The History of the Hotel and Tuakau

Images from the early days of Tuakau. Please click each to view. We are actively trying to build a history of our great little town. If you have any images or writings and records about times past, please contact us, we would be most willing to have them added to this gallery for others to share.

Tuakau Hotel's Past

Images and history of the hotel.

Tuakau Family Hotel

 

The Gathering

 

View from George St

Hotel Under Renovation 2008-2011

Tuakau Tavern as advertised when we purchased it in 2007

 

Where we started 2008

 

Palms planted in car park 2008

 

We changed the paint colour and turned on the lights

 

2009 we added the Palm Terrace

 

Palm Terrace completed for Christmas 2009

 

Added an external door to the Restaurant and announced Open for Business

 

1960s carpet had to go

 

Elegant Restaurant

 

TAB corner we inherited

 

Racing & Sports wall we created

 

Wholesale Liquor store around the back

 

Retail Liquor Centre now open late

 

Main Bar with big chiller behind

 

Chiller behind old bar replaced by Fireplace in new bar

 

Henry Africas Bar

 

Comfortable nook replaces Henry Africas bar

 

George St frontage before

 

Balcony & Verandah restored on George St

Historical Tuakau

Images from the early days of Tuakau. Please click each to view.

Sealed Main Road

 

Railway Station

 

Tuakau Anglican Church

 

Houses beside river

 

Onewhero Bridge

 

Tuakau Station

 

Tuakau Road

 

Homestead By the river

 

Tuakau 1903

 

The Jetty

 

Street View

 

Tuakau 1907

 

Timber Mill

 

Timber Mill Workers

 

School Children