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LinkAbandoned house WhataroaCommentsLaura Mills Detlaff Where is this???
July 13, 2014 at 8:07pm · Like
Heather Newby Whataroa
July 13, 2014 at 8:07pm · Like
Heather Newby I would love to have seen it when it was being lived in.Probably we passed it on our Sunday drives with Mum and Dad.
July 13, 2014 at 8:09pm · Like · 1
Laura Mills Detlaff Yes. Big grand chimney.
July 13, 2014 at 8:09pm · Like · 1
Heather Newby There were quite a few old abandoned houses around Greymouth when I was a kid... was exciting exploring them
July 13, 2014 at 8:11pm · Unlike · 2
Colin Pearce Great pic..love the clouds and the hills.
July 13, 2014 at 8:14pm · Like · 1
Maye Dunn Beautiful photo..
July 13, 2014 at 8:20pm · Like · 1
Neil Martin We kept the old derelict houses so that TV crews could wait for a raining day and interview people in front of them
July 13, 2014 at 8:21pm · Unlike · 5
Rosemary Thomas When I see neglected places like this, I get an irresistible urge to get a big tin of paint and give it some TLC, but of course it's not practical
July 13, 2014 at 8:24pm · Like
Bill Johnsen yes and the goats in a paddock standing on top of their kennels...NZ TV loved it...or a dog wandering along a empty street at sunset...TV reporters from Auck !
July 13, 2014 at 8:26pm · Like · 4
Heather Newby Rosemary Thomas you should see the old houses that have been done up in Newtown, Wellington. We used to rent an old house in 1978 and the floorboards were rotten and the toilet was outside in a shed. None of the sash windows would shut properly and ...See More
July 13, 2014 at 8:28pm · Like · 1
Heather Newby There was an old abandoned house in Blaketown a a little bit north of the gym.It had a picket fence at the front. There was an overgrown cottage garden with roses. We used to go and play there.I remember the smell of abandoned houses,,, the damp wallp...See More
July 13, 2014 at 8:35pm · Unlike · 3
Colin Pearce SO why do the TV crews always end up talking to toothless, crazy (usually) women who have no idea what they are on about? .. I truely hate those IV's on tv.
July 13, 2014 at 8:43pm · Like · 2
Heather Newby ha ha ha... Colin Pearce sounds like me!
July 13, 2014 at 8:44pm · Like
Colin Pearce Hmm except for the toothless bit eh!
July 13, 2014 at 8:45pm · Like
Neil Martin Maybe they agree believing its their only chance to make it big in Hollywood
July 13, 2014 at 8:47pm · Like
Heather Newby I`m a bag lady in training... AND.. I have 6 cats.. including 3 ferals called Vaughn, Cheryl(named after my manager at work)and Shirley (who is named after Mrs Cox in Blaketown.)
July 13, 2014 at 8:48pm · Edited · Like · 2
Colin Pearce But no goats...youve a long way to go..lol
July 13, 2014 at 8:48pm · Like · 1
Heather Newby Reporters come to Cannon`s creek Porirua for the same sort of reason,, it`s a bit of a cliche, They take photos of the shops after the roller doors come down in the evenings and they take photos of grafittied bustops and barefooted Island kids. It perpetuates the myth.I suppose it makes good reading.
July 13, 2014 at 8:52pm · Edited · Like · 2
Sue Scott or they stand outside one of the state houses over in Porirua East, that haven't been done up yet and has abandoned cars on the lawn and a couple of mongrel dogs wandering around. There are lots of well cared for properties there now but they don't make a good story.
July 13, 2014 at 9:07pm · Edited · Like · 1
Bill Johnsen Two guys made a show ? based on belittling ordinary kiwi people and towns..the fellow who now advertises wind farms for a power company Mikee and ?....not worth remembering spose...tried to be funny but not up to it...
July 13, 2014 at 9:24pm · Like · 1
Heather Newby what show was it? Bill Johnsen
July 13, 2014 at 9:25pm · Like
Bill Johnsen have to see next advert he is in to remember him...they got lots complaints but think they considered this meant they were funny..lol they had a big fall out so all worked out in end...justice...
July 13, 2014 at 9:27pm · Like · 1
Brian Gus Heveldt The old house at whataroa was my mothers brothers house that has been used as a barn for as long as i can remember.He lived in the house before the war
July 13, 2014 at 9:31pm · Like · 2
Heather Newby Brian Gus Heveldt thats really interesting. When was it abandoned?
July 13, 2014 at 9:34pm · Like
Brian Gus Heveldt If l have it right tommy went to the war and came back but never lived in the house again.I new him well but the war took its toll on him.
July 13, 2014 at 9:42pm · Like · 1
Heather Newby I reckon there must have been heaps of guys who had post traumatic stress disorder after the war,,, and it was never treated or recognised , He would have been traumatised.Brian Gus Heveldt
July 13, 2014 at 9:46pm · Edited · Like
Sue Glanville Must have driven past this house dozens of times on the way to or from the bay (Jacksons)
July 13, 2014 at 9:51pm · Like
Heather Newby It hasnt been lived in since WW2
July 13, 2014 at 9:51pm · Like
Heather Newby Brian Gus Heveldt The old house at whataroa was my mothers brothers house that has been used as a barn for as long as i can remember.He lived in the house before the war If l have it right tommy went to the war and came back but never lived in the house again.I new him well but the war took its toll on him., Sue Glanville
July 13, 2014 at 9:52pm · Edited · Like
William Albert Whitehead No-one home lasttime Icalled
July 13, 2014 at 10:21pm · Like · 1
Emily Hickson Bill Johnsen the show was called Sell out tour with mikey havoc and news boy
July 13, 2014 at 10:53pm · Edited · Like · 2
Heather Newby Mikey havoc?
July 13, 2014 at 10:53pm · Like · 1
Chris Tones I'm guessing Heather you don't know of him?
Havoc was the lead singer of Push Push. Their first single Trippin' Out went to #1 in NZ and when Hey Hey It's Saturday first aired in NZ Push Push was on that first show and even worse live than they were recorded to the point of being embarrassing. Neither Havoc or news boy were funny.
If you did know this then i apologise, if you didn't know this then i still apologise lol.
i vaguely remember that house but either way i love the photo.
July 14, 2014 at 10:54pm · Edited · Like
Theresa Boon Ah now there's a memory! That old house was my grandparents' shearing shed - Joan & Hans Komen. I spent almost every school holidays playing there as a kid. I think this is a more recent photo? There used to be holding pens in front.
July 15, 2014 at 2:58am · Like
Lisa King I remember that house from my many visits to Whataroa, it was a great site
July 15, 2014 at 7:41am · Like
Laura Mills Detlaff
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July 13, 2014 at 8:07pm · Like
Heather Newby Whataroa
July 13, 2014 at 8:07pm · Like
Heather Newby I would love to have seen it when it was being lived in.Probably we passed it on our Sunday drives with Mum and Dad.
July 13, 2014 at 8:09pm · Like · 1
Laura Mills Detlaff Yes. Big grand chimney.
July 13, 2014 at 8:09pm · Like · 1
Heather Newby There were quite a few old abandoned houses around Greymouth when I was a kid... was exciting exploring them
July 13, 2014 at 8:11pm · Unlike · 2
Colin Pearce Great pic..love the clouds and the hills.
July 13, 2014 at 8:14pm · Like · 1
Maye Dunn Beautiful photo..
July 13, 2014 at 8:20pm · Like · 1
Neil Martin We kept the old derelict houses so that TV crews could wait for a raining day and interview people in front of them
July 13, 2014 at 8:21pm · Unlike · 5
Rosemary Thomas When I see neglected places like this, I get an irresistible urge to get a big tin of paint and give it some TLC, but of course it's not practical
July 13, 2014 at 8:24pm · Like
Bill Johnsen yes and the goats in a paddock standing on top of their kennels...NZ TV loved it...or a dog wandering along a empty street at sunset...TV reporters from Auck !
July 13, 2014 at 8:26pm · Like · 4
Heather Newby Rosemary Thomas you should see the old houses that have been done up in Newtown, Wellington. We used to rent an old house in 1978 and the floorboards were rotten and the toilet was outside in a shed. None of the sash windows would shut properly and ...See More
July 13, 2014 at 8:28pm · Like · 1
Heather Newby There was an old abandoned house in Blaketown a a little bit north of the gym.It had a picket fence at the front. There was an overgrown cottage garden with roses. We used to go and play there.I remember the smell of abandoned houses,,, the damp wallp...See More
July 13, 2014 at 8:35pm · Unlike · 3
Colin Pearce SO why do the TV crews always end up talking to toothless, crazy (usually) women who have no idea what they are on about? .. I truely hate those IV's on tv.
July 13, 2014 at 8:43pm · Like · 2
Heather Newby ha ha ha... Colin Pearce sounds like me!
July 13, 2014 at 8:44pm · Like
Colin Pearce Hmm except for the toothless bit eh!
July 13, 2014 at 8:45pm · Like
Neil Martin Maybe they agree believing its their only chance to make it big in Hollywood
July 13, 2014 at 8:47pm · Like
Heather Newby I`m a bag lady in training... AND.. I have 6 cats.. including 3 ferals called Vaughn, Cheryl(named after my manager at work)and Shirley (who is named after Mrs Cox in Blaketown.)
July 13, 2014 at 8:48pm · Edited · Like · 2
Colin Pearce But no goats...youve a long way to go..lol
July 13, 2014 at 8:48pm · Like · 1
Heather Newby Reporters come to Cannon`s creek Porirua for the same sort of reason,, it`s a bit of a cliche, They take photos of the shops after the roller doors come down in the evenings and they take photos of grafittied bustops and barefooted Island kids. It perpetuates the myth.I suppose it makes good reading.
July 13, 2014 at 8:52pm · Edited · Like · 2
Sue Scott or they stand outside one of the state houses over in Porirua East, that haven't been done up yet and has abandoned cars on the lawn and a couple of mongrel dogs wandering around. There are lots of well cared for properties there now but they don't make a good story.
July 13, 2014 at 9:07pm · Edited · Like · 1
Bill Johnsen Two guys made a show ? based on belittling ordinary kiwi people and towns..the fellow who now advertises wind farms for a power company Mikee and ?....not worth remembering spose...tried to be funny but not up to it...
July 13, 2014 at 9:24pm · Like · 1
Heather Newby what show was it? Bill Johnsen
July 13, 2014 at 9:25pm · Like
Bill Johnsen have to see next advert he is in to remember him...they got lots complaints but think they considered this meant they were funny..lol they had a big fall out so all worked out in end...justice...
July 13, 2014 at 9:27pm · Like · 1
Brian Gus Heveldt The old house at whataroa was my mothers brothers house that has been used as a barn for as long as i can remember.He lived in the house before the war
July 13, 2014 at 9:31pm · Like · 2
Heather Newby Brian Gus Heveldt thats really interesting. When was it abandoned?
July 13, 2014 at 9:34pm · Like
Brian Gus Heveldt If l have it right tommy went to the war and came back but never lived in the house again.I new him well but the war took its toll on him.
July 13, 2014 at 9:42pm · Like · 1
Heather Newby I reckon there must have been heaps of guys who had post traumatic stress disorder after the war,,, and it was never treated or recognised , He would have been traumatised.Brian Gus Heveldt
July 13, 2014 at 9:46pm · Edited · Like
Sue Glanville Must have driven past this house dozens of times on the way to or from the bay (Jacksons)
July 13, 2014 at 9:51pm · Like
Heather Newby It hasnt been lived in since WW2
July 13, 2014 at 9:51pm · Like
Heather Newby Brian Gus Heveldt The old house at whataroa was my mothers brothers house that has been used as a barn for as long as i can remember.He lived in the house before the war If l have it right tommy went to the war and came back but never lived in the house again.I new him well but the war took its toll on him., Sue Glanville
July 13, 2014 at 9:52pm · Edited · Like
William Albert Whitehead No-one home lasttime Icalled
July 13, 2014 at 10:21pm · Like · 1
Emily Hickson Bill Johnsen the show was called Sell out tour with mikey havoc and news boy
July 13, 2014 at 10:53pm · Edited · Like · 2
Heather Newby Mikey havoc?
July 13, 2014 at 10:53pm · Like · 1
Chris Tones I'm guessing Heather you don't know of him?
Havoc was the lead singer of Push Push. Their first single Trippin' Out went to #1 in NZ and when Hey Hey It's Saturday first aired in NZ Push Push was on that first show and even worse live than they were recorded to the point of being embarrassing. Neither Havoc or news boy were funny.
If you did know this then i apologise, if you didn't know this then i still apologise lol.
i vaguely remember that house but either way i love the photo.
July 14, 2014 at 10:54pm · Edited · Like
Theresa Boon Ah now there's a memory! That old house was my grandparents' shearing shed - Joan & Hans Komen. I spent almost every school holidays playing there as a kid. I think this is a more recent photo? There used to be holding pens in front.
July 15, 2014 at 2:58am · Like
Lisa King I remember that house from my many visits to Whataroa, it was a great site
July 15, 2014 at 7:41am · Like
Laura Mills Detlaff
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West Coast New Zealand History (7th Apr 2018). Abandoned house Whataroa. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 8th Jun 2026 13:08, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/1297