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CommentsGordon McIntosh
Hari Hari... NZ Road Services and Glenalmond? Tearoom on left and Hari Hari Hotel on right, and Service Station further on on the right... remember this well. Looks like it did in the 1960's.
Geoff Wood
Hasn't changed much
Pam Englefield-Absolum
Remember it well. Lived there 1966=1969
Debbie Bennet
Pam Englefield-Absolum you were our neighbors. How are you?
Gav Schist
Phil Olson
The yellow mini and the HQ holden. Reminds me of the Pork Pie movie of which had a scene filmed at that shop.
Brendon Pongia
Omg I so remember this
Vern Pattinson
My sister and her family lived there for years
Richard Cudmore
We moved there in 1962 to the dairy farm which all grew up on the best of timrs had there growing up
Alan Pegley
REmember your folks very well Richard. Trust all is good with you
Anne McAllister
Richard Cudmore your brother ,Brian worked for dad (RayMosley) at Harihari Motors
Jean Keenan
lived on main street when young.
Kev Rasmussen
Looks like a another busy day in the Main Street.
Keith McAdam
Kev Rasmussen. Is that your yellow car, mate?
Jenny Mclellan
Kev Rasmussen hi kevin did you go to victory school.in nelson.around about 1955 onwards
Jenny Mclellan
Kev Rasmussen sorry about that thought I knew you
Sonia Mahauariki
Uncle Richard , kim, Pinky I can just about see your house from here
Patsy Grant
My Mum's family came from Hari Hari
Diane Maitland
William George Wright
Dennis Minehan
Diane Maitland George had hair on his head in the olden days.
Noel Glass
used to over imbibe there occasionly
Valda Ford
Oh wow… no changes !!
Suzanne Stuart
Kaye Hende. That looks like your car
Arthur Dehn
Dad took us kids to the pictures and remembered the fog coming back home to Whataroa in the 40s
Megan Wilson
Best place in the world. We arrived there in 1968. Still go back every year. Wish i never left.
Mike Wall
My Grandfather owned the garage. Alf Wall
Anne McAllister
Mike Wall My father -Ray Mosley -brought the garage from your grandfather
Mary Hood
Used to stop there on our way home to Franz Josef
Keith Finch
That shot must be around 1973 that’s about when the pub went to DB I think also a 72-73 HQ in the background
Noula Markham
Will always be home
Phil Olson
Just how I remember south westland in the late 70's
Anne Boddy
Home sweet Home always
Brent Tomlinson
Anne Boddy my parents had the pub from 1970-73, I was there in 1971
Anne Boddy
Donaldson Dororthy and Gingers daughter
Kevin Gargiulo
As I remember it
Glenda O'Donnell
Well it is a good place as I worked there
Marcia Martini
Re Pork Pie Movie When Joe & Nancy Martini owned the hotel & b4 they finished interior of the wine & dine it was used inside as a backdrop film setting with a hut built in it for Goodbye Pork Pie movie.
Lynn Mckenzie
Marcia Martini I worked for Joe and Nancy when I was 16
Tony Thomson
Was a great place to grow up in
Russell Tauwhare
Went down that way many times. It wasn't that far from. Ross. Back in. Sixty. Before move out of weatcoast. 68. Cool day s they were. Now everything turning. Pot
Grant Muir
Lived there for forty years and loved it.!
Chrissy Diedrichs
I spent the first 6 years of my life in Hari Hari! Left in about 1972?
Christine Stewart
My grand parents and my parents lived there for a while years ago (Searle)
John Flattery-donohoe
doogi barrs house 1st past the pub on rgt.reme chasing pete tamasi in my ute in early morn hrs few to many ha ha an where he was going to put his hook fer a hand isnt printable .we got tired of it made peace had a beer an a ciggy an went to chch for a beer in warners hotel . ha ha fun days .that pubs got a few stories too
Patrick Pascoe
Allen I remember Heck Brereton well Evans Creek and the MK4 Zodiac when I managed Grey Motors.
Alex McDougall
My uncle Joe Martini had the Hari hari pub for many years
Kim Gavin
Lived there in the sixtys
Linda Hughes
What year was this taken?
James Codyre
I was born in a cottage behind the tearooms as my dad was mechanic for the Road Service Depot just after WW2.Pub was nearly directly opposite the workshop.
Penny Coleman
Look just like my old mini!
Margaret Harris
That might even be Pete and
Sue Harris mini in the main st
Chris Burles
Blondini Gang stopping for a pie
Paddy Sweeney
My God Father and name sakes Paddy Sweeney use to be the publican. Before that he was the manager of Roafservices
Rod Berry
Paddy Sweeney as manager drove the NZR school bus run once in a while. Harry and his wife Josie were a popular couple as well.
Clare Pierson
Paddy Sweeney There was a huge bowl of red jelly in the kitchen the day I went there with Josie and Harry Sweeney.
Sheryl Iraia
Lived in Forestry village for about 9 months in 1972.
Anne Boddy
I remember that so well
Jen Jones
Has it changed
Anita Lorraine Barltrop
Dad drove buses for the road services. When Hans Shearer was manager.
Joel Smith
Enjoyed spending weekends with the Greymouth Ullyess club. Rode from Nelson. Great hospitality from the HariHari community
John Visser
My father in law’s favourite place
Judy Tawhiti
Place to live mid 70s 80s .Always be HOME.
Marie Summer
used to live down robertsons rd
Margi Adamson
And Uncle Peter
Kahu Broad
What's it like now
Hazel Large
Mr Beans there!!!
Craig Hames
The sandflies were bigger than that mini.
Katy Murfitt
Always home
Scott Robertson
Yup, Glenalmond.
Lyla Al-Alawi
Goodbye Porkpie days..around 1985/86?
Chris McIntyre
My family used to live across the road from the fish and chip shop. I can still smell it lol
Helen Joan Forrest
Chris McIntyre . Auntie Joan was my saviour. I just wished I had got more of her recipes from her. Wonderful hugger xoxo
Lorraine Anderson
Chris McIntyre I think you were in my brother Wayne Anderson’s class
Lisa Young
Hey
Esmae - might be your mini?!
Anne Boddy
Lisa Young that what I thought
Steve Jones
I lived there in the 70,s work at H&P with my brother
Gillian Jones
Ideal place to grow up. Was sad to go back later in life to see all my childhood memories gone - Basketball hall, swimming pool, forestry oval and the fish and chip shop across the road Chris mentioned. I think the general store I drove into the front of when Shelly Bennett was teaching me to drive was gone too! Mum worked at the Hotel and the tearooms and dad at H&P.
Lorraine Anderson
Hari Hari will always be my home town….the special place of my childhood…. I moved to Christchurch at the age of fourteen when my parents Tom & Barbara Anderson sold their dairy farm on Robertson Road. What a culture shock to move to the city.
Carol Jones
I lived there in the 70's when it was a thriving town. 2 sawmills, Forest service, ministry of works & farming. I worked at the tea rooms. Great memories at the hotel.
Ryan Young
Gavin Lucas
Cheryl Johnston
What year was this photo taken? I had a yellow mini..can anyone read the rego?
Russel Knight
Cheryl Johnston pork pie
Kelly Glass
I still live here boy has it changed over the last 60 odd years
Kaye'Mike Finch
Kelly Glass In the 60 years can you remember all the fine days or just the years there were more than 5
Maggie Houston
I'm still living here and loving it. Dad had the grocery store for 40 years. I have lived here most of my life. It is a smaller community now but still a goodie. Lots of memories...squash court, old hall. Basket ball teams, Swimming pool, John Moore electrical shop, power board shop, Forestry houses and Office, Road Service Garage, H&P mill etc. Population of a 1000 at one time now down to about 320. Still home to me
Barbara Cust
Lived on Robertson’s Road before it was sealed Bill drove the grader. Jack And Vera Adamson were our neighbours great memories as the town was thriving. Margaret Houston you were still at school
Anne Boddy
Barbara Cust yes good memories alright including you and Bill and The Adamsons
Maggie Houston
Yes the Ullysesses club was very good to us. I remember selling raffle tickets for whitebait patties. I have completed 46 years with St John, no longer operational but involved with youth, South Westland Area Committe and on the Order Affairs Committee. We are building a new station in Hari Hari but with covid and other things taking time we may not have it built by Christmas. Something new for Hari Hari. It's amazing how many lives are touched by living here or by having a relative living here. Just read the comments. A great place to grow up in.
Shirley Keenan
Great picture Always Slow Down going through
Gaylene Mckenzie
Thank you for sharing this! It was great growing up in Hari Hari. My parents marj and Jim Mckenzie owned a farm in Haddocks road. Moved to Christchurch in 1970
James Codyre
I was born in a staff house just behind the tearooms on the left next to the big red garage that was the NZR Road services before Arnold Transport.The pub was run by Joe Martini in our days in Harihari.
James Codyre
Part of "Goodbye Pork Pie" was shot in the tea rooms.
Steven Woods
James Codyre that’s the mini parked outside the tea room in the pic lol
Mike Craven
I think a chap by the name of Neville had the Tea Rooms in the late 80s and 90s Was a stop when I was driving tour coaches.
Paul Agnes Smith
Pork Pie yellow mini....
Judy Curtis
Any idea on what year this was taken, please
Mark Humphreys
Used to walk up here in 1968-9 to walk to school
Sandra Arnott
True I remember!
Wendy James
How old that photo Allan alot memories going past that everyday on school bus from pukekura.
23h
Kevin O'Regan
Not a truck to be seen. Beaut photo
Wendy Bruce
Had my wedding reception at the Hari Hari hotel.
Pam Englefield-Absolum
Remember it well. Lived in a Ministry of Works house which in the late 1960s was two houses from the hotel,
Judy Curtis
Any idea on what year this was taken, please
Peter Mitchell
Judy Curtis is that your Mini ?
Pete Hines
Judy Curtis i think my father did the alterations and additions to the pub in1976 77
Hari Hari... NZ Road Services and Glenalmond? Tearoom on left and Hari Hari Hotel on right, and Service Station further on on the right... remember this well. Looks like it did in the 1960's.
Geoff Wood
Hasn't changed much
Pam Englefield-Absolum
Remember it well. Lived there 1966=1969
Debbie Bennet
Pam Englefield-Absolum you were our neighbors. How are you?
Gav Schist
Phil Olson
The yellow mini and the HQ holden. Reminds me of the Pork Pie movie of which had a scene filmed at that shop.
Brendon Pongia
Omg I so remember this
Vern Pattinson
My sister and her family lived there for years
Richard Cudmore
We moved there in 1962 to the dairy farm which all grew up on the best of timrs had there growing up
Alan Pegley
REmember your folks very well Richard. Trust all is good with you
Anne McAllister
Richard Cudmore your brother ,Brian worked for dad (RayMosley) at Harihari Motors
Jean Keenan
lived on main street when young.
Kev Rasmussen
Looks like a another busy day in the Main Street.
Keith McAdam
Kev Rasmussen. Is that your yellow car, mate?
Jenny Mclellan
Kev Rasmussen hi kevin did you go to victory school.in nelson.around about 1955 onwards
Jenny Mclellan
Kev Rasmussen sorry about that thought I knew you
Sonia Mahauariki
Uncle Richard , kim, Pinky I can just about see your house from here
Patsy Grant
My Mum's family came from Hari Hari
Diane Maitland
William George Wright
Dennis Minehan
Diane Maitland George had hair on his head in the olden days.
Noel Glass
used to over imbibe there occasionly
Valda Ford
Oh wow… no changes !!
Suzanne Stuart
Kaye Hende. That looks like your car
Arthur Dehn
Dad took us kids to the pictures and remembered the fog coming back home to Whataroa in the 40s
Megan Wilson
Best place in the world. We arrived there in 1968. Still go back every year. Wish i never left.
Mike Wall
My Grandfather owned the garage. Alf Wall
Anne McAllister
Mike Wall My father -Ray Mosley -brought the garage from your grandfather
Mary Hood
Used to stop there on our way home to Franz Josef
Keith Finch
That shot must be around 1973 that’s about when the pub went to DB I think also a 72-73 HQ in the background
Noula Markham
Will always be home
Phil Olson
Just how I remember south westland in the late 70's
Anne Boddy
Home sweet Home always
Brent Tomlinson
Anne Boddy my parents had the pub from 1970-73, I was there in 1971
Anne Boddy
Donaldson Dororthy and Gingers daughter
Kevin Gargiulo
As I remember it
Glenda O'Donnell
Well it is a good place as I worked there
Marcia Martini
Re Pork Pie Movie When Joe & Nancy Martini owned the hotel & b4 they finished interior of the wine & dine it was used inside as a backdrop film setting with a hut built in it for Goodbye Pork Pie movie.
Lynn Mckenzie
Marcia Martini I worked for Joe and Nancy when I was 16
Tony Thomson
Was a great place to grow up in
Russell Tauwhare
Went down that way many times. It wasn't that far from. Ross. Back in. Sixty. Before move out of weatcoast. 68. Cool day s they were. Now everything turning. Pot
Grant Muir
Lived there for forty years and loved it.!
Chrissy Diedrichs
I spent the first 6 years of my life in Hari Hari! Left in about 1972?
Christine Stewart
My grand parents and my parents lived there for a while years ago (Searle)
John Flattery-donohoe
doogi barrs house 1st past the pub on rgt.reme chasing pete tamasi in my ute in early morn hrs few to many ha ha an where he was going to put his hook fer a hand isnt printable .we got tired of it made peace had a beer an a ciggy an went to chch for a beer in warners hotel . ha ha fun days .that pubs got a few stories too
Patrick Pascoe
Allen I remember Heck Brereton well Evans Creek and the MK4 Zodiac when I managed Grey Motors.
Alex McDougall
My uncle Joe Martini had the Hari hari pub for many years
Kim Gavin
Lived there in the sixtys
Linda Hughes
What year was this taken?
James Codyre
I was born in a cottage behind the tearooms as my dad was mechanic for the Road Service Depot just after WW2.Pub was nearly directly opposite the workshop.
Penny Coleman
Look just like my old mini!
Margaret Harris
That might even be Pete and
Sue Harris mini in the main st
Chris Burles
Blondini Gang stopping for a pie
Paddy Sweeney
My God Father and name sakes Paddy Sweeney use to be the publican. Before that he was the manager of Roafservices
Rod Berry
Paddy Sweeney as manager drove the NZR school bus run once in a while. Harry and his wife Josie were a popular couple as well.
Clare Pierson
Paddy Sweeney There was a huge bowl of red jelly in the kitchen the day I went there with Josie and Harry Sweeney.
Sheryl Iraia
Lived in Forestry village for about 9 months in 1972.
Anne Boddy
I remember that so well
Jen Jones
Has it changed
Anita Lorraine Barltrop
Dad drove buses for the road services. When Hans Shearer was manager.
Joel Smith
Enjoyed spending weekends with the Greymouth Ullyess club. Rode from Nelson. Great hospitality from the HariHari community
John Visser
My father in law’s favourite place
Judy Tawhiti
Place to live mid 70s 80s .Always be HOME.
Marie Summer
used to live down robertsons rd
Margi Adamson
And Uncle Peter
Kahu Broad
What's it like now
Hazel Large
Mr Beans there!!!
Craig Hames
The sandflies were bigger than that mini.
Katy Murfitt
Always home
Scott Robertson
Yup, Glenalmond.
Lyla Al-Alawi
Goodbye Porkpie days..around 1985/86?
Chris McIntyre
My family used to live across the road from the fish and chip shop. I can still smell it lol
Helen Joan Forrest
Chris McIntyre . Auntie Joan was my saviour. I just wished I had got more of her recipes from her. Wonderful hugger xoxo
Lorraine Anderson
Chris McIntyre I think you were in my brother Wayne Anderson’s class
Lisa Young
Hey
Esmae - might be your mini?!
Anne Boddy
Lisa Young that what I thought
Steve Jones
I lived there in the 70,s work at H&P with my brother
Gillian Jones
Ideal place to grow up. Was sad to go back later in life to see all my childhood memories gone - Basketball hall, swimming pool, forestry oval and the fish and chip shop across the road Chris mentioned. I think the general store I drove into the front of when Shelly Bennett was teaching me to drive was gone too! Mum worked at the Hotel and the tearooms and dad at H&P.
Lorraine Anderson
Hari Hari will always be my home town….the special place of my childhood…. I moved to Christchurch at the age of fourteen when my parents Tom & Barbara Anderson sold their dairy farm on Robertson Road. What a culture shock to move to the city.
Carol Jones
I lived there in the 70's when it was a thriving town. 2 sawmills, Forest service, ministry of works & farming. I worked at the tea rooms. Great memories at the hotel.
Ryan Young
Gavin Lucas
Cheryl Johnston
What year was this photo taken? I had a yellow mini..can anyone read the rego?
Russel Knight
Cheryl Johnston pork pie
Kelly Glass
I still live here boy has it changed over the last 60 odd years
Kaye'Mike Finch
Kelly Glass In the 60 years can you remember all the fine days or just the years there were more than 5
Maggie Houston
I'm still living here and loving it. Dad had the grocery store for 40 years. I have lived here most of my life. It is a smaller community now but still a goodie. Lots of memories...squash court, old hall. Basket ball teams, Swimming pool, John Moore electrical shop, power board shop, Forestry houses and Office, Road Service Garage, H&P mill etc. Population of a 1000 at one time now down to about 320. Still home to me
Barbara Cust
Lived on Robertson’s Road before it was sealed Bill drove the grader. Jack And Vera Adamson were our neighbours great memories as the town was thriving. Margaret Houston you were still at school
Anne Boddy
Barbara Cust yes good memories alright including you and Bill and The Adamsons
Maggie Houston
Yes the Ullysesses club was very good to us. I remember selling raffle tickets for whitebait patties. I have completed 46 years with St John, no longer operational but involved with youth, South Westland Area Committe and on the Order Affairs Committee. We are building a new station in Hari Hari but with covid and other things taking time we may not have it built by Christmas. Something new for Hari Hari. It's amazing how many lives are touched by living here or by having a relative living here. Just read the comments. A great place to grow up in.
Shirley Keenan
Great picture Always Slow Down going through
Gaylene Mckenzie
Thank you for sharing this! It was great growing up in Hari Hari. My parents marj and Jim Mckenzie owned a farm in Haddocks road. Moved to Christchurch in 1970
James Codyre
I was born in a staff house just behind the tearooms on the left next to the big red garage that was the NZR Road services before Arnold Transport.The pub was run by Joe Martini in our days in Harihari.
James Codyre
Part of "Goodbye Pork Pie" was shot in the tea rooms.
Steven Woods
James Codyre that’s the mini parked outside the tea room in the pic lol
Mike Craven
I think a chap by the name of Neville had the Tea Rooms in the late 80s and 90s Was a stop when I was driving tour coaches.
Paul Agnes Smith
Pork Pie yellow mini....
Judy Curtis
Any idea on what year this was taken, please
Mark Humphreys
Used to walk up here in 1968-9 to walk to school
Sandra Arnott
True I remember!
Wendy James
How old that photo Allan alot memories going past that everyday on school bus from pukekura.
23h
Kevin O'Regan
Not a truck to be seen. Beaut photo
Wendy Bruce
Had my wedding reception at the Hari Hari hotel.
Pam Englefield-Absolum
Remember it well. Lived in a Ministry of Works house which in the late 1960s was two houses from the hotel,
Judy Curtis
Any idea on what year this was taken, please
Peter Mitchell
Judy Curtis is that your Mini ?
Pete Hines
Judy Curtis i think my father did the alterations and additions to the pub in1976 77
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