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6 February 1840
The Treaty of Waitangi is signed in the Bay of Islands. Copies of the Treaty are later circulated for signing by other chiefs throughout New Zealand. Meetings held at various places include those on the shores of the Waitemata (4 March 1840), on the Manukau Peninsula (20 March 1840), at the Waikato Heads (11 April 1840), and perhaps also at Karaka Bay in the Tamaki River (9 July 1840).
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Map: Maori tribal lands in the Manukau area, 1840.

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10 January 1851
The Fencible Captain C.H.M Smith acquires a 95-acre plot beside the Pakuranga Creek. Here he builds a substantial two-story house. It is bought by David Bell in 1868, who later shifts it to a site on Bells Road. (In 1972 'Bell House' is bequeathed to the Howick Historical Society, although it is placed in the care of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust until October 2005.)
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Large image	Photo: Bell House, Pakuranga, ca 1905. (Photographer, Elsie Bell. Manukau Libraries, Howick Historical Village Bell Family Series, PAK: I, 1 no. 1)
Large image	Photo: Bob Dawson's traction engine at Bell Farm, Pakuranga, ca 1905. (Manukau Libraries, Howick Historical Village Bell Family Series, PAK: I, 1 no. 8)
Large image	Photo: Ploughing at Bell Farm, Pakuranga, ca 1905. (Manukau Libraries, Howick Historical Village Bell Family Series, PAK: I, 1 no. 4)
Large image	Photo: Harvest-time at Bell Farm, Pakuranga, ca 1905. (Manukau Libraries, Howick Historical Village, Bell Family Series, PAK: I, 1 no. 10)
Large image	Photo: Harvest-time at Bell Farm, Pakuranga, ca 1905. (Manukau Libraries, Howick Historical Village, Bell Family Series, PAK: I, 1 no. 11)
Large image	Photo: The milk float, Bell Farm, Pakuranga, ca 1905. (Manukau Libraries, Howick Historical Village, Bell Family Series, PAK: I, 1 no. 16)
Large image	Photo: Family picnic, Pakuranga, ca 1905. (Manukau Libraries, Howick Historical Village, Bell Family Series, PAK: I, 1 no. 29)

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16 January 1851
Thomas Eckford buys 368 acres from Thomas Fairburn at Maraetai, where he builds a farmhouse. The house is later bought by the Couldrey family. For some years Anglican services are also held there, and the local post office is based in the house between 1888 and 1923. In 1978 the building is moved to Howick Historical Village (see also 8 March 1980).
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Large image	Photo: The Eckford homestead at Maraetai, ca 1975. (Manukau Libraries, Howick Historical Village Collection, Clevedon, CLE: IV, 1 no. MA20)
Large image	Photo: The Eckford homestead at Maraetai, 1978. Corrugated iron is being removed to reveal the original shingle roof. (Manukau Libraries, Howick Historical Village Collection, Clevedon, CLE: IV, 1 no. MA21)

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1856 (?)
Some time between 1856 and 1859 Benjamin Lewis, first owner of the Royal Hotel in Howick, builds a fine house on his farm to the south of Howick. Robert Hattaway, son of Captain Robert Hattaway, buys the property in 1876, and calls it Hawthorn Farm. The house, which later becomes known as 'Hawthorn Dene', remains in the possession of the Hattaway family for several generations. For many years it is the home of the Reverend Robert Hattaway, and on his death in 1992 is bequeathed to the Howick Historical Society.
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Large image	Photo: Hawthorn Farm, 1888 [best copy available]. (Manukau Libraries, Howick Historical Village Collection, HOW: I, 1 no. C1)
Large image	Photo: Another view of Hawthorn Farm, ca 1890. The wheat harvest is underway. (Manukau Libraries, Howick Historical Village Collection, HOW: I, 1 no. C3)
Large image	Photo: The wheat harvest at Hawthorn Farm, ca 1890. (Manukau Libraries, Howick Historical Village Collection, HOW: I, 1 no. C4)
Large image	Photo: Threshing wheat and building the stack at Hawthorn Farm, ca 1905. (Manukau Libraries, Howick Historical Village Collection, HOW: I, 1 no. C6)
Large image	Photo: Robert Hattaway and his dog 'Scotty', Hawthorn Farm, ca 1914. (Manukau Libraries, Howick Historical Village Collection, HOW: I, 1 no. C11)

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22 December 1858
The Austrian geologist Ferdinand von Hochstetter arrives in New Zealand on the Austrian frigate, Novara. He soon afterwards examines a potential coal-field near Drury (see 28 December 1858), and is then asked by the Government to remain in New Zealand to undertake further geological surveys. Among other tasks, he maps the volcanoes of Auckland and explores the southern part of the Auckland Province (see also 21 January 1859).
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Map: 'The Isthmus of Auckland with its Extinct Volcanoes', by Ferdinand von Hochstetter, 1859 (scale 1:120,000).

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1861 (?)
William McLaughlin builds a fine house on his estate at Wiri, the house and the estate both being called 'Puhi Nui'. The family retains the house and much of the land for many years, but after the industrialisation of the Wiri area the house is donated to the Howick Historical Society (see also 12 February 1982).
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Photo: Scene at William McLaughlin's homestead, 'Puhi Nui', Wiri, near Papatoetoe [1870s?] (Photo courtesy of Joy Hanna. Manukau Libraries, McLaughlin Homestead, Wiri, PAP: I, 6)

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14 July 1861
The first service is held in St Bride's Anglican Church, Mauku.
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Large image	Photos: Views of St Bride's Anglican Church, Mauku, 6 January 2006. (Photographer, Bruce Ringer. Manukau Libraries, Manukau's Journey Collection)
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29 December 1861
Bishop Selwyn dedicates the Wairoa Episcopalian Church, later known as All Souls Anglican Church, Clevedon. According to some sources, on the same day he also dedicates the Wairoa Road Episcopalian Church, later known as St Peter's, Ardmore (see also 30 April 1893).
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Large image	Photos: Four views of All Souls Anglican Church, Clevedon, 1979. (Manukau Libraries, MCH: I, 2 nos. 3-6)
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5 April 1863
The Pukekohe East Presbyterian Church is opened (see also 14 September 1863).
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Photo: Pukekohe East Presbyterian Church, 6 January 2006. (Photographer, Bruce Ringer. Manukau Libraries, Manukau's Journey Collection)

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26 December 1865
The first Panmure to Pakuranga bridge is opened to traffic, although it is not quite finished at the time. The 576-foot long timber and iron bridge is designed to allow the passage of boats along the Tamaki River via a swinging 40-foot section at the Pakuranga end (see also 16 August 1897).
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Photo: The first Tamaki River bridge between Panmure and Pakuranga, opened on 26 December 1865. Photo taken from the Panmure side, ca 1905. (Manukau Libraries, Howick Historical Village, Bell Family Series, PAK: I, 1 no. 3)

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June 1870
Settler Ambrose Trust builds a wooden cottage for his surviving family on a property beside the Whitford to Howick Road (see also 24 August 2004).
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Photo: Ambrose Trust's cottage on the Howick to Whitford Road, 1979. (Manukau Libraries, MCH: I, 2 no. 50)

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17 April 1873
The Woodside school district is constituted. At first the school committee uses the existing Woodside Methodist schoolhouse and chapel, but after a dispute arises over the terms of the lease, builds a new school near the corner of Kerrs Road and Great South Road [Wiri]. This is opened by or before November 1875 (see also 3 September 1906).
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Large image	Photo: Teachers and pupils at Woodside School before removal of the school building to Manurewa, ca 1906 [best copy available]. (Manukau Libraries, Manurewa Historical Society Collection, MNA: I, 2 no. A2)
Large image	Photo: The headmaster's house at Woodside (Wiri), ca 1906. (Manukau Libraries, Manurewa Historical Society Collection, MNA: I, 2 no. A3)

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3 January 1874
The first Mangere Presbyterian Church is opened (see also 5 July 1930).
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Large image	Sketch: Drawing of the Mangere Presbyterian Church, Kirkbride Road, Mangere, by Andrew Hall, from Historic Buildings of Manukau City, Manukau City, 1980.
Large image	Photo: Distant view of the Mangere Presbyterian Church, looking along Massey Road [1890s]. (Manukau Libraries, Mangere Historical Society Collection, MGE: I, 2 no. 51)

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June 1877
About this time, John Granger, who since 1869 has operated a brickworks at Bucklands Beach, re-establishes the enterprise on a site beside the Turanga Creek. He later moves the brick and tile works up-stream. The works close in 1926, however, the kiln chimney remains in place to mark the site until its demolition on 3 May 1980.
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Large image	Photo: The kiln chimney of Granger's brick and tile works at Whitford not long before it was demolished in May 1980. (Manukau Libraries, MCH: I, 2 no. 32)
Large image	Photo: Granger's Brick and Tile Works, beside the Turanga Creek, Whitford, ca 1915. The small wooden building in the background, known as 'Liberty Hall', served for a time as the local school. (Manukau Libraries, Howick Historical Village Collection, Clevedon, CLE: IV, 1 no. W15)

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1 March 1878
Areka Manahi, Te Ratu, and others address a petition to Parliament asking for the return of 200 acres of confiscated land at Papuahina [Papahinau], near Pukaki, on the southern banks of the Waokauri Creek. The petition is rejected.
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Text: 'Petition to Parliament from Areka Manahi and Others….' AJHR, 1879, G-13.

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5 January 1879
The first service is held at the Brookby Unsectarian Church.
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Sketch: Drawing of the Brookby Unsectarian Church, Suttons Road, Brookby, by Andrew Hall, from Historic Buildings in Manukau City, Manukau City, 1980.

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29 August 1880
St David's Anglican Church, Wiri, is opened. It is enlarged by the addition of an apsidal chancel in June 1887 and a vestry in 1901.
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Large image	Sketch: Sketch of St. David's Church, Great South Road, Wiri, by Andrew Hall, from Historic Buildings in Manukau City, Manukau City, 1980.
Large image	Photo: Photograph of St. David's, Wiri, 1957, from the Manurewa Parochial District Golden Jubilee, 1907- 1957, Manurewa, 1957.

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17 August 1882
Papakura becomes a town district. It becomes an independent town district on 1 April 1913.
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Map: Village and Town District of Papakura, Wellington, NZ Survey, 1886. Scale: 1:7920, actual size 45 x 62 cm. Original held by Papakura District Museum.

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20 May 1884
The Otara School moves to a new site on the corner of Great South Road and Station Road East (later St George Street) Papatoetoe. Its name is changed to Papatoitoi School in 1889, and to Papatoetoe School in 1923. It is later known as Papatoetoe District School, then as Papatoetoe Primary School, then from 1966 as Papatoetoe Central School (see also August 1982).
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Photo: Otara School (later Papatoetoe Central School), June 1884. (Manukau Libraries, Papatoetoe School, PAP: I, 3)

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1 September (?) 1884
A post office is established at Manurewa. This is at first based in a railway house, then in 1910 is moved to the Craig family's home in Station Road, then in 1920 to a nearby shop (see also 1 August 1921).
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Photo: The Craig family home, Station Road, Manurewa, ca 1910. The front room with the bay window housed Manurewa's post office at the time. Note the letter slot immediately to the right of the porch. (Clayton Photographers. Manukau Libraries, Manurewa Historical Society Collection, MNA: I, 2 no. A6)

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