The Empire Tavern at Kaniere. 1995.

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DescriptionAlthough it says tavern, guests were taken in, and i spent four nights, including New Year's eve there in 1995
Val and Mike Hines had the Hotel, and they were absolutely fantastic people. Val cooked huge meals, and Mike really filled the glass with Port.
Mike was the same age as me, had been in the army in Malaysia, the term before me, so we had a lot of things to talk about. Sadly both have passed on apparently. Fond memories of my stay there.
That hill behind the hotel is all boulders from dredge tailings, slowly being hidden with trees. Date of Photo1995Map^[1]ContributorRichard Howe

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Location (city or town)KaniereOrganisation (eg business)Empire TavernEventThe Empire Tavern at Kaniere.

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Date Created23rd October 2021CommentsPhil Olson
Great memories of that hotel and proprietors Stan Reid and his wife. The dredge recovered its richest returns along behind the hotel.

Malcolm Yorston
Stopped there a few times, they had a replica of the Roddy nugget as a door stopper

Glenn Johnston
It is still operating as far as I know.

Greg Mait
Glenn Johnston For sure . Grant is the man!

Ian N Leona Dixon
Does anybody have any photos of the hotel at Ngahere, when Brian & June Daily were the owners

Vern Pattinson
Had a few drinks in that hotel

Kelly Kyle

Trish Barlow

Trish Barlow
Kelly Kyle gee wizz

Trish Barlow
Grant Symons Debbie Cooper

Jessie Guy
Great story and memories

Martin Burt
I remember hiding in the toilets after 10 pm on a few occasions in the early 70s when the local constabulary tried to enforce closing time

Phyllis Aberhart
I loved hearing the story behind the photo

Arthur Bass
That's the place wgere concrete was poured in the top floor some years ago for fire protection I believe.

Heather Newby
Arthur Bass that would be heavy

Arthur Bass
Heather Newby and it was deemed a safety issue if it caught fire and had to be taken out. Bottoms were cut off doors to work as well.

Phil Thomson
Yes I have had a few/lot of beers there and good memories and good mate's

Hertzin Dak
Hell of a drunkn walk back home to hoki that for sure

Tania Newman
It's still going & is a great place to stay or hang out

Amanda Burney
Some lovely memories in that hotel,with my cousins the Diedrichs.

Anna Wright
Still going-
Great roast

Kay Wickes
Has it sold?

Judy Kemp
I boarded there when Alex Heyward had the hotel, was while I worked at the local post office.

Shaun Taft
Great place back in the day, and still going ☺️ ..had nothing on the Golden Eagle in Greymouth tho.

Paul Diedrichs
Plenty of good times in that place for sure

Steve Jones
I remember going there way back in the day whilst working in the Forresty & hiding the work van behind the pub & watching the boxing

Amanda Burney
Steve Jones I remember as a young woman of 17 walking in Hokitika with Gary Rooney and we walked past a building where is work mates were and they were knocking on the window to say hi,Gary thought they were saying hi to him,but they had seen me the previous day on the train and the knocks on the window were for me.lol

Steve Jones
Amanda Burney I worked with Gary in the Forresty he was a great guy hope hes doing well

Amanda Burney
Steve Jones last time I saw Gary was a day before lock down started,hadn't seen him for many years,he was at that time still living in Kaniere.My cousin's the Diedrichs lived down the road from Gary.

Rod Berry
Was Dave Hutchinson the proprietor for a time?

Graham Whitiskie
Lots of good times and hangovers from the old Empire.

Averil Thorpe
Many a night spent there

Geoff Sutton
Had many a good night in there when boss hog and then Mike and Val Hines had it

Jock Allen
Dropped afew Kegs through the front door into the cellar Great Memories

Phillip Hines
Had a few jugs there in the 1980s
Tony Simpson
So many of those stories from "the coast". Just loved my three and a bit years teaching at Grey High and several periods farming at Kowhititrangi. Will remain in my memory till they put me in a box.

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