History of Remuera
"Ah! I shall never forget the feelings of gratified amazement with which I gazed on the wonderful panorama which lay revealed to my sight for the first time on that now long ago day. 'Age cannot wither nor Time stale' its infinite beauty in my eyes."
John Logan Campbell, Poenamo: Sketches of the Early Days in New Zealand, Williams and Norgate, London, 1881.
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 Looking north from Remuera Rd showing the Remuera Primary School on Remuera Rd with pupils in the grounds and a horse and gig in the street, Rangitoto in the distance). circa 1885, 'Special Collections, Auckland City Libraries (NZ)'
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In 1840, the young adventurer John Logan Campbell scrambled through
high fern to the summit of Mount Hobson. He gazed in awe at the
splendid panorama, and set his heart on purchasing land on the sunny
Remuera slopes. The Maori owners, however, had no intention of parting
with this most prized and fertile possession.
The lands Campbell so enthusiastically admired in 1840 were gradually sold, subdivided and developed, and Remuera became a suburb of Auckland.
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 NZ Map 4496-27 Building allotments, Remuera Rd, New market, for sale by auction by Joseph Cochrane at the Mart of Mr D Nathan on Tuesday February 10th, 1863. WC Wilson - 'Special Collections, Auckland City Libraries (NZ)'
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In the twenty-first century, Remuera remains one of Auckland's most sought-after suburbs, with a rich architectural and historical heritage.
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 C105 Remuera Railway Station, Market Rd - 'Special Collections, Auckland City Libraries (NZ)'
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Although many fine early Remuera houses survive, a considerable number, such s Coolangatta on the Remuera ridge, have been lost to redevelopment. Equally, some natural volcanic features, such as Maunga Rahiri (Litte Rangitoto) have been largely quarried away.
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