New Zealand - Stanmore Bay - Stanmore Bay School - Standard 1, Foundation Year - 1979 Do you have more information about the school or the people in this photo? Please use the comment section below to share. To search for other photos from this school, please type the schools name in to our search engine. Stanmore Bay - Stanmore Bay is a suburb and beach located on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, in the Auckland Region - The area was named Stanmore by Walter James Hill son of Henry Hill who emigrated to New Zealand in 1853, because it reminded the family of Stanmore, England where they came from