In 1960, Van Beers Motors, who already operated a service station in Westown, opened this branch in Moturoa. While there was already garage premises on the site, Van Beers completely rebuilt the garage and their promise of 7-day service was welcomed by the local community.
For a number of years the business has been part of the BP group. In August 2015 the service station was demolished in preparation of a complete rebuild on the site. New tanks were installed, six pumps and a larger shop. The existing workshop, located at the rear of the building was not rebuilt.
Alongside the service station was a two-storey residence that was likely built in the 1920s or 30s. This was also demolished.
The new BP Moturoa station opened on 13 December 2015.
Related documents:
Van Beers Grand Opening (Taranaki Herald 27 October 1960)
Van Beers Motors' First 25 Years (Daily News 17 March 1981)
Moturoa's BP station in line for makeover (TTaranaki Daily News 12March 2015)
Bigger, better BP on way for Moturoa (Taranaki Daily News 19 August 2015)
BP Moturoa back in business (Taranaki Daily News 15 December 2015)
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