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1 February 1860
Colonel T.R. Mould, Inspector of Public Works for the Auckland Provincial Council, responds to a proposal for the construction of a canal between the Tamaki River and the Manukau Harbour to facilitate trade and transport. This is one of the first of many such proposals made over the years - none of which are ever implemented (see also 9 April 1863).
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6 February 1860
About this time the Wairoa Road Anglican, church and schoolroom is opened, in the central portion of the Papakura Valley that later becomes known as Ardmore. The church is later named St Peter's (see also 29 December 1861). The school is closed for a time during the Waikato war but reopens in early 1866 (see also 10 January 1876).
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10 March 1860
The Maori King, Potatau Te Wherowhero, arrives at Waiuku for a hui, at the end of which he issues a proclamation affirming the King movement's adherence to Christianity (see also 25 June 1860).
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11 March 1860
The Reverend Vicesimus Lush takes the first service in the newly built chapel at Turanga Creek. This is the first church in the area now known as Whitford. From November 1862 it also serves as the area's first school.
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3 April 1860
Amidst rumours of planned attacks on Auckland by dissident Maori, a meeting is held at Otahuhu to form a volunteer cavalry corps under the command of Mangere farmer Major Marmaduke Nixon. A further meeting is planned to enlist settlers from Drury, Papakura, Wairoa, Mauku and Waiuku in a similar corps (see also 2 May 1860). The Auckland Cavalry Volunteers Otahuhu troop is disbanded in 1862, but later revived in a different form (see also 24 June 1863).
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18 April 1860
The Auckland Militia Regiment is divided into four battalions headquartered respectively at Auckland, Onehunga, Otahuhu and North Shore. The Otahuhu-based Third Battalion is divided into five companies, No. 1 Company at Otahuhu, No. 2 Company at Panmure, Nos 3 and 4 Companies at Howick, and No. 5 Company at Papakura. The various militia and volunteer companies initially drill enthusiastically, but otherwise see little activity over the next two years (see also 15 June 1863).
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28 April 1860
The Reverend Vicesimus Lush establishes a 'Book Club' (i.e. subscription library) in Howick.
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2 May 1860
About this time, settlers from Papakura, Drury, Wairoa and Hunua agree to form a Volunteer corps to be known as the Southern Volunteer Rifle Corps (see also 7 November 1860). Settlers from Waiuku mostly decline to join the corps.
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24 May 1860
A great hui begins at Ngaruawahia to discuss whether the Waikato tribes should join in the war in Taranaki. Tamati Ngapora and Heta of Mangere and (perhaps) Ihaka Takaanini of Pukaki are among those who speak out for peace.
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25 June 1860
Potatau Te Wherowhero dies at Ngaruawahia. He is succeeded by his son Tawhiao as Maori King.
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28 July 1860
A military blockhouse is completed in Otahuhu. This is built on the Canal Reserve and thus dominates the portage. It is made of timber with a heavy corrugated iron roof and is enclosed by an earth bank and ditch. A military camp, 'Otahuhu Camp', is later established nearby (see also 14 May 1861).
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28 September 1860
A private act is passed allowing the granting of a patent to Arthur Guyon Purchas and James Ninnis of Onehunga for an invention for the preparation of flax fibres. They establish a flax mill on the Waitangi Stream, near Waiuku, using the process. The mill is closed down during the Waikato War but resumes operations in 1866. It is the first of many flax mills in the area (see also 18 September 1866).
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13 October 1860
A Maori by the name of Eriata (Elliott) is found shot dead in the bush between Mauku and Patumahoe. Threats of violence and revenge are made, and many settlers flee the area. On 31 October all those remaining are taken on board the Government vessel, Raven. The efforts of Native Minister Donald McLean, Archdeacon Robert Maunsell, Bishop Selwyn, and the Maori chiefs Waata Kukutai and Ihaka Takaanini prevent bloodshed. An enquiry suggests that Eriata shot himself by accident.
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5 November 1860
In the 1860 national electoral redistribution the Pensioner Settlements (Howick, Panmure, Otahuhu) electorate is retained, although the Town of Onehunga becomes a separate electorate. The remainder of South Auckland is divided between the Raglan and Franklin electorates.
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7 November 1860
Settlers of the district meet at Well's Inn, Papakura, and resolve to petition the Governor for the erection of defensible positions in the area. A week later they propose the establishment of stockades at Drury and Papakura and a military camp at Mangatawhiri. Stockades are built at both Drury and Papakura. The Drury stockade is demolished in October 1862, but the Papakura stockade later becomes the site of a redoubt (see also 30 July 1863).
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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 January 1861
A regatta is held in the Manukau Harbour off Onehunga under the patronage of Captain Cracroft and the officers of HMS Niger.
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2 February 1861
The missionary James Stack and his new bride, travelling south to the Waikato in company with John Gorst and his wife, are briefly marooned on the Manukau mudflats. During the difficult passage from Waiuku to Te Kohanga they are tormented by mosquitos and drenched by rain.
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6 February 1861
The Auckland Band of Hope, a temperance organisation, celebrates its first anniversary. It is the first of many Bands of Hope established in the region (see also 19 December 1870).
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March 1861 (?)
By or before this date a bridge has been established over the 'Mungamungaroa' (Mangemangeroa) Creek, between Whitford and Howick. It is repaired and perhaps rebuilt in 1865 and widened in 1884 (see also April 1935).
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