Newsletter April 25 Issue 124
ANZAC edition
- WWI - Bill Armanasco - A Soldier’s Story
- WWII - A Love Story
- WWII - Childhood memories of wartime in the Bay
Newsletter December 24 Issue 122
Village news:
Friends and Kaitiaki of Blockhouse Bay newly formed volunteer group
Elizabethan Antics:
Remembering local musician, piano teacher and West Auckland Student Performers Group convenor Betty Noffke.
Newsletter October 24 Issue 121
Village news:
Kainga Ora development plan Bolton Street update
Blockhouse Bay Library closure to undergo building works
Temporary pontoon structure from Sandy Bay to power pylon for maintenance work
Newsletter August 24 Issue 120
Iona Scout Group -
Six Decades Of Childhood Memories In The Bay
The Iona Scout Group commenced in 1959 - the same year the Auckland Harbour Bridge opened. At this time, Blockhouse Bay was undergoing numerous new developments: housing, roads and schools. Blockhouse Bay Intermediate was established the same year. Lynfield College had opened the year before in 1958
Newsletter June 24 Issue 119
Birthday Greetings to Sheila Sekula, who turned 101 years on 16 May 2024.
Aurora display: dozens of folk congregated on the beach to witness this spectacular light show in the sky above the Manukau Harbour. Bus on fire outside Countdown supermarket on 14 May.
Exminster Street pensioner units residents all relocated elsewhere. Flats now boarded up and empty.
Newsletter April 24 Issue 118
The little girl on Mitchell Street with the wonderful voice
The arrival of autumn marked a big birthday celebration for a much loved and world renowned former Blockhouse Bay resident: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, who celebrated her 80th birthday on the 6th March.
Newsletter Febuary 24 Issue 117
Armanasco House Timeline in Pictures
The story behind the historic house in the heart of our village.
This house actually began life on 6 acres of land between Hill St (now Heaphy St) and Wynyard St (now Blockhouse Bay Road) down to Taylor St. The property was known as ‘Windy Heights’. The home was built in 1890 by early settler Stefano Armanasco, and was located directly beside where the Medical Centre stands today, opposite the Community Centre.
Newsletter December 2023 Issue 116
- Reflecting upon the past few ‘not at all what we expected’ years: Cyclone Gabrielle, January - March flooding, White Island eruption, Anzac Day 2020 & Covid-19
- Looking back on the recent Heritage Festival 2023: Wedding & the Ever After’s photo exhibition at Armanasco House. Images of members: Sheila Sekula, Angela Grace-Jones, Anne Bell & Eileen Rusden
- Leaving a legacy of local history. In August this year, Blockhouse Bay lost a local legend: Keith Rusden
- A quiet achiever whose creativity and knowledge enriched the lives of so many. In November this year, Blockhouse Bay lost a well loved local librarian and true advocate for the early history of the Bay: Carol Augustine.
