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Date Created6th October 2020CommentsLisa Taylor
four square was known as spud's
Helen Brennan
My day Ronnie Morris such a great character lovely man
It looks like Ike Kitchens big Austin car.
Corinne Ord
Lyn N Moe think you right Moe
Bob Jamieson
Wyldes motors.
Nina Townsend
One of the few places u could buy diesel I damaged the carport bit with my first house bus learnt to look up & check heights after that
Robin Spillane
better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Craig Jarden
ron morris then spud pizzato and finally fishers pain shop.
Yvonne Lawson
Ronny Morris’s store then Spud and Raelene
Jaz Hector
Crazy Harry driving the school bus we had fingers crossed for, but always got the old one that could hardly break 60 Paul Buchanan
The Fishers turned it into a paint shop and sold "Aurora" paint he made on site
Paul Buchanan
Debbie Fisher
Helen Green
Used to be Ronny Morris's shop in the sixties. Loved him and the girls. I was a newly-wed in the late 50s and early sixties. Didn't go to the Co-op store - was scared of all the matronly ladies who were customers there. I was so young! XX
Yvonne Lawson
Helen Green you were a teacher at Runanga school and married Arnold Green?
Vincent Knapp
Yvonne Lawson yes thats the same lady
Joni Carter
Noel Fisher
Joel Murdoch
Where was this exactly?
Wade Turner
Joel Murdoch runanga bottom shop
Wade Turner
Joel Murdoch McGowan street
Joel Murdoch
Wade Turner where macs is now?
Wade Turner
Joel Murdoch yeahp next door. There is the shop then the bus place
Joel Murdoch
Wade Turner Right. Thought it had to be but just can't visualise it completely in my mind right now. Will take a closer look next time I am out
Gordon Dixon
We also used Ron Morris to get groceries, I used to work there as a teenager back in the daygood old Runanga
Greg Hine
Next to the four square in Runanga. The shop in Runanga now, diagonally sou’ west of the school.
Scott Dixon
Greg Hine yeah bro my nana lived in the drapery for a few years across the road there.
Johnny Ewen
Rose Ewen
Alan Smith
Best place to grow up
Lindsay Thompson
Alan Smith. Or visit
Judy Smolen
Alan Smith it sure was....we were so lucky
Rae Amad
Alan Smith absolutely Alan .. the best
Gaye Gray
Alan Smith Judy Smolen Rae Amad It was the most fabulous times of our lives. We had so much fun and so many great memories.. With all our wonderful families and friends who are never forgotten. I love that place and can't wait to see it all again. Sending you all lots of love and big hugs . Xoxo
Judy Smolen
Gaye Gray so true...cant wait for a trip home
Ross Wylde
I agree Alan it was a great place to grow up. Just out of the picture on the left was Spud Pizzarto's store . Dad sold the fuel pumps to him. We used to go to the movies and at half time go and get a big cream freeze. I still remember my cousin coming over from Chch. She gave my 50 cents. With that 50cents I got into the movies, bought her a packet of pall mall, me a big cream freeze with the flake in it and still took change to her.
Ken Green
Ross Wylde good memories
Mel Higson
Alan Smith I fully agree with you
Nicola Bourke
When I was still at school I used to clean the inside of the buses
Sonia Dando
I lived in Runanga 1964/69 in Ranfurly Street great years those were had two sons and a daughter late husband worked at the seven mile
House burnt down and moved to Perth those days I was married to a Haines in Runanga
Judy Crestani
Aunty Tiny had the shop before uncle Ron had the IGA. Aunty Tiny lived on the corner house and worked at the school for years
Jason Murly
me and my family went thew runanga last week for a drive and to see the 4 square shop no longer there not sure on how many years its been gone for havent been thew runanga for a number of years
Anna Therese Webster
Great memories!!
Ann Findlay
Judy I don't think anyone who lived in Runanga Rapahoe would not remember your aunt Tiny
Mel Higson
I use to go there alot with grandma Taft when I was staying.
Russell Smith
That's when Runanga was the best town to grow up in. The place was buzzing, good old days
Ross Wylde
Russell Smith I totally agree. Shiit we had great fun with great life time friends and memories.
Ann-maree Mclean
it sure was, great memories
Helen Brennan
We used to spend all summer holidays swimming 3 times a day
Donna Vincent
Your Dad drove for that bus company didn’t he Russell
Peter Gray
Used to be Ronnie Morris’s shop when I was a kid in the 50’s
David Briggs
The very bus that used to pick us up from grey high after school and do the run out the coast road
Anne Hines
Noel fisher
Stace Maree Kemp
Anne Hines He always drove us home from school. The painting on the garage door was done by Tyler Adams, we were in the same art class at Grey High.
Craig Pollock
Remember Des & Harry Piner - long time bus drivers for Wyldes
Catherine Morris
Craig Pollock I remember the family and often wonder about Winsome and Daphne.
Trish Rennie
Catherine Morris Winsome is still living in the Stokes Valley, Wellington and Daphne still lives in Runanga
Debz Muston
Craig Pollock Harry use to drive us to school on the bus.
Kerry Keating
I don't know for how long, but Dad drove one of the Wyldes buses. He picked up the Cobden blokes and took them out to the Strongman. He had to park it on the Richmond st hill, the starter was buggered. Crash start the darn thing.
Eddie Lockington
worked for ian fisher for 5 yrs great man and boss
John Kaye
It certainy was a great place to grow up.
Christine Griffin
Spud owned the shop where the petrol bowsers are out the front.
Jason Murly
good old roy wilds bus depoi and old mr fisher alway a smile on his face and a big wave to who ever spoke. then we got spuds 4 square shop had every thing you wanted hardly had to go into town for eny thing and down the road we had ray johns the butcher with all the meat you wanted
Yvonne Lawson
I was brought up in Runanga at that time. Our high school bus wasn’t that flash. Sometimes we squashed into a little old one if the other one broke down. Ron Morris shop then Spuds. Played badminton with Spud. Wyldes had a mini bus. Des and Muriel Piner took us to inter club nights. Met at garage but always dropped off at our gates home time. Kept playing when I moved around the country. Good way to make friends.
Jenny Jones
Yvonne Lawson Harry Pinner lives next door to us Yvonne.
Gaye Gray
Helen Brennan Russell Smith Helen I remember that. Lol Dad taking us out to the beach and he would take us out to the Strongman Mine to get the men and take them back home to Runanga.
He was a wonderful Dad. I have lots of awesome memories of what he did for us kids and our very close family Helen Brennan / Prescott.
Through all the years when he worked for Roy Wylde. He did the high school runs for a long time. A big part of his time at Roy's was driving the Red Bus on the town run from Runanga to Greymouth. He loved that bus and the job.
Runanga was the best town ever growing up with all our families and friends.
Helen Brennan
Gaye Gray remember he’d let us loose at Strongman and we ran around everywhere imagine H & S we were up tracks I can remember a water wheel he had so much patience
Amelia Lauren Gamble
Just how I remember it!
Bill Finlay
wow a great piece of History , where was that situated ?
Kerry Keating
On the main highway through Runanga.
Fay Gilson
Great photo with the older cars and lovely sky
Tony McDonald
The bottom shop just to the left of the petrol bowsers..
Dot Taft
Used to catch the bus to intermediate and high school in greymouth
Kerry Keating
On the main highway through Runanga.
Denise Harper Bell
Early 80’s - my parents owned the dairy from 80-82- still had the fuel pumps out front
MIcheal Hunt
my gx? grandma was a keating
Bill Finlay
wow a great piece of History , where was that situated ?
Amelia Lauren Gamble
Just how I remember it!
David Briggs
Used to ride that bus from Grey High back to Barrytown. Always used to race in and grab a Rocky road ice cream before jumping back on and heading home. Chucking the Grey star out the window on the way home as the bus went past a driveway was always fun!
Paul Soster
it was a great town,shadow of it,s former self,now,people living in containers and caravans all over the place.
Liz Reissmann
The bus system was a really great service.It was a great town to grow up in.
Judith Whitehead
Spud had everything you needed in that four square.
Kenny Griff
My grandfather's old IGA them 4 square Ronny Morris gd old days my first job
four square was known as spud's
Helen Brennan
My day Ronnie Morris such a great character lovely man
It looks like Ike Kitchens big Austin car.
Corinne Ord
Lyn N Moe think you right Moe
Bob Jamieson
Wyldes motors.
Nina Townsend
One of the few places u could buy diesel I damaged the carport bit with my first house bus learnt to look up & check heights after that
Robin Spillane
better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Craig Jarden
ron morris then spud pizzato and finally fishers pain shop.
Yvonne Lawson
Ronny Morris’s store then Spud and Raelene
Jaz Hector
Crazy Harry driving the school bus we had fingers crossed for, but always got the old one that could hardly break 60 Paul Buchanan
The Fishers turned it into a paint shop and sold "Aurora" paint he made on site
Paul Buchanan
Debbie Fisher
Helen Green
Used to be Ronny Morris's shop in the sixties. Loved him and the girls. I was a newly-wed in the late 50s and early sixties. Didn't go to the Co-op store - was scared of all the matronly ladies who were customers there. I was so young! XX
Yvonne Lawson
Helen Green you were a teacher at Runanga school and married Arnold Green?
Vincent Knapp
Yvonne Lawson yes thats the same lady
Joni Carter
Noel Fisher
Joel Murdoch
Where was this exactly?
Wade Turner
Joel Murdoch runanga bottom shop
Wade Turner
Joel Murdoch McGowan street
Joel Murdoch
Wade Turner where macs is now?
Wade Turner
Joel Murdoch yeahp next door. There is the shop then the bus place
Joel Murdoch
Wade Turner Right. Thought it had to be but just can't visualise it completely in my mind right now. Will take a closer look next time I am out
Gordon Dixon
We also used Ron Morris to get groceries, I used to work there as a teenager back in the daygood old Runanga
Greg Hine
Next to the four square in Runanga. The shop in Runanga now, diagonally sou’ west of the school.
Scott Dixon
Greg Hine yeah bro my nana lived in the drapery for a few years across the road there.
Johnny Ewen
Rose Ewen
Alan Smith
Best place to grow up
Lindsay Thompson
Alan Smith. Or visit
Judy Smolen
Alan Smith it sure was....we were so lucky
Rae Amad
Alan Smith absolutely Alan .. the best
Gaye Gray
Alan Smith Judy Smolen Rae Amad It was the most fabulous times of our lives. We had so much fun and so many great memories.. With all our wonderful families and friends who are never forgotten. I love that place and can't wait to see it all again. Sending you all lots of love and big hugs . Xoxo
Judy Smolen
Gaye Gray so true...cant wait for a trip home
Ross Wylde
I agree Alan it was a great place to grow up. Just out of the picture on the left was Spud Pizzarto's store . Dad sold the fuel pumps to him. We used to go to the movies and at half time go and get a big cream freeze. I still remember my cousin coming over from Chch. She gave my 50 cents. With that 50cents I got into the movies, bought her a packet of pall mall, me a big cream freeze with the flake in it and still took change to her.
Ken Green
Ross Wylde good memories
Mel Higson
Alan Smith I fully agree with you
Nicola Bourke
When I was still at school I used to clean the inside of the buses
Sonia Dando
I lived in Runanga 1964/69 in Ranfurly Street great years those were had two sons and a daughter late husband worked at the seven mile
House burnt down and moved to Perth those days I was married to a Haines in Runanga
Judy Crestani
Aunty Tiny had the shop before uncle Ron had the IGA. Aunty Tiny lived on the corner house and worked at the school for years
Jason Murly
me and my family went thew runanga last week for a drive and to see the 4 square shop no longer there not sure on how many years its been gone for havent been thew runanga for a number of years
Anna Therese Webster
Great memories!!
Ann Findlay
Judy I don't think anyone who lived in Runanga Rapahoe would not remember your aunt Tiny
Mel Higson
I use to go there alot with grandma Taft when I was staying.
Russell Smith
That's when Runanga was the best town to grow up in. The place was buzzing, good old days
Ross Wylde
Russell Smith I totally agree. Shiit we had great fun with great life time friends and memories.
Ann-maree Mclean
it sure was, great memories
Helen Brennan
We used to spend all summer holidays swimming 3 times a day
Donna Vincent
Your Dad drove for that bus company didn’t he Russell
Peter Gray
Used to be Ronnie Morris’s shop when I was a kid in the 50’s
David Briggs
The very bus that used to pick us up from grey high after school and do the run out the coast road
Anne Hines
Noel fisher
Stace Maree Kemp
Anne Hines He always drove us home from school. The painting on the garage door was done by Tyler Adams, we were in the same art class at Grey High.
Craig Pollock
Remember Des & Harry Piner - long time bus drivers for Wyldes
Catherine Morris
Craig Pollock I remember the family and often wonder about Winsome and Daphne.
Trish Rennie
Catherine Morris Winsome is still living in the Stokes Valley, Wellington and Daphne still lives in Runanga
Debz Muston
Craig Pollock Harry use to drive us to school on the bus.
Kerry Keating
I don't know for how long, but Dad drove one of the Wyldes buses. He picked up the Cobden blokes and took them out to the Strongman. He had to park it on the Richmond st hill, the starter was buggered. Crash start the darn thing.
Eddie Lockington
worked for ian fisher for 5 yrs great man and boss
John Kaye
It certainy was a great place to grow up.
Christine Griffin
Spud owned the shop where the petrol bowsers are out the front.
Jason Murly
good old roy wilds bus depoi and old mr fisher alway a smile on his face and a big wave to who ever spoke. then we got spuds 4 square shop had every thing you wanted hardly had to go into town for eny thing and down the road we had ray johns the butcher with all the meat you wanted
Yvonne Lawson
I was brought up in Runanga at that time. Our high school bus wasn’t that flash. Sometimes we squashed into a little old one if the other one broke down. Ron Morris shop then Spuds. Played badminton with Spud. Wyldes had a mini bus. Des and Muriel Piner took us to inter club nights. Met at garage but always dropped off at our gates home time. Kept playing when I moved around the country. Good way to make friends.
Jenny Jones
Yvonne Lawson Harry Pinner lives next door to us Yvonne.
Gaye Gray
Helen Brennan Russell Smith Helen I remember that. Lol Dad taking us out to the beach and he would take us out to the Strongman Mine to get the men and take them back home to Runanga.
He was a wonderful Dad. I have lots of awesome memories of what he did for us kids and our very close family Helen Brennan / Prescott.
Through all the years when he worked for Roy Wylde. He did the high school runs for a long time. A big part of his time at Roy's was driving the Red Bus on the town run from Runanga to Greymouth. He loved that bus and the job.
Runanga was the best town ever growing up with all our families and friends.
Helen Brennan
Gaye Gray remember he’d let us loose at Strongman and we ran around everywhere imagine H & S we were up tracks I can remember a water wheel he had so much patience
Amelia Lauren Gamble
Just how I remember it!
Bill Finlay
wow a great piece of History , where was that situated ?
Kerry Keating
On the main highway through Runanga.
Fay Gilson
Great photo with the older cars and lovely sky
Tony McDonald
The bottom shop just to the left of the petrol bowsers..
Dot Taft
Used to catch the bus to intermediate and high school in greymouth
Kerry Keating
On the main highway through Runanga.
Denise Harper Bell
Early 80’s - my parents owned the dairy from 80-82- still had the fuel pumps out front
MIcheal Hunt
my gx? grandma was a keating
Bill Finlay
wow a great piece of History , where was that situated ?
Amelia Lauren Gamble
Just how I remember it!
David Briggs
Used to ride that bus from Grey High back to Barrytown. Always used to race in and grab a Rocky road ice cream before jumping back on and heading home. Chucking the Grey star out the window on the way home as the bus went past a driveway was always fun!
Paul Soster
it was a great town,shadow of it,s former self,now,people living in containers and caravans all over the place.
Liz Reissmann
The bus system was a really great service.It was a great town to grow up in.
Judith Whitehead
Spud had everything you needed in that four square.
Kenny Griff
My grandfather's old IGA them 4 square Ronny Morris gd old days my first job
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