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Here is the Whataroa Hotel, in 1993Date of Photo1993Map[1] ContributorRichard Howe
Here is the Whataroa Hotel, in 1993Date of Photo1993Map[1] ContributorRichard Howe
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Location (city or town)WhataroaLandmark (Place)Whataroa HotelOrganisation (eg business)Whataroa Hotel
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Date Created20th October 2021CommentsWendy Bruce
Ah, the site of many an interesting evening in the mid - late 70’s
Rhonda Glasson
I was always told that Mitchell’s Stillwater and I can’t remember the other one was built the same
Pete Hines
Rhonda it was Moana Hotel
I think Stillwater was originally built at Kokiri
Rhonda Glasson
I didn’t know that thank you
Alan N Barb Cochrane
Wow had a many time sitting out side while Uncle jack and my dad where inside
Christie Wilson
A beautiful hotel in its day obviously, sad to see the state its in now.
Margaretandles Reynolds
Now that looks familiar.
Terence John Eyles
YES I REMEMBER MIKE USED TO RACE MOTOR BIKES BUT HAD A BAD ACCIDENT IN DUNEDIN ON A.MOTOR BIKE BUT NOT WHILE RACING,NICE GUY OFTEN COME DOWN TO THE DB HARI HARI
Ray Reynolds
Margaretandles Reynolds knew you would say that…
Margaretandles Reynolds
Ray Reynolds Am I that predictable in my old age?
Greg Hine
Had a great night in there the night before ANZAC dawn service as part of an RNZAF detachment sent over. Great night, not so flash morning!
Francie Ilton
Spent a bit of time there in me earlier days for the works great pub
Sue Scott
What a fine looking building
Badjah Wilson
Rounded up a few hangovers there over the yeahs
Diane Wilkins Jones
Walked out there a few times pissed
Dave Maitland
Yes a great pub, hard to believe one night we were there, the creek behind it flooded we
had to move out of the hut, water running down the passage and young deno diving off the pool table, fun times.
Wendy Bruce
Dave Maitland was that the ‘26 inches in 24 hours’ flood? I sat & watched the ditch in the golf course become the raging torrent that ripped through the pub
Dave Maitland
Wendy Bruce yes was the swing bridge from the golf course.was washed down the creek and got stuck under the main Rd bridge, that was what created the issue for the hotel.
Raelene Tuck
It don’t look like that now
Matthew Ruscoe
Chris Ruscoe Helen Ruscoe
Helen Ruscoe
a few good nights in there, with Kevin Hannah as the owner.
Matthew Ruscoe
I remember sitting in the corner with other kids eating a bag of chips and supping on a raspberry coke in the 80's
Karen Blanchfield
Matthew Ruscoe at every pub on the Coast! Sitting in the car waiting for our dad who was….. campaigning
Helen Ruscoe
You never sat for too long, you used to go around talking to everybody. Social creature you were.
Irene Williams
What is happening to this Hotel now?
Helen Hutchison
Irene Williams Absolute Eyesore. Such a shame !!
Irene Williams
Such a waste - hubby and I played music there many moons ago.
Lisa Coppersmith
Got to have been a good place Anne-Paddy Kennedy
Phil Olson
Sadly it's not looking that good now and needs demolishing as its just an eyesore.
Barry Reed
It was my home for 4 months. Kevin and Jill Hannah owned it then
Helen Ruscoe
Is it no used anymore? What's happened to it?
Georgina Boyes-Mcintosh
Helen Ruscoe it changed hands in maybe 2019 and hasnt reopened since, very sad, loved tuesday darts nights there while we lived in whataroa
Helen Ruscoe
Georgina Boyes-Mcintosh it was a great pub and a good way to mingle with the locals. Good name McIntosh xx
Patrick Pascoe
Very sad place now ,stayed there a few time in the 70,s with Kevin Hanna ,great host.
Lee Henderson
Sadly it is Derelict, no license and needs demo or a ton of work. Sits on wet land.
Graham Porter
I stayed there many times in the 1980s when Kevin and Jill Hannah owned it,, my name is in the visitors book a few times [ i wonder if the book still exists],, the meals were great with home made scones as i remember ,, the were great hosts and thats why i always stayed there on many of my trips to the coast,,
PaulAnthony Teens
Graham Porter Jill lives across the street from us
Graham Porter
PaulAnthony Teens , Still in Whatoroa?
Trish Barry Andrews
Excelsior would always play South Westland in Whataroa and boy were we looked after, Baz PS also made the trip home more fun.
Peter Halford
Pub dies, town loses its heart. Very sad.
Irene Williams
Same as closing district halls - you lose all those close family community get togethers.
Kristin Wilson
Peter Halford so true
Peter Halford
Kristin and to think going to Whataroa pub used to be like visiting the bright lights in the good old days!
Phyllis Aberhart
When I saw it earlier this year from the road it looked in a bad state
Ray Port
Would be good to see some current pictures of the pub.
Stephen Roberts you not got any recent ones in your archive by any chance?.
Stephen Roberts
Ray Port No but it doesnt look anything like that now mate
Ray Port
Stephen Roberts played a few games of rugby there.
Nice pub to chill in.
Cindy Clarke
Ray Port you wouldn’t want to see it… it’s horrible to see it the way it is now… so sad… differently put a damper on this town..
Greg Mait
28 in 24 hours . up the Crop catchment.
Sue Vaughan
Stayed there many years ago and they had ropes up and wood chopping in the bar. Great night.
Tony Williamson
Had the odd beer here
Valda Ford
How odd it’d be now????
Sheri Wright
Its a bloody disgrace now. You have to put time and money and hard graft into maintaining these old pubs. This disrepair doesn't happen overnight. Its years of neglect. Aunty Mary's was triple the size and its still a beauty.
Murray Bone
stayed there for about a year in the hut out the back when Bruce and Noni Palmer ran the place , i also worked in the bar at nights and weekends for free accomadation.
Chris Jacobs
I had relatives who owned a hotel in greymouth ( can you help they were the Campbell family I think Colin Campbell ) regards Chris Jacobs
John Webster
Been in there a few times
Jock Allen
Deliverd afew truckloads of our finest ale there and had a few jugs after GREAT Hosts were JILL and KEVIN oh the memories
Cheryl Rasmussen
Had a few great meals there many years ago.
Mary Hood
Gee it looks in good repair
Lynnette Walford
That looks great ...
AnneErrol Blocksage
Errol
May be an image of sky, tree, road and text that says 'Whataroa Hotel, Westland NZ Then- -1993 mamim 80 State Hwy 6 Now- 2021 (Google Maps)'
Rick Mccobb
Stayed in there when working around whataroa a few years ago.
Jessica McCobb
Rick Mccobb no one cares where you stayed
Simon Dale Sheehan
Stayed there for 21 days working for mainpower doing line reconstruction jim lancaster was the publican remember him from southpower days jimmy Arnold was the contractor had a ball there lol
Stephen Briggs
It was the best pub in the world.Shame about it now.
Helen Ruscoe
Who owns it now?
Rick Mccobb
Go cook Dan’s teas
h
Merv Fleming
Still could’ve been humming today
Tracey Deans Kevin Hardman
The heart of the town now a horrible sight
Nigel Brown
I might have been there a couple of times
Dennis Cadigan
Nigel Brown I've definitely been there a few times
Terence John Eyles
WAS Mike Sands a barman there back late seventies.
Arthur Dehn
That's where my Dad's horse ( Darkey) went in came out keeled over and died !!!! , remember it well 1944
Sue Vaukins
My Auntie & Uncle had this pub sometime in the sixties. There was a man that helped out around the place and lived in a little hut out the back. I only knew him as Peanut.
Simon Dale Sheehan
Stayed there for 21 days working for mainpower doing line reconstruction jim lancaster was the publican remember him from southpower days jimmy Arnold was the contractor had a ball there lol
Stephen Briggs
It was the best pub in the world.Shame about it now.
Helen Ruscoe
Who owns it now?
Rick Mccobb
Go cook Dan’s teas
Merv Fleming
Still could’ve been humming today
Alaine Alford
Merv Fleming Totally agree!!!
Tracey Deans Kevin Hardman
The heart of the town now a horrible sight
Nigel Brown
I might have been there a couple of times
Dennis Cadigan
Nigel Brown I've definitely been there a few times
WAS Mike Sands a barman there back late seventies.
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John Paget
Terence John Eyles He was a great barman. I had my wedding breakfast their. Jill Hannah was fantastic host.
Linda Sinclair
John Paget Terence Eyles is a Blackball boy
Arthur Dehn
That's where my Dad's horse ( Darkey) went in came out keeled over and died !!!! , remember it well 1944
Sue Vaukins
My Auntie & Uncle had this pub sometime in the sixties. There was a man that helped out around the place and lived in a little hut out the back. I only knew him as Peanut.
TrevorandBernadette Gilmore
Does the hotel still operate now
Angela Anderson
I remember pea nut well. Remember going to Hari Hari to a circus and pea nut came with us.
Leslie Whitiskie
My father and mother were in it from 1963 to start of 69 Dick Mann was his name Peanut was there for a while when we had it
Ah, the site of many an interesting evening in the mid - late 70’s
Rhonda Glasson
I was always told that Mitchell’s Stillwater and I can’t remember the other one was built the same
Pete Hines
Rhonda it was Moana Hotel
I think Stillwater was originally built at Kokiri
Rhonda Glasson
I didn’t know that thank you
Alan N Barb Cochrane
Wow had a many time sitting out side while Uncle jack and my dad where inside
Christie Wilson
A beautiful hotel in its day obviously, sad to see the state its in now.
Margaretandles Reynolds
Now that looks familiar.
Terence John Eyles
YES I REMEMBER MIKE USED TO RACE MOTOR BIKES BUT HAD A BAD ACCIDENT IN DUNEDIN ON A.MOTOR BIKE BUT NOT WHILE RACING,NICE GUY OFTEN COME DOWN TO THE DB HARI HARI
Ray Reynolds
Margaretandles Reynolds knew you would say that…
Margaretandles Reynolds
Ray Reynolds Am I that predictable in my old age?
Greg Hine
Had a great night in there the night before ANZAC dawn service as part of an RNZAF detachment sent over. Great night, not so flash morning!
Francie Ilton
Spent a bit of time there in me earlier days for the works great pub
Sue Scott
What a fine looking building
Badjah Wilson
Rounded up a few hangovers there over the yeahs
Diane Wilkins Jones
Walked out there a few times pissed
Dave Maitland
Yes a great pub, hard to believe one night we were there, the creek behind it flooded we
had to move out of the hut, water running down the passage and young deno diving off the pool table, fun times.
Wendy Bruce
Dave Maitland was that the ‘26 inches in 24 hours’ flood? I sat & watched the ditch in the golf course become the raging torrent that ripped through the pub
Dave Maitland
Wendy Bruce yes was the swing bridge from the golf course.was washed down the creek and got stuck under the main Rd bridge, that was what created the issue for the hotel.
Raelene Tuck
It don’t look like that now
Matthew Ruscoe
Chris Ruscoe Helen Ruscoe
Helen Ruscoe
a few good nights in there, with Kevin Hannah as the owner.
Matthew Ruscoe
I remember sitting in the corner with other kids eating a bag of chips and supping on a raspberry coke in the 80's
Karen Blanchfield
Matthew Ruscoe at every pub on the Coast! Sitting in the car waiting for our dad who was….. campaigning
Helen Ruscoe
You never sat for too long, you used to go around talking to everybody. Social creature you were.
Irene Williams
What is happening to this Hotel now?
Helen Hutchison
Irene Williams Absolute Eyesore. Such a shame !!
Irene Williams
Such a waste - hubby and I played music there many moons ago.
Lisa Coppersmith
Got to have been a good place Anne-Paddy Kennedy
Phil Olson
Sadly it's not looking that good now and needs demolishing as its just an eyesore.
Barry Reed
It was my home for 4 months. Kevin and Jill Hannah owned it then
Helen Ruscoe
Is it no used anymore? What's happened to it?
Georgina Boyes-Mcintosh
Helen Ruscoe it changed hands in maybe 2019 and hasnt reopened since, very sad, loved tuesday darts nights there while we lived in whataroa
Helen Ruscoe
Georgina Boyes-Mcintosh it was a great pub and a good way to mingle with the locals. Good name McIntosh xx
Patrick Pascoe
Very sad place now ,stayed there a few time in the 70,s with Kevin Hanna ,great host.
Lee Henderson
Sadly it is Derelict, no license and needs demo or a ton of work. Sits on wet land.
Graham Porter
I stayed there many times in the 1980s when Kevin and Jill Hannah owned it,, my name is in the visitors book a few times [ i wonder if the book still exists],, the meals were great with home made scones as i remember ,, the were great hosts and thats why i always stayed there on many of my trips to the coast,,
PaulAnthony Teens
Graham Porter Jill lives across the street from us
Graham Porter
PaulAnthony Teens , Still in Whatoroa?
Trish Barry Andrews
Excelsior would always play South Westland in Whataroa and boy were we looked after, Baz PS also made the trip home more fun.
Peter Halford
Pub dies, town loses its heart. Very sad.
Irene Williams
Same as closing district halls - you lose all those close family community get togethers.
Kristin Wilson
Peter Halford so true
Peter Halford
Kristin and to think going to Whataroa pub used to be like visiting the bright lights in the good old days!
Phyllis Aberhart
When I saw it earlier this year from the road it looked in a bad state
Ray Port
Would be good to see some current pictures of the pub.
Stephen Roberts you not got any recent ones in your archive by any chance?.
Stephen Roberts
Ray Port No but it doesnt look anything like that now mate
Ray Port
Stephen Roberts played a few games of rugby there.
Nice pub to chill in.
Cindy Clarke
Ray Port you wouldn’t want to see it… it’s horrible to see it the way it is now… so sad… differently put a damper on this town..
Greg Mait
28 in 24 hours . up the Crop catchment.
Sue Vaughan
Stayed there many years ago and they had ropes up and wood chopping in the bar. Great night.
Tony Williamson
Had the odd beer here
Valda Ford
How odd it’d be now????
Sheri Wright
Its a bloody disgrace now. You have to put time and money and hard graft into maintaining these old pubs. This disrepair doesn't happen overnight. Its years of neglect. Aunty Mary's was triple the size and its still a beauty.
Murray Bone
stayed there for about a year in the hut out the back when Bruce and Noni Palmer ran the place , i also worked in the bar at nights and weekends for free accomadation.
Chris Jacobs
I had relatives who owned a hotel in greymouth ( can you help they were the Campbell family I think Colin Campbell ) regards Chris Jacobs
John Webster
Been in there a few times
Jock Allen
Deliverd afew truckloads of our finest ale there and had a few jugs after GREAT Hosts were JILL and KEVIN oh the memories
Cheryl Rasmussen
Had a few great meals there many years ago.
Mary Hood
Gee it looks in good repair
Lynnette Walford
That looks great ...
AnneErrol Blocksage
Errol
May be an image of sky, tree, road and text that says 'Whataroa Hotel, Westland NZ Then- -1993 mamim 80 State Hwy 6 Now- 2021 (Google Maps)'
Rick Mccobb
Stayed in there when working around whataroa a few years ago.
Jessica McCobb
Rick Mccobb no one cares where you stayed
Simon Dale Sheehan
Stayed there for 21 days working for mainpower doing line reconstruction jim lancaster was the publican remember him from southpower days jimmy Arnold was the contractor had a ball there lol
Stephen Briggs
It was the best pub in the world.Shame about it now.
Helen Ruscoe
Who owns it now?
Rick Mccobb
Go cook Dan’s teas
h
Merv Fleming
Still could’ve been humming today
Tracey Deans Kevin Hardman
The heart of the town now a horrible sight
Nigel Brown
I might have been there a couple of times
Dennis Cadigan
Nigel Brown I've definitely been there a few times
Terence John Eyles
WAS Mike Sands a barman there back late seventies.
Arthur Dehn
That's where my Dad's horse ( Darkey) went in came out keeled over and died !!!! , remember it well 1944
Sue Vaukins
My Auntie & Uncle had this pub sometime in the sixties. There was a man that helped out around the place and lived in a little hut out the back. I only knew him as Peanut.
Simon Dale Sheehan
Stayed there for 21 days working for mainpower doing line reconstruction jim lancaster was the publican remember him from southpower days jimmy Arnold was the contractor had a ball there lol
Stephen Briggs
It was the best pub in the world.Shame about it now.
Helen Ruscoe
Who owns it now?
Rick Mccobb
Go cook Dan’s teas
Merv Fleming
Still could’ve been humming today
Alaine Alford
Merv Fleming Totally agree!!!
Tracey Deans Kevin Hardman
The heart of the town now a horrible sight
Nigel Brown
I might have been there a couple of times
Dennis Cadigan
Nigel Brown I've definitely been there a few times
WAS Mike Sands a barman there back late seventies.
· Reply ·
· 1d
John Paget
Terence John Eyles He was a great barman. I had my wedding breakfast their. Jill Hannah was fantastic host.
Linda Sinclair
John Paget Terence Eyles is a Blackball boy
Arthur Dehn
That's where my Dad's horse ( Darkey) went in came out keeled over and died !!!! , remember it well 1944
Sue Vaukins
My Auntie & Uncle had this pub sometime in the sixties. There was a man that helped out around the place and lived in a little hut out the back. I only knew him as Peanut.
TrevorandBernadette Gilmore
Does the hotel still operate now
Angela Anderson
I remember pea nut well. Remember going to Hari Hari to a circus and pea nut came with us.
Leslie Whitiskie
My father and mother were in it from 1963 to start of 69 Dick Mann was his name Peanut was there for a while when we had it
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