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Date Created6th October 2020CommentsBob Jamieson
Celia Pollock's sister was married to my Mum's cousin.
Gordon Dixon
Used to go to Pollock's shop as kids for cloths
Lisa Taylor
I remember it being chocka full but so dark in there you could hardly see
Brenda Yorston
Yes u are right about that but mrs Pollock always new were it was and it had a smell of its own in the shop not horrible it was just Mrs pollocks shop
Karen McTaggart
May McTaggart shopped here in 1950
Gail Callaghan
I remember going in here with my Nana
Trish Rennie
Loved this shop....was a real treasure chest...
Pauline Watts
Use to go in there a lot for look around or to just talk to Mrs Pollock
Jakh Heremia
Reminded me of Phil Duffy's in Kumara never went in.
Lana Vargas
I rememberMrs Pollock. I went to school at St. Joseph’s with her nieces Lorraine and Aileen Williamson
Paul Buchanan
mrs pollock she had everything in there!!lol
Lyn Galvin
Mum would take us to Mrs Pollocks to get new dresses. She had some really lovely ones usually hanging up over the counter. She had a stick with a hook on it that she used to get stuff downBob Jamieson
Celia Pollock's sister was married to my Mum's cousin.
Gordon Dixon
Used to go to Pollock's shop as kids for cloths
Lorraine Lee
Kaye Pollock, Patrick Pollock.
Lisa Taylor
I remember it being chocka full but so dark in there you could hardly see
Brenda Yorston
Yes u are right about that but mrs Pollock always new were it was and it had a smell of its own in the shop not horrible it was just Mrs pollocks shop
Karen McTaggart
May McTaggart shopped here in 1950
Gail Callaghan
I remember going in here with my Nana
Trish Rennie
Loved this shop....was a real treasure chest...
Pauline Watts
Use to go in there a lot for look around or to just talk to Mrs Pollock
Jakh Heremia
Reminded me of Phil Duffy's in Kumara never went in.
Lana Vargas
I rememberMrs Pollock. I went to school at St. Joseph’s with her nieces Lorraine and Aileen Williamson
Paul Buchanan
mrs pollock she had everything in there!!lol
Lyn Galvin
Mum would take us to Mrs Pollocks to get new dresses. She had some really lovely ones usually hanging up over the counter. She had a stick with a hook on it that she used to get stuff down
Laura Mills Detlaff
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Admins updated
Lorraine Lee
Yes, it was a real treasure chest, whatever you needed Auntie had it. A very kind lady to many locals in her day.
Murray Nidd
She sold the Golden Kiwi Tickets
Trish Leckie
It was like a treasure chest, there was simply everything you needed . Mrs would let us in after hours if we needed anything mainly stockings you needed for going to the dances. What a lot of memories. Helen Brennan
She had wool shoe dresses you name it she had it such a fantastic lady she knew us all by name - loved her and the shop
=Mary Costello
Craig Pollock......any relation
Craig Pollock
Nah
=Lorraine Lee
Mary Costello ,no.
Alan Smith
Adele and Dave had that Shop
Lynne Menzies Rodrigue
Use to love that shop would buy my Nomad shoes there for school She was a lovely lady
Patrick Pollock
My Nana’s shop always fascinated me and my brother and sister on our regular holidays there.My sister Anna has done a lovely painting of the shop. Brings back fantastic memories.
Lorraine Lee
Patrick Pollock
Image may contain: text that says 'POLLOCK'S DRAPERY'
Lorraine Lee
This is the painting done by her granddaughter Anna.
Rae Amad
Loved Mrs Pollocks ...it was a special outing when mum took me there to buy something ... I remember all the wool she had out the back !! #loverunanga
Maureen Burnett
Gosh I remember that shop when we first shifted into Runanga!
Michele Buchanan
Shopped in there full of all sorts Nic nacks
Brian Adams
Dorothy Adams
Dorothy Adams
Wow memories aye , GREAT memories
Dorothy Adams
Thanks for sharing Brian Adams
Tom Egan
I boarded with Celi for about a year in the 70s really looked after me even ironed my underpants, she a great grill for cooking chops never seen one like it since.
Jason Murly
wat was the old ladys name who had the magzine shop
Sandy Southerwood
I think it was Jeannie Westwood-but it was 62 years ago when I did my first (P.A.)teaching year at Runanga. I'll have to get one of my grandkids to put up a pic of my class of 5-6year olds.
Jason Murly
miss moffet had the magazine shop down the road deal old lady she was to
Lisa Taylor
yes she taught me to crochet was a lovely lady just to stop in an talk to her was a treat
Gary Boucher
They were great shops in those days.
Maureen Sadler
Les and Kate Sadler OWNED IT BEFORE pOLLOCKS.
Leanna Gillespie Annie
Love that little shop it had so much in it
John Williamson
Aunty would cook a roast lunch for the nuns at St Joseph's School every Wednesday for many years.
Aileen Egan
That was the day the music teacher came out.
Anneliese Williamson
Mark Williamson Lorraine Lee
Trish Leckie
Always remember June Westwood, she was a friend of
Mum’s also Mrs Pollock she used to take us for choir practice. Her shop seemed to have everything in it.
Barry Dawson Smithson
Great shop - had everything.
Reply2h
Linzi Woods
Remember it well Mrs Pollock was there for years - well I assume her name was Mrs Pollock.
Reply2h
Julie Munro
I loved that shop
Jenny Jones
I think that lady helped everyone in town out ,always amazed me how Mrs Pollock could find anything it was so dark in her shop.
Yvonne Soares
Loved going in there with my Mum when she stocked up on her sewing and knitting supplies.
Bob Jamieson
Rob Oakley, your Aunties shop.
Dot Taft
Remember mrs pollock well when I was growing up
Lisa Taylor
I remember it being soooo Dark but fill with treasures. Amazed me how she knew where everything was and always had just the thing you were looking for
Michael Buckland
loved going in there with my mum beth buchanan
Les Holmes Germanicus
I'm glad to see it in use today as Min's sewing. It is considered to be part of our heritage precinct, as it's an original shop and the exterior look has been maintained, a credit to those who have owned it.
Louise Barton
Remember it well. My grandmother Emily Smith, Balance Street, took my sister Janine and I in there to outfit us whilst on holiday in Runanga. It was very dark but well stocked.
Heather Buchanan
Mrs Pollocks a mainstay of Runanga
Anna Panther
Oh she had EVERYTHING! Was the best wee haberdashery shop EVER! Even sold Golden Kiwi tickets of which she had a some “big winners”
Colin Sweeney
Good climate, not much rust in the cars.
Helen Brennan
It was a fantastic shop Loved her she knew us so well
Alan Smith
I remember when Adele had it
Anne-Marie Dixon
I loved Mrs Pollocks shop
Mary Edwards
Anne-Marie Dixon so did I. She sold a bit of everything and she knew exactly where everything was even though it was crammed full.
Gail Callaghan
I use to go in there with my Nana Kitty Reynolds, they would chat while we looked around. Late 70's early 80's
BarryandChristine Greening
She helped so many families and you wouldn't get cheaper in town as she always said a great women
Cyril Hector
Boxes and boxes of shoes out back. We always got our gumboots from her which were soon full of water, catching crawlies.
Lynne Kokshoorn
Great pic such a wonderful shop full of all sorts of goodies she was a lovely lady.
Thanks for sharing so many comments on here have sparked my memories.
Lynne Wright kokshoorn
Stace Maree Kemp
I actually remember Pollocks.Ian Buchanan
Mum loved mrs pollock
Linda Hay
Parking is not an issue in Runanga
Paul Buchanan
Great old runanga shop
Yvonne Lawson
Always stopped to look in her windows. Was a great shop.
Karen Potter
I remember that rusty old car.
Paul Buchanan
Karen Potter yours wasn't it karen!
Andrea McMillan
Remember this shop and Mrs Pollock
The bookshop was on the other side-towards the school 
ed
Lana Vargas
I remember this store well.
Trish Rennie
Great wee shop…Mrs Pollock was very knowledgeable about everything she sold and the goings on in the local community…
Jolan Mclean
It was about that time when Taane Johnsen drove the car into the window
Jolan Mclean
Moana Johnsen
Taane Johnsen
That was a terrible event - I wasn’t allowed to drive for another 14 years after that!
Jolan Mclean
Taane Johnsen
Tony Froome
She used to make our sock nets bit of a task as we were moving away from 1by 1 battern box nets she wouldn't take payment so a box of chocolates appearing in the shop once a month worked 4 us
Celia Pollock's sister was married to my Mum's cousin.
Gordon Dixon
Used to go to Pollock's shop as kids for cloths
Lisa Taylor
I remember it being chocka full but so dark in there you could hardly see
Brenda Yorston
Yes u are right about that but mrs Pollock always new were it was and it had a smell of its own in the shop not horrible it was just Mrs pollocks shop
Karen McTaggart
May McTaggart shopped here in 1950
Gail Callaghan
I remember going in here with my Nana
Trish Rennie
Loved this shop....was a real treasure chest...
Pauline Watts
Use to go in there a lot for look around or to just talk to Mrs Pollock
Jakh Heremia
Reminded me of Phil Duffy's in Kumara never went in.
Lana Vargas
I rememberMrs Pollock. I went to school at St. Joseph’s with her nieces Lorraine and Aileen Williamson
Paul Buchanan
mrs pollock she had everything in there!!lol
Lyn Galvin
Mum would take us to Mrs Pollocks to get new dresses. She had some really lovely ones usually hanging up over the counter. She had a stick with a hook on it that she used to get stuff downBob Jamieson
Celia Pollock's sister was married to my Mum's cousin.
Gordon Dixon
Used to go to Pollock's shop as kids for cloths
Lorraine Lee
Kaye Pollock, Patrick Pollock.
Lisa Taylor
I remember it being chocka full but so dark in there you could hardly see
Brenda Yorston
Yes u are right about that but mrs Pollock always new were it was and it had a smell of its own in the shop not horrible it was just Mrs pollocks shop
Karen McTaggart
May McTaggart shopped here in 1950
Gail Callaghan
I remember going in here with my Nana
Trish Rennie
Loved this shop....was a real treasure chest...
Pauline Watts
Use to go in there a lot for look around or to just talk to Mrs Pollock
Jakh Heremia
Reminded me of Phil Duffy's in Kumara never went in.
Lana Vargas
I rememberMrs Pollock. I went to school at St. Joseph’s with her nieces Lorraine and Aileen Williamson
Paul Buchanan
mrs pollock she had everything in there!!lol
Lyn Galvin
Mum would take us to Mrs Pollocks to get new dresses. She had some really lovely ones usually hanging up over the counter. She had a stick with a hook on it that she used to get stuff down
Laura Mills Detlaff
badge icon
Admins updated
Lorraine Lee
Yes, it was a real treasure chest, whatever you needed Auntie had it. A very kind lady to many locals in her day.
Murray Nidd
She sold the Golden Kiwi Tickets
Trish Leckie
It was like a treasure chest, there was simply everything you needed . Mrs would let us in after hours if we needed anything mainly stockings you needed for going to the dances. What a lot of memories. Helen Brennan
She had wool shoe dresses you name it she had it such a fantastic lady she knew us all by name - loved her and the shop
=Mary Costello
Craig Pollock......any relation
Craig Pollock
Nah
=Lorraine Lee
Mary Costello ,no.
Alan Smith
Adele and Dave had that Shop
Lynne Menzies Rodrigue
Use to love that shop would buy my Nomad shoes there for school She was a lovely lady
Patrick Pollock
My Nana’s shop always fascinated me and my brother and sister on our regular holidays there.My sister Anna has done a lovely painting of the shop. Brings back fantastic memories.
Lorraine Lee
Patrick Pollock
Image may contain: text that says 'POLLOCK'S DRAPERY'
Lorraine Lee
This is the painting done by her granddaughter Anna.
Rae Amad
Loved Mrs Pollocks ...it was a special outing when mum took me there to buy something ... I remember all the wool she had out the back !! #loverunanga
Maureen Burnett
Gosh I remember that shop when we first shifted into Runanga!
Michele Buchanan
Shopped in there full of all sorts Nic nacks
Brian Adams
Dorothy Adams
Dorothy Adams
Wow memories aye , GREAT memories
Dorothy Adams
Thanks for sharing Brian Adams
Tom Egan
I boarded with Celi for about a year in the 70s really looked after me even ironed my underpants, she a great grill for cooking chops never seen one like it since.
Jason Murly
wat was the old ladys name who had the magzine shop
Sandy Southerwood
I think it was Jeannie Westwood-but it was 62 years ago when I did my first (P.A.)teaching year at Runanga. I'll have to get one of my grandkids to put up a pic of my class of 5-6year olds.
Jason Murly
miss moffet had the magazine shop down the road deal old lady she was to
Lisa Taylor
yes she taught me to crochet was a lovely lady just to stop in an talk to her was a treat
Gary Boucher
They were great shops in those days.
Maureen Sadler
Les and Kate Sadler OWNED IT BEFORE pOLLOCKS.
Leanna Gillespie Annie
Love that little shop it had so much in it
John Williamson
Aunty would cook a roast lunch for the nuns at St Joseph's School every Wednesday for many years.
Aileen Egan
That was the day the music teacher came out.
Anneliese Williamson
Mark Williamson Lorraine Lee
Trish Leckie
Always remember June Westwood, she was a friend of
Mum’s also Mrs Pollock she used to take us for choir practice. Her shop seemed to have everything in it.
Barry Dawson Smithson
Great shop - had everything.
Reply2h
Linzi Woods
Remember it well Mrs Pollock was there for years - well I assume her name was Mrs Pollock.
Reply2h
Julie Munro
I loved that shop
Jenny Jones
I think that lady helped everyone in town out ,always amazed me how Mrs Pollock could find anything it was so dark in her shop.
Yvonne Soares
Loved going in there with my Mum when she stocked up on her sewing and knitting supplies.
Bob Jamieson
Rob Oakley, your Aunties shop.
Dot Taft
Remember mrs pollock well when I was growing up
Lisa Taylor
I remember it being soooo Dark but fill with treasures. Amazed me how she knew where everything was and always had just the thing you were looking for
Michael Buckland
loved going in there with my mum beth buchanan
Les Holmes Germanicus
I'm glad to see it in use today as Min's sewing. It is considered to be part of our heritage precinct, as it's an original shop and the exterior look has been maintained, a credit to those who have owned it.
Louise Barton
Remember it well. My grandmother Emily Smith, Balance Street, took my sister Janine and I in there to outfit us whilst on holiday in Runanga. It was very dark but well stocked.
Heather Buchanan
Mrs Pollocks a mainstay of Runanga
Anna Panther
Oh she had EVERYTHING! Was the best wee haberdashery shop EVER! Even sold Golden Kiwi tickets of which she had a some “big winners”
Colin Sweeney
Good climate, not much rust in the cars.
Helen Brennan
It was a fantastic shop Loved her she knew us so well
Alan Smith
I remember when Adele had it
Anne-Marie Dixon
I loved Mrs Pollocks shop
Mary Edwards
Anne-Marie Dixon so did I. She sold a bit of everything and she knew exactly where everything was even though it was crammed full.
Gail Callaghan
I use to go in there with my Nana Kitty Reynolds, they would chat while we looked around. Late 70's early 80's
BarryandChristine Greening
She helped so many families and you wouldn't get cheaper in town as she always said a great women
Cyril Hector
Boxes and boxes of shoes out back. We always got our gumboots from her which were soon full of water, catching crawlies.
Lynne Kokshoorn
Great pic such a wonderful shop full of all sorts of goodies she was a lovely lady.
Thanks for sharing so many comments on here have sparked my memories.
Lynne Wright kokshoorn
Stace Maree Kemp
I actually remember Pollocks.Ian Buchanan
Mum loved mrs pollock
Linda Hay
Parking is not an issue in Runanga
Paul Buchanan
Great old runanga shop
Yvonne Lawson
Always stopped to look in her windows. Was a great shop.
Karen Potter
I remember that rusty old car.
Paul Buchanan
Karen Potter yours wasn't it karen!
Andrea McMillan
Remember this shop and Mrs Pollock
The bookshop was on the other side-towards the school 
ed
Lana Vargas
I remember this store well.
Trish Rennie
Great wee shop…Mrs Pollock was very knowledgeable about everything she sold and the goings on in the local community…
Jolan Mclean
It was about that time when Taane Johnsen drove the car into the window
Jolan Mclean
Moana Johnsen
Taane Johnsen
That was a terrible event - I wasn’t allowed to drive for another 14 years after that!
Jolan Mclean
Taane Johnsen
Tony Froome
She used to make our sock nets bit of a task as we were moving away from 1by 1 battern box nets she wouldn't take payment so a box of chocolates appearing in the shop once a month worked 4 us
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