Story: Auckland region

Manukau Harbour

The village and port of Onehunga are in the foreground of this 1863 painting of Manukau Harbour by William Fox. Māngere mountain looms in the distance.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: WC-011

by William Fox

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Margaret McClure, Auckland region – Harbours and wetlands, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/15863/manukau-harbour (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Margaret McClure, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2016.