuera with Love – Postcards
A collection of postcards showcasing Remuera from the late nineteen century into the twentieth.
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Vinebank
Vinebank (aka Vine Bank) was a large 10 roomed house on the shore of the Orakei Basin. It’s not known when it was built but its most well-known owner was Frederick Charles Richardson (1852–1918).
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St Anns, 43 Arney Road, Remuera
St Anns was designed by architect Benjamin Charles Chilwell (1879-1950), and built in 1914 for Charles Issac Nathan (1881-1961).
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The Butler House, 3 Otahuri Crescent, Greenlane
On 23 August 2019 Valerie Muir talked about the history of her arts and craft house and how she went about getting it heritage listed by Auckland Council.
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WW2 Sub Lieutenant Ian Lewis Ruxton Wilson (NZD2645)
Ian Lewis Ruxton Wilson, of 112 Remuera Road, was killed in WW2 action on 1 May 1944. Auckland Museum's Online Cenotaph has helped his family trace his final resting place.
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2019 Auckland Heritage Festival – Wilson’s Beach and Jetty by Bruce Renshaw
Bruce Renshaw's interest in Wilson’s Beach and jetty goes back to the 1950’s as a child living at the bottom of Victoria Avenue.
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RMS Remuera
The RMS or SS Remuera was one of many ships that shaped the 20th century, expanding trade and taking migrants to new worlds.
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The Grange Girls Home, 164 Remuera Road
Early in 1957 The Grange Girls Home moved from Herne Bay to new premises at 164 Remuera Rd, formerly Glenesk, on the corner of Remuera and Bassett Roads.
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WW1 Samuel Francis Jonkers (11048) and Sons Edward and Cyril
Samuel Francis Jonkers (11048) of 32 Green Lane Remuera was killed in action on 1 October 1916, 47 years of age at the Battle of the Somme.
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WW1 Leonard Richard Grimwade and Edward Norman Grimwade
Leonard Grimwade obtained the rank of Sergeant in the territorial forces with the 16th Regiment of the College Rifles Rugby Football Club.
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Remuera Railway Station – Tyer Train Tablet Apparatus
The Remuera railway station has two pieces of Tyer Tablet apparatus.
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WW1 Thomas Harry Kinder and John William Kinder
Thomas Henry (Harry) Kinder (British Army) was the second son of prominent Aucklander, Harry Allen Kinder.
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WW1 Lance Corporal Malcolm Innes Finlayson (12/2433)
Malcolm Innes Finlayson (13/2433), (1885 – 1916), was born on 1 July 1885.
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WW1 Gunner Robert Roderick Creighton Corbett McFarland 12811
Robert Roderick Creighton (Crighton or Crichton) Corbett McFarland (known as Roddy), born in Hawera on the 18 September 1895.
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Remuera Fire Station and the Village Green
The area currently known as The Village Green was originally a works depot for the Remuera Road Board, and later for the Auckland City Council.
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WW1 Sergeant William Dobson Eggleston (25993)
William Dobson Eggleston was born 19 March 1887 in Sunderland, England, the elder son of Mrs Jane Cole Eggleston.
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WW1 Private Robert William Gray (49705)
Robert William Gray was born on the 10 June 1895 in Cambridge to Elizabeth and William Gray.
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Heritage StoryMap tour of the Remuera shops
Take a heritage walk through the Remuera shops, starting at St Aidan's Church through the town centre to King's School.
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Wilson’s Beach and Jetty
Wilson’s Jetty is located on Wilson’s Beach at the northern end of Victoria Avenue.
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Purewa – Mrs Constance Duthie
Constance Duthie was the founder and first principal of Corran School in Remuera in 1952.
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Purewa — Reuben Charles Porter
Reuben and Harold were born in New Zealand; Reuben in Rolleston St, Thames on September 20th 1886.
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Remuera Railway Station
View a collection of historical photos of the Remuera Railway Station.
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