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Date Created16th February 2021CommentsDiane Prescott
Yes. Hall - Jones street, Runanga. Just an empty section now
Lyn Galvin
Diane Prescott Your house wasn't 20 Hall Jones st in Runanga was it. My house was 20 Hall Jones St from when I was born until we shifted to Carroll st. I know our house got burnt down and is just an empty section now
Diane Prescott
Lyn Galvin , yes Lyn it was. We lived there from 1955 to January 1970and the house burned down in about 1972. My maiden name was Read
Lyn Galvin
My name was Lyn Masters. I loved that house. We shifted to 16 Carroll St and stayed there until we shifted to Dunedin in 1961. Jimmy Hambley brought that house from us.
Lyn Galvin
My kids who are now in their forties love Runanga and the Coast spend quite a bit of their holidays around there. My youngest grandaughter went to see my old house in Carroll st and was most excited to ring me to tell me she was standing outside my old… See More
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Diane Prescott
Lyn Galvin I was there in October with my family. Loved living in Runanga. Anna Hambly (Jimmy's daughter) & I went to school together and still keep in touch regularly
Anna Panther
Lyn what a shame she didn’t go in & introduce herself! Mum would not have minded at all - I’ll pm you my ph number and if any family are there again they can call meb
Anna Panther
Diane friends forever
Lyn Galvin
I can remember you from when you were a little girl in Runanga wondered if Ruth was still alive saw your Dad's death That would be lovely to have your number. We were on the Coast a couple of weeks ago for my cousin Keith Wright's funeral We now live in Wakefield in Tasman
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Patricia Stephens
My oldest sister lives in Runanga still. I always go up Waimunga look at house we were brought up in. Not as nice as Mum and Dad had it.
Susan Barlow
Never gone back to my childhood home but definitely to the neighbourhood.
Vicki Hurley
Yup
Owen Stephens
I'd love to
Grant Ellingford
Owen Stephens i remember your house on greymouth especially the vines growing on the side of the house
Owen Stephens
Grant Ellingford lol yes, we moved into the house dad, my brother, myself and friends built out the back of the section around 1985 86.
Russell McKnight
Owen Stephens hi Owen, you can buy your house back. Currently for sale. I remember helping you dig the trench for the power cable into your new house. Call in and see us sometime when you are back this way. We live pretty much over the back fence from your old place.
Owen Stephens
Russell McKnight when I get to head back I'll be taking a good amount of time to catch up with you and a few others.
Lyn Gosling
Taking a trip on the transcenic with family but will only be in Greymouth for an hour. No time to visit old homes.
Lyn Gosling
I do it by Google earth these days. And facebook groups who post pictures of my old places.
Kiri Stevens
Yes
Angela Reed
Yes, wish I hadn’t...it’s nothing like I remembered!
Peter Hendo
Funny feeling left out childhood home then someone got murdered in it so strange going past it
Louise Langdon
I plan to
Malcolm Townley
YES. Lynne Brown my place is the same. awful and let go. In the North West Coast of Tasmania Australia
Therese McAra
Top of Chapel Street.
Jason Corry
been a while
Carmel Valzolgher
Yes
Kaylene Nimmo
Linda Campbell each time you are home xoxo
John Greaney
Always.
Jeannie Preddy
Main Rd Dobson, still looks ok. Many happy memories of growing up there!
Carol Brown
Visited our family home at 17 Josephine street and the owner was outside painting he invited us inside, after 60 years away it bought back
a lot childhood memories .
Patricia Cornelius
Yes but it is all gone and I was six when we moved away.
Lois Tombs
All the time, sadly its not there now.
John Moore
Absolutely and in my case, Livingston Street Hokitika often draws me in.
Suzanne Tones Wolfe
Sadly, the only house left is our first house in Worthy Street. All the rest demolished.
Bryce Smith
Yes. Brought back memories and thoughts about many old friends
Terri Prince
No matter where I live in the world, home will always be where my parents live, Domett Esplande Cobden also fond memories staying at my Grandparents home Domett St Westport.
Ruth Priest-Johnson
Terri Prince played at your house many times, I have fond memories of you guys when we would be together while our fathers went away shooting
Lynne Brown
I do too Jude and makes me cry when I look at our house been let go looks awful and to think how mum used to keep it hope you and family all ok xxx
Maxine Morgan
Every house I lived in as a child is either demolished or burnt down. But the memories live on. And the Streets are still there.
Debbie James
Dennis Minehan
Yes I have - and was surprised to see our letter box has grown a shapely pair of female legs.
Rose Ferguson
yes i have
Lexie Aynsley
yes
Dave Steers
Yes.
C May L'Huillier
Yes I passed through Barrytown about 2 year ago saw the house my father built on our dairy farm in 1916 had alterations but style still viable .
Pat Weir
Yes many times when in Hokitika or Invercargill and thankful too had opportunity few years back owners of both homes showed us through the home and able to see alterations they had done (which were well done) was big plus as thought would be great even if just saw around the outside of house and the section so we were very lucky as doesn’t always happen to anyone
Elaine Bolitho
Yes!
Anne Lambe
Yes.
· Noeline McCaughan
Yes, but over the years they have vanished altogether and I travel on the 'Coast passing sites overgrown in some places and built over in others. Only two houses remain extant but no longer held by family members are my Grandmother's home on Pitt St. Runanga, and an aunt's house on Sheil st. in Reefton.
Jocelyn Le Noel
Yup
Jenny Leach
yes have a photo of myself and brother under the cabbage tree the house is no longer there ahh memories Robyn Mainey
I fly over thru google earth..
Wayne Leckie
Every time I go Monroe st Cobden to see the old house and then 7 Paroa RD to have a look
Pauline Mountford
Wayne Leckie Peel Street is terrible now
Wayne Leckie
Pauline Mountford going over soon will go have a look
Marie Harrington
Always do a drive by our family home in Cobden many happy memories there.
Rob Absalom
Absolutely
Trevor Keith Scott
Not yet "BUT" will do one day!!
Lynnette Walford
Yes,our house at Denniston looked so small,long gone now.
Ruth Priest-Johnson
Yes, Fox Street Cobden
JohnandKathleen Ranger
Ruth Priest-Johnson ha e u seen it lately, looking good.
Sid Steel
Ruth Priest-Johnson yes I remember my day's living in Fox street
Mandy Jean Partleton
Every time I go back to the Coast, I always go and look at my childhood home and primary school.
Judy Smolen
Yes always drive past our home at 56 McDougall Ave Dunollie....
]Jan Meagher
Yes
Jocelyn Hector
Yes we have love the memoriesx
Bevan Sutherland
Yeah me too ( Donna)
Penelope Rollston
No nostalgia there just sadness : ( .....
Paul Hibbs
I went by the house I grew up in and asked if I can take a look around, but they said "no" and slammed the door on me. My parents can be a bit gruff sometimes
John Armstrong
Paul Hibbs classic
Donna Brydon
did so just recently, the alterations were terrible, wish i hadn't seen it
Shona Ratana
Walked by our house in Dobson Stood there awhile remembering back when we played hide and seek with the children around us in the evenings plus thought about all that went on inside that front door House looked unoccupied so did not knock on the door.… See More
]James Codyre
Often drive past our old ranch at 108 Alexander Street Ngarimu Street corner where we lived t.
Kay Tillier
Yes
Helen Chappell
Many times
Glenda O'Donnell
Yes I have
Heather Reid
Yes
Denise Bradley
Showed my grandchildren in January plus a trip down the tip heads
Gavin Menzies
Yep, go out to Taylorville and Dobson every chance I get when I'm on the Coast
Grant Thornley
Me too Gav.
Gavin Menzies
Grant Thornley very nostalgic, still love the place
Diane Parkinson
Yes
Katy Murfitt
I didn’t know that Lisa
Lisa Young
Katy Murfitt was a planned burning, the new owners of the farm decided she needed to go...
Gary Rauhihi
Every time I visit the coast
Joel Smith
Certainly have and memories came flooding back
Butch Cadigan
You bloody Hoffman street hotties
Wayne Madden
Drive by 47 Fonblanque street every time I go back
Colin Higgins
Wayne Madden I'm in Westport right now.
Dean Gutberlet
I make do with Google Street view to make virtual cruises of my childhood.
Arthur Dehn
Yes when I visited my old home in Whataroa i was so depressed and l thinking of the happy times I spent there..... felt I shouldn't have gone back after living in Canada for 50 yrs
Julie Watt
Yip
Linda King
Yes. The people that bought my family home in Camerons took me for a look around the changes they had made. Mum Bub Kelly would have loved what they had done. Wonderful memories of a special place and people
Don Hutton
My family were required to accompany me on such nostalgic visits to Marsden Road, the Russian Steps, Sawyers Creek, Cottles Hill, the lagoon, the pipeline whilst I regaled them with embellished stories of my childhood in Greymouth.
Glenda Bishop
Everytime I go home I do a drive by lol. The 1st time I was shocked (and a little bit pissed off) that it had changed so much from what I remembered. Oh well, time changes everything!!
Sean Phelps
Yes, knocked on the door, and they welcomed me in, seemed so much smaller.
Jan Sowman
Yes not always a good idea as found the house and garden not kept up to the standard we had it.
Phil Millar
Yep,several times!
Peter Leversedge
The first house I lived in at Motunau
May be an image of outdoors
Lois Little
Yep took my mother on a memory lane trip before she died and looked at the houses we had lived in from birth she loved it
Glenice Hansen
Yes every trip to the coast
Trish Rennie
Yes but our old home at Golden Sands, Barrytown burned down some years ago and the big glasshouse has gone but all the holiday homes are still there...
Lee Williams
Yep, Cardwell St Cobden.
Rachel Olliver
Frequently - Dad still lives in the house I grew up in.
Karen Green
Is that 9 mile
Rachel Olliver
Karen Green no. Mum was a Coaster but I grew up in Christchurch. Mum was from Blackball.
Rachel Olliver
I love to do the same with my aunty and uncle's place in Milton Rd too.
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Peter Wood
Kevin Arnesen
Yeap I have ,
John Visser
Kevin Arnesen were you in the Army, Weir Class 1969?
Kevin Arnesen
I have my own army's , up My sleeves 1969
Karen Green
Yes everytime I go to Rapahoe
Graham Ruston
Karen Green are you the sister of ross
Karen Green
Yes he is so the best bro
Karen Green
How do you know Ross
Delwyn Hughes
Oh yes
Diana Hay
Yes
Rae Amad
Yep Mills Street Runanga... best childhood memories
Karen Green
How do you know him
Heather Taylor
i have
Ivy Parkyway
29 Palmerston street , Greymouth , the best memories.
Marion Marshall
Hate seeing my childhood home, all the paddocks Dad cleared of rushes and had looking really good just over grown with dirty old scrub, and the hedge at the road is higher than the house, looks terrible
Karen Green
Our dads tok such pride
Karen Beaumont
Often
Anne Honey
Yes and it was gone. 2011 was a tough year.
Margaret White
Wayne Madden then drive past the Tavern
Donald Pearson
My son recently visited in High St,the house I was born in over ninety years ago,of recent years a medical centre,and now up for sale,took some photos,great memories.
Thomas Peter Mulligan
Just the other day
Lisa Young
Yip. I was lucky enough to go through my childhood home weeks before it was burned down as a fire brigade exercise. So many memories x
Marty Byrne
Yup absolutely .... visited my grandparents old house and we had to renovate it and love it ...... so many great memories and time to still make some new ones
Margaret Mckee
Yes child hood ones. 53 Flitzgerald St. Cobden. Haast Beach (now shop and motels) Karamea Hotel and grandparents home opp Shanty Town and Grandmothers tearooms ABC before it was pull down.
Leanne Diedrichs
Every time
Anne Stapleton
Yes, now theres grass. Station Rd Ross.
Bryan Eckhoff
Anne Stapleton when were you there Anne
Anne Stapleton
Bryan Eckhoff 1963 - 1965.
Bryan Eckhoff
Anne Stapleton don't remember you i would have been 11-13 years old
Anne Stapleton
yes i was little younger about 5 - 7, although there were 6 of us kids.
Phill Oldham
I'm init too
Shiree Couch
Yep but it was red zoned after the earthquakes
Rosanna Anderson
Often go back to my old neighborhood but the house i grew up in is no longer standing but there's always lots of good memories
Sheryl Elizabeth Paki
Yes lots of memories lived at birchfield so always go out country for a drive
Russ Lowe
Yes, every time. Our drive was dodgy.
Ray Port
Russ Lowe especially after a couple of beers.
Russ Lowe
Apparently reversing up it after being at Hams is a good idea... Not
Ray Port
Our house in Ross is long gone but could still see some of the foundations but I suspect thats all overgrown now.
Doris Blanchard
I went to look at the house where my family lived when I was born in 1934 in Milton Road, Greymouth and nothing much had changed. It was the first house on the right after turning from Shakespeare Street. Then went to look at 3 Marsden Road and the hou… See More
Edwin Lord
Always 14 lynch street and 78 hall street Cobden
Cathryne Reay-mackey
just been to Sumner where i lived for many years,great memories.also went to Hanmer Queen Mary Hospital where i worked in 60s
Jonathan Paul Crofton
W C trees I planted now being trimmed by the Hutt valley power co too close to their lines YAY!
Jenny Ifer Bannerman Gifford
But our houses have gone. So has the one in Blenheim and the first home in Oamaru makes me feel so sad. It is a horrible dump
]Margaret Moore
Yes love it
Esther Edwards
Yes
Tracy Alford
My parents have lived in the same house for 60 years, so it is still going home for me.
Craig Pollock
Well overdue for a visit.
Carolyn Murphy
Do it everytime I’m in Hokitika. I still feel like that house is still ours.
Janet Sutton
Carolyn Murphy me too Carolyn xx
Carolyn Murphy
Janet Sutton one day I might just knock on the door and walk around. Memories will be flooding back.
Del Godfrey
Carolyn Murphy if I’m still correct with the present owners I can arrange that for you!
Janet Sutton
Carolyn Murphy I did that! My cousin arranged for me to have a look thru my old home. It had all been beautifully renovated. And it was a lot smaller than I remember!! Funny that
Lisa Roche
Yip I do a drive around Westport every time I go there lolRobyn Halkett
Yep. Just holidayed at Ngakawau, stayed in our old home, right across from the beach. .
Gary Keown
I do every time I’m back in hoki
Deb Corich
Was quite sad and shocked!
Derious Worgan
Yes lived at Birchflield often go past it when go to Westport.
Debora Mora
Sure have , and the owners let me walk through the house
Trevor Molloy
many times , happy memories are there ,
Lesley Williams
Yes, did that recently. Redjacks Rd Ngahere
Tania Hawken
Yes
Vicki Woolhouse
Yip and my family home is in Cameron's and my mum still lives there As well plus my dad's home in kumara
Michelle Rooney
Tui Mackenzie Alaida Briggs Firth Street memories.
Tony Warner
We need a reunion Diana
Tony Warner
There's photos of the ocean coming all the way up Derby and Nanas house was submerged by a few feet Damn global warming
Tony Warner
25 Derby st I used to climb out the bedroom window in Romilly street at 6 in the morning to run down to Nanas Mrs stechman saw me once and asked where are you going...I'm going to see my Nana i replied I was only 4 but Westport was safe as
]Pauline Failes
All old buildings in my life now gone, either burnt down (first home) pulled down (first school) destroyed by earthquakes - my own first home, church where married and so the list goes on. Memories are only things that cannot be destroyed and I choose to only remember the good times.
Valerie Beavis
Yes
Nicola Coll
Yes everytime i go back to the Coast have to do a drive by 6 O'Grady St, great memories
Murray Webber
Going back on Friday with brother's and Sisters, it's been 20+ yrs since I've been on the Coast
Olwyn Witton
Yes
Maureen Burnett
Would love to, but sadly they are all gone!!!
Brian Finlayson
Yes
Val Shaw
Yes often .
Dorothy Andrews
I do also !!
Kirstin Taylor
Chris this week end
TJ Greaves
Been there done that and hopefully never again lol
Suzanne Buckley
Yes our home in Cobden and the big hill down to the beach as child and now a small hill
Mandy Bruce
I also visited my grandparents house in Chapel street.
Glenda Docherty
Yes grandparents house in Grey mouth, so sad to see
Levi Michael Mel Keane
I did when I was visiting a friend in Richmond, nelson
Noeline Pinn
Yes, I have.
Ursla Fry
Yes went back to look at my childhood home a few weeks ago. First time in years
Del Godfrey
Yes, and really sad the new owners have built a high fence! There’s been fires and gangs involved in our family street and a shame with the state of Mum and dads old house! Such happy times won’t be seen there any more!
Johannes Debreuk
I am still here
Brian Langton
Yep always Westport is my home.
Diana Wheatley
Every time I go to Westport I have a look at the house my grandfather built in Derby Street
Dennis Gibbs
Yes.
Wayne Nicholson
Regularly. Trip over the hill tomorrow.
Cody Cooper
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Yes I did in bright street cobden I was bit upset remembering old times
Nova Hichens
Yes we do & I even look it up on the computer just to see it again.
Dianne Johnson
Yes, was very sad as my parents really looked after their home in Cobden. It was just lovely and had such a huge vege garden. A couple of years ago, I was down and drove by to see heartbreaking disrepair on the property, gutters hanging off etc. Ther… See More
Barbara Brownie
ALL THE TIME KEEPS ME GROUNDED...
THAT'S WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT GREATEST MEMORIES...
Beach all day with all kids in Neibourhood..… See More
Julie Taylor
Everytime, used to live in Turumaha Street the house has been pulled now emptysection
Lots of happy memories
Dianne Patchett
My very word yes... Always will visit my dear home town ( Reefton ) & house where i grew up...
Jackie Leslie
Yes
Belinda Davis
Yes forsure. Same people live in my old houses!!
Natesha Ramsay
Yep. I went through my childhood home after the new owners did it up. Was so guttered I couldn't buy it, after so many good memories.
Mikey Percasky
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Everytime I get back to Ch Ch
We moved a lot
Lots to see
Roger Strong
Yes and found everything, especially the fences so much smaller and shorter than I recalled...
Sunny Day
Yes but cant now gone from Ch Ch earthquake church I got married in gone High School.Memories in the heart thats why I love songs
Diane Burling
Every time I go home
Richard Roberts
Diane Burling come and look round the house anytime....bring your mum over if she wants
Diane Burling
Richard Roberts ooh I'd love to.. went in it once since you've been there but that was years ago.. not sure when I'm down next though
]Elaine Haggart
Certainly have
Joy Beveridge
Absolutely do, whenever I travel South . Where we lived at the Junction, houses no longer there, doesn't stop me pulling over and sitting a few minutes , So many great memories.
Lisa Molloy
oh yes, many times
Pam Mcmanus
Yes
Beryl Neal
Yes,
Katarina Leaf-Dobbs
A big mistake for me, I forgot with time comes change and I wasn't prepared for all the changes of my childhood home
Margi Adamson
The KDV whitebait hits all gone. Devastated.
ShonaandMurray Marshall
Yep I drive past them both lots of times.
June Williams
Did that in November. Visited Hokitika for the first time in many years.
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Cheryl Alderding
Yes
Kathy Duthie
yes twice cried like a baby the 1st time
Turia Curtis
Many times
Helen Meredith
Yep
Ngaire Jones
Yes in Richmond St Cobden. Some very mixed feelings.
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Bev Freitas
Nova Hichens… See More
Dave Steel
Yes.. oh my... good old rununga
Marlene Jackson Perry
MANY Times in the past!
To find it was not quite how I remembered it---- so much smaller.
Jeff Sutherland
I have,,, and realized it wasn't the house i missed, it was my childhood
Brian Ranger
Yes all changed now but good memories had a lot of great friends Oranga...
Gail Callaghan
Yes, use to go passed it ever time we were on the Coast going from Grandma and Grandad's in Te Kinga and Nana and Grandad's in Rununga. We lived in Stillwater up near the cemetery.
Paul Cullen
Yep - and changed soooooo much wished I hadn't
]Celena Young
Yepppp
Wendy Bruce
Yes; not all memories are good 1s
Bryan Eckhoff
First time way back in January of 85 in Ross after leaving in February of 69 now i live just down in the next town
Sharon Thomas
Yes some i dont like and some i do
Linzi Woods
10 seddon st Runanga
Anna Johnston
Alex Pinn where are you over there? Still waiting for my invite by the way.
Barb Kennedy
Yes
Kathryn Jean Bartlett
Yes, Glen Rd, Greymouth
Jillian Stewart
Yes.
KevinandMargaret Mills
Yes in Reefton
Trish Hutana
Yes came back to live
Alison Day
Vicki Hurley and the Delawai girls were with you
Yes. Hall - Jones street, Runanga. Just an empty section now
Lyn Galvin
Diane Prescott Your house wasn't 20 Hall Jones st in Runanga was it. My house was 20 Hall Jones St from when I was born until we shifted to Carroll st. I know our house got burnt down and is just an empty section now
Diane Prescott
Lyn Galvin , yes Lyn it was. We lived there from 1955 to January 1970and the house burned down in about 1972. My maiden name was Read
Lyn Galvin
My name was Lyn Masters. I loved that house. We shifted to 16 Carroll St and stayed there until we shifted to Dunedin in 1961. Jimmy Hambley brought that house from us.
Lyn Galvin
My kids who are now in their forties love Runanga and the Coast spend quite a bit of their holidays around there. My youngest grandaughter went to see my old house in Carroll st and was most excited to ring me to tell me she was standing outside my old… See More
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Diane Prescott
Lyn Galvin I was there in October with my family. Loved living in Runanga. Anna Hambly (Jimmy's daughter) & I went to school together and still keep in touch regularly
Anna Panther
Lyn what a shame she didn’t go in & introduce herself! Mum would not have minded at all - I’ll pm you my ph number and if any family are there again they can call meb
Anna Panther
Diane friends forever
Lyn Galvin
I can remember you from when you were a little girl in Runanga wondered if Ruth was still alive saw your Dad's death That would be lovely to have your number. We were on the Coast a couple of weeks ago for my cousin Keith Wright's funeral We now live in Wakefield in Tasman
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Patricia Stephens
My oldest sister lives in Runanga still. I always go up Waimunga look at house we were brought up in. Not as nice as Mum and Dad had it.
Susan Barlow
Never gone back to my childhood home but definitely to the neighbourhood.
Vicki Hurley
Yup
Owen Stephens
I'd love to
Grant Ellingford
Owen Stephens i remember your house on greymouth especially the vines growing on the side of the house
Owen Stephens
Grant Ellingford lol yes, we moved into the house dad, my brother, myself and friends built out the back of the section around 1985 86.
Russell McKnight
Owen Stephens hi Owen, you can buy your house back. Currently for sale. I remember helping you dig the trench for the power cable into your new house. Call in and see us sometime when you are back this way. We live pretty much over the back fence from your old place.
Owen Stephens
Russell McKnight when I get to head back I'll be taking a good amount of time to catch up with you and a few others.
Lyn Gosling
Taking a trip on the transcenic with family but will only be in Greymouth for an hour. No time to visit old homes.
Lyn Gosling
I do it by Google earth these days. And facebook groups who post pictures of my old places.
Kiri Stevens
Yes
Angela Reed
Yes, wish I hadn’t...it’s nothing like I remembered!
Peter Hendo
Funny feeling left out childhood home then someone got murdered in it so strange going past it
Louise Langdon
I plan to
Malcolm Townley
YES. Lynne Brown my place is the same. awful and let go. In the North West Coast of Tasmania Australia
Therese McAra
Top of Chapel Street.
Jason Corry
been a while
Carmel Valzolgher
Yes
Kaylene Nimmo
Linda Campbell each time you are home xoxo
John Greaney
Always.
Jeannie Preddy
Main Rd Dobson, still looks ok. Many happy memories of growing up there!
Carol Brown
Visited our family home at 17 Josephine street and the owner was outside painting he invited us inside, after 60 years away it bought back
a lot childhood memories .
Patricia Cornelius
Yes but it is all gone and I was six when we moved away.
Lois Tombs
All the time, sadly its not there now.
John Moore
Absolutely and in my case, Livingston Street Hokitika often draws me in.
Suzanne Tones Wolfe
Sadly, the only house left is our first house in Worthy Street. All the rest demolished.
Bryce Smith
Yes. Brought back memories and thoughts about many old friends
Terri Prince
No matter where I live in the world, home will always be where my parents live, Domett Esplande Cobden also fond memories staying at my Grandparents home Domett St Westport.
Ruth Priest-Johnson
Terri Prince played at your house many times, I have fond memories of you guys when we would be together while our fathers went away shooting
Lynne Brown
I do too Jude and makes me cry when I look at our house been let go looks awful and to think how mum used to keep it hope you and family all ok xxx
Maxine Morgan
Every house I lived in as a child is either demolished or burnt down. But the memories live on. And the Streets are still there.
Debbie James
Dennis Minehan
Yes I have - and was surprised to see our letter box has grown a shapely pair of female legs.
Rose Ferguson
yes i have
Lexie Aynsley
yes
Dave Steers
Yes.
C May L'Huillier
Yes I passed through Barrytown about 2 year ago saw the house my father built on our dairy farm in 1916 had alterations but style still viable .
Pat Weir
Yes many times when in Hokitika or Invercargill and thankful too had opportunity few years back owners of both homes showed us through the home and able to see alterations they had done (which were well done) was big plus as thought would be great even if just saw around the outside of house and the section so we were very lucky as doesn’t always happen to anyone
Elaine Bolitho
Yes!
Anne Lambe
Yes.
· Noeline McCaughan
Yes, but over the years they have vanished altogether and I travel on the 'Coast passing sites overgrown in some places and built over in others. Only two houses remain extant but no longer held by family members are my Grandmother's home on Pitt St. Runanga, and an aunt's house on Sheil st. in Reefton.
Jocelyn Le Noel
Yup
Jenny Leach
yes have a photo of myself and brother under the cabbage tree the house is no longer there ahh memories Robyn Mainey
I fly over thru google earth..
Wayne Leckie
Every time I go Monroe st Cobden to see the old house and then 7 Paroa RD to have a look
Pauline Mountford
Wayne Leckie Peel Street is terrible now
Wayne Leckie
Pauline Mountford going over soon will go have a look
Marie Harrington
Always do a drive by our family home in Cobden many happy memories there.
Rob Absalom
Absolutely
Trevor Keith Scott
Not yet "BUT" will do one day!!
Lynnette Walford
Yes,our house at Denniston looked so small,long gone now.
Ruth Priest-Johnson
Yes, Fox Street Cobden
JohnandKathleen Ranger
Ruth Priest-Johnson ha e u seen it lately, looking good.
Sid Steel
Ruth Priest-Johnson yes I remember my day's living in Fox street
Mandy Jean Partleton
Every time I go back to the Coast, I always go and look at my childhood home and primary school.
Judy Smolen
Yes always drive past our home at 56 McDougall Ave Dunollie....
]Jan Meagher
Yes
Jocelyn Hector
Yes we have love the memoriesx
Bevan Sutherland
Yeah me too ( Donna)
Penelope Rollston
No nostalgia there just sadness : ( .....
Paul Hibbs
I went by the house I grew up in and asked if I can take a look around, but they said "no" and slammed the door on me. My parents can be a bit gruff sometimes
John Armstrong
Paul Hibbs classic
Donna Brydon
did so just recently, the alterations were terrible, wish i hadn't seen it
Shona Ratana
Walked by our house in Dobson Stood there awhile remembering back when we played hide and seek with the children around us in the evenings plus thought about all that went on inside that front door House looked unoccupied so did not knock on the door.… See More
]James Codyre
Often drive past our old ranch at 108 Alexander Street Ngarimu Street corner where we lived t.
Kay Tillier
Yes
Helen Chappell
Many times
Glenda O'Donnell
Yes I have
Heather Reid
Yes
Denise Bradley
Showed my grandchildren in January plus a trip down the tip heads
Gavin Menzies
Yep, go out to Taylorville and Dobson every chance I get when I'm on the Coast
Grant Thornley
Me too Gav.
Gavin Menzies
Grant Thornley very nostalgic, still love the place
Diane Parkinson
Yes
Katy Murfitt
I didn’t know that Lisa
Lisa Young
Katy Murfitt was a planned burning, the new owners of the farm decided she needed to go...
Gary Rauhihi
Every time I visit the coast
Joel Smith
Certainly have and memories came flooding back
Butch Cadigan
You bloody Hoffman street hotties
Wayne Madden
Drive by 47 Fonblanque street every time I go back
Colin Higgins
Wayne Madden I'm in Westport right now.
Dean Gutberlet
I make do with Google Street view to make virtual cruises of my childhood.
Arthur Dehn
Yes when I visited my old home in Whataroa i was so depressed and l thinking of the happy times I spent there..... felt I shouldn't have gone back after living in Canada for 50 yrs
Julie Watt
Yip
Linda King
Yes. The people that bought my family home in Camerons took me for a look around the changes they had made. Mum Bub Kelly would have loved what they had done. Wonderful memories of a special place and people
Don Hutton
My family were required to accompany me on such nostalgic visits to Marsden Road, the Russian Steps, Sawyers Creek, Cottles Hill, the lagoon, the pipeline whilst I regaled them with embellished stories of my childhood in Greymouth.
Glenda Bishop
Everytime I go home I do a drive by lol. The 1st time I was shocked (and a little bit pissed off) that it had changed so much from what I remembered. Oh well, time changes everything!!
Sean Phelps
Yes, knocked on the door, and they welcomed me in, seemed so much smaller.
Jan Sowman
Yes not always a good idea as found the house and garden not kept up to the standard we had it.
Phil Millar
Yep,several times!
Peter Leversedge
The first house I lived in at Motunau
May be an image of outdoors
Lois Little
Yep took my mother on a memory lane trip before she died and looked at the houses we had lived in from birth she loved it
Glenice Hansen
Yes every trip to the coast
Trish Rennie
Yes but our old home at Golden Sands, Barrytown burned down some years ago and the big glasshouse has gone but all the holiday homes are still there...
Lee Williams
Yep, Cardwell St Cobden.
Rachel Olliver
Frequently - Dad still lives in the house I grew up in.
Karen Green
Is that 9 mile
Rachel Olliver
Karen Green no. Mum was a Coaster but I grew up in Christchurch. Mum was from Blackball.
Rachel Olliver
I love to do the same with my aunty and uncle's place in Milton Rd too.
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Peter Wood
Kevin Arnesen
Yeap I have ,
John Visser
Kevin Arnesen were you in the Army, Weir Class 1969?
Kevin Arnesen
I have my own army's , up My sleeves 1969
Karen Green
Yes everytime I go to Rapahoe
Graham Ruston
Karen Green are you the sister of ross
Karen Green
Yes he is so the best bro
Karen Green
How do you know Ross
Delwyn Hughes
Oh yes
Diana Hay
Yes
Rae Amad
Yep Mills Street Runanga... best childhood memories
Karen Green
How do you know him
Heather Taylor
i have
Ivy Parkyway
29 Palmerston street , Greymouth , the best memories.
Marion Marshall
Hate seeing my childhood home, all the paddocks Dad cleared of rushes and had looking really good just over grown with dirty old scrub, and the hedge at the road is higher than the house, looks terrible
Karen Green
Our dads tok such pride
Karen Beaumont
Often
Anne Honey
Yes and it was gone. 2011 was a tough year.
Margaret White
Wayne Madden then drive past the Tavern
Donald Pearson
My son recently visited in High St,the house I was born in over ninety years ago,of recent years a medical centre,and now up for sale,took some photos,great memories.
Thomas Peter Mulligan
Just the other day
Lisa Young
Yip. I was lucky enough to go through my childhood home weeks before it was burned down as a fire brigade exercise. So many memories x
Marty Byrne
Yup absolutely .... visited my grandparents old house and we had to renovate it and love it ...... so many great memories and time to still make some new ones
Margaret Mckee
Yes child hood ones. 53 Flitzgerald St. Cobden. Haast Beach (now shop and motels) Karamea Hotel and grandparents home opp Shanty Town and Grandmothers tearooms ABC before it was pull down.
Leanne Diedrichs
Every time
Anne Stapleton
Yes, now theres grass. Station Rd Ross.
Bryan Eckhoff
Anne Stapleton when were you there Anne
Anne Stapleton
Bryan Eckhoff 1963 - 1965.
Bryan Eckhoff
Anne Stapleton don't remember you i would have been 11-13 years old
Anne Stapleton
yes i was little younger about 5 - 7, although there were 6 of us kids.
Phill Oldham
I'm init too
Shiree Couch
Yep but it was red zoned after the earthquakes
Rosanna Anderson
Often go back to my old neighborhood but the house i grew up in is no longer standing but there's always lots of good memories
Sheryl Elizabeth Paki
Yes lots of memories lived at birchfield so always go out country for a drive
Russ Lowe
Yes, every time. Our drive was dodgy.
Ray Port
Russ Lowe especially after a couple of beers.
Russ Lowe
Apparently reversing up it after being at Hams is a good idea... Not
Ray Port
Our house in Ross is long gone but could still see some of the foundations but I suspect thats all overgrown now.
Doris Blanchard
I went to look at the house where my family lived when I was born in 1934 in Milton Road, Greymouth and nothing much had changed. It was the first house on the right after turning from Shakespeare Street. Then went to look at 3 Marsden Road and the hou… See More
Edwin Lord
Always 14 lynch street and 78 hall street Cobden
Cathryne Reay-mackey
just been to Sumner where i lived for many years,great memories.also went to Hanmer Queen Mary Hospital where i worked in 60s
Jonathan Paul Crofton
W C trees I planted now being trimmed by the Hutt valley power co too close to their lines YAY!
Jenny Ifer Bannerman Gifford
But our houses have gone. So has the one in Blenheim and the first home in Oamaru makes me feel so sad. It is a horrible dump
]Margaret Moore
Yes love it
Esther Edwards
Yes
Tracy Alford
My parents have lived in the same house for 60 years, so it is still going home for me.
Craig Pollock
Well overdue for a visit.
Carolyn Murphy
Do it everytime I’m in Hokitika. I still feel like that house is still ours.
Janet Sutton
Carolyn Murphy me too Carolyn xx
Carolyn Murphy
Janet Sutton one day I might just knock on the door and walk around. Memories will be flooding back.
Del Godfrey
Carolyn Murphy if I’m still correct with the present owners I can arrange that for you!
Janet Sutton
Carolyn Murphy I did that! My cousin arranged for me to have a look thru my old home. It had all been beautifully renovated. And it was a lot smaller than I remember!! Funny that
Lisa Roche
Yip I do a drive around Westport every time I go there lolRobyn Halkett
Yep. Just holidayed at Ngakawau, stayed in our old home, right across from the beach. .
Gary Keown
I do every time I’m back in hoki
Deb Corich
Was quite sad and shocked!
Derious Worgan
Yes lived at Birchflield often go past it when go to Westport.
Debora Mora
Sure have , and the owners let me walk through the house
Trevor Molloy
many times , happy memories are there ,
Lesley Williams
Yes, did that recently. Redjacks Rd Ngahere
Tania Hawken
Yes
Vicki Woolhouse
Yip and my family home is in Cameron's and my mum still lives there As well plus my dad's home in kumara
Michelle Rooney
Tui Mackenzie Alaida Briggs Firth Street memories.
Tony Warner
We need a reunion Diana
Tony Warner
There's photos of the ocean coming all the way up Derby and Nanas house was submerged by a few feet Damn global warming
Tony Warner
25 Derby st I used to climb out the bedroom window in Romilly street at 6 in the morning to run down to Nanas Mrs stechman saw me once and asked where are you going...I'm going to see my Nana i replied I was only 4 but Westport was safe as
]Pauline Failes
All old buildings in my life now gone, either burnt down (first home) pulled down (first school) destroyed by earthquakes - my own first home, church where married and so the list goes on. Memories are only things that cannot be destroyed and I choose to only remember the good times.
Valerie Beavis
Yes
Nicola Coll
Yes everytime i go back to the Coast have to do a drive by 6 O'Grady St, great memories
Murray Webber
Going back on Friday with brother's and Sisters, it's been 20+ yrs since I've been on the Coast
Olwyn Witton
Yes
Maureen Burnett
Would love to, but sadly they are all gone!!!
Brian Finlayson
Yes
Val Shaw
Yes often .
Dorothy Andrews
I do also !!
Kirstin Taylor
Chris this week end
TJ Greaves
Been there done that and hopefully never again lol
Suzanne Buckley
Yes our home in Cobden and the big hill down to the beach as child and now a small hill
Mandy Bruce
I also visited my grandparents house in Chapel street.
Glenda Docherty
Yes grandparents house in Grey mouth, so sad to see
Levi Michael Mel Keane
I did when I was visiting a friend in Richmond, nelson
Noeline Pinn
Yes, I have.
Ursla Fry
Yes went back to look at my childhood home a few weeks ago. First time in years
Del Godfrey
Yes, and really sad the new owners have built a high fence! There’s been fires and gangs involved in our family street and a shame with the state of Mum and dads old house! Such happy times won’t be seen there any more!
Johannes Debreuk
I am still here
Brian Langton
Yep always Westport is my home.
Diana Wheatley
Every time I go to Westport I have a look at the house my grandfather built in Derby Street
Dennis Gibbs
Yes.
Wayne Nicholson
Regularly. Trip over the hill tomorrow.
Cody Cooper
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Yes I did in bright street cobden I was bit upset remembering old times
Nova Hichens
Yes we do & I even look it up on the computer just to see it again.
Dianne Johnson
Yes, was very sad as my parents really looked after their home in Cobden. It was just lovely and had such a huge vege garden. A couple of years ago, I was down and drove by to see heartbreaking disrepair on the property, gutters hanging off etc. Ther… See More
Barbara Brownie
ALL THE TIME KEEPS ME GROUNDED...
THAT'S WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT GREATEST MEMORIES...
Beach all day with all kids in Neibourhood..… See More
Julie Taylor
Everytime, used to live in Turumaha Street the house has been pulled now emptysection
Lots of happy memories
Dianne Patchett
My very word yes... Always will visit my dear home town ( Reefton ) & house where i grew up...
Jackie Leslie
Yes
Belinda Davis
Yes forsure. Same people live in my old houses!!
Natesha Ramsay
Yep. I went through my childhood home after the new owners did it up. Was so guttered I couldn't buy it, after so many good memories.
Mikey Percasky
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Everytime I get back to Ch Ch
We moved a lot
Lots to see
Roger Strong
Yes and found everything, especially the fences so much smaller and shorter than I recalled...
Sunny Day
Yes but cant now gone from Ch Ch earthquake church I got married in gone High School.Memories in the heart thats why I love songs
Diane Burling
Every time I go home
Richard Roberts
Diane Burling come and look round the house anytime....bring your mum over if she wants
Diane Burling
Richard Roberts ooh I'd love to.. went in it once since you've been there but that was years ago.. not sure when I'm down next though
]Elaine Haggart
Certainly have
Joy Beveridge
Absolutely do, whenever I travel South . Where we lived at the Junction, houses no longer there, doesn't stop me pulling over and sitting a few minutes , So many great memories.
Lisa Molloy
oh yes, many times
Pam Mcmanus
Yes
Beryl Neal
Yes,
Katarina Leaf-Dobbs
A big mistake for me, I forgot with time comes change and I wasn't prepared for all the changes of my childhood home
Margi Adamson
The KDV whitebait hits all gone. Devastated.
ShonaandMurray Marshall
Yep I drive past them both lots of times.
June Williams
Did that in November. Visited Hokitika for the first time in many years.
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Cheryl Alderding
Yes
Kathy Duthie
yes twice cried like a baby the 1st time
Turia Curtis
Many times
Helen Meredith
Yep
Ngaire Jones
Yes in Richmond St Cobden. Some very mixed feelings.
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Bev Freitas
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Dave Steel
Yes.. oh my... good old rununga
Marlene Jackson Perry
MANY Times in the past!
To find it was not quite how I remembered it---- so much smaller.
Jeff Sutherland
I have,,, and realized it wasn't the house i missed, it was my childhood
Brian Ranger
Yes all changed now but good memories had a lot of great friends Oranga...
Gail Callaghan
Yes, use to go passed it ever time we were on the Coast going from Grandma and Grandad's in Te Kinga and Nana and Grandad's in Rununga. We lived in Stillwater up near the cemetery.
Paul Cullen
Yep - and changed soooooo much wished I hadn't
]Celena Young
Yepppp
Wendy Bruce
Yes; not all memories are good 1s
Bryan Eckhoff
First time way back in January of 85 in Ross after leaving in February of 69 now i live just down in the next town
Sharon Thomas
Yes some i dont like and some i do
Linzi Woods
10 seddon st Runanga
Anna Johnston
Alex Pinn where are you over there? Still waiting for my invite by the way.
Barb Kennedy
Yes
Kathryn Jean Bartlett
Yes, Glen Rd, Greymouth
Jillian Stewart
Yes.
KevinandMargaret Mills
Yes in Reefton
Trish Hutana
Yes came back to live
Alison Day
Vicki Hurley and the Delawai girls were with you
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