The steamship "Wanaka" at the wharf, circa 1880 She foundered on Puketapu Reef en route from Onehunga to New Plymouth on 2 April 1891 Sir George Grey Special Collection, Auckland Libraries, A3424	Onehunga Wharf 1884 source unknown
Boer War volunteers boarding "Rotoiti", 9 October 1899 Sir George Grey Special Collection, Auckland Libraries, AWNS_18991013_p002_i003_b	A full house at Onehunga Wharf in 1905, with the coastal steamers "Kia Ora", "Takapuna", "Rarawa" and "Rosamond" alongside Sir George Grey Special Collection, Auckland Libraries, AWNS_19050720_p012_i003_b
Coastal steamers alongside in 1906 - note the train on the wharf too Sir George Grey Special Collection, Auckland Libraries, 2-V971	A look across to Mangere from the wharf in the 1900s, with an unidentified coaster alongside Sir George Grey Spcial Collection, Auckland Libraries, 957-72
Looking across from Mangere in 1906	A similar view taken from a little further west in 1907
A 1910 shot of a busy Onehunga Wharf - sourced from TransPress NZ	The unmistakable green hull of a Union Steam Ship Company vessel alongside at Onehunga in 1910 - sourced from TransPress NZ
The Auckland Harbour Board now controls Onehunga Wharf, and in July 1914, "Claymore", "Rimu" and "Rarawa" were utilsing it Sir George Grey Special Collection, Auckland Libraries, AWNS_19140730_p051_i001_b Right: A 1931 view of from atop Mangere Mountain, looking across to the wharf and beyond. Quite a contrast to today's view!
A 1930s view of Onehunga Wharf - note the area which was to become Gloucester Park, then known as Geddes Basin F. Douglas Mill collection, FDM-0475-G Right:  An aerial view of Onehunga Wharf on 27 October 1950, with "Tainui" alongside Whites Aviation Ltd Photographs, Ref WA-25893-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand Below: Anchor Shipping Company's "Mamaku" and Northern Steam Ship Company's "Hotunui" alongside in March 1954. Whites Aviation Ltd Photographs, Ref WA-35368-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
	"Apanui" approaching Onehunga Wharf at the end of another coastal voyage on 28 October 1954. Whites Aviation Ltd Photographs, Ref WA-36012-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
Onehunga Wharf and environs, 1955	Ships in port are "Hotunui", "Makaku", "Holmwood" (nearest camera) and "Moanui" (nearest the dredger "Wanganui") Whites Aviation Ltd Photographs, Ref WA-59445-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
Onehunga Wharf as we know it today begins to take shape on 2 August 1963. The first cement silo is being constructed, along with berth D, as the cement berth is known. "Moanui" (furthest from camera), "Maunganui", '"Westport" and "Holmbank" are in port. Whites Aviation Ltd Photographs, Ref WA-60558-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand	Same scene as above, but from a different angle, with the dredger "Wanganui" on manoeuvres on 19 March 1963 Whites Aviation Ltd Photographs, Ref WA-59443-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
Look familiar? Nine months on, and Onehunga Wharf is in full swing on 21 May 1964, with berths A ("Tawanui"), B ("Holmdale") and C ("Taranui") - the other new berth - occupied, and the silos awaiting a lick of paint. Whites Aviation Ltd Photographs, Ref WA-62138-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand	Fast forward to 1981. Two more smaller silos have been added, the new Mangere Bridge is under construction, and lots of reclaimed land can be seen, as well as "Milburn Carrier" alongside the wharf.
A December 1981 aerial shot of Onehunga Wharf, with "Adi Viti" and "Niuvakai" alongside. Note the plethora of fishing vessels in port, and how that area has evolved. Supplied by Ports of Auckland	"Fijian" in a Milburn sandwich! A rare occasion when both "Milburn Carrier" (nearest camera) and "Westport" were alongside in 1983 A 1984 shot of "Tasi", "Fairlift", "Manukau" & "Westport" alongside Ah, the good old days - a full house at the wharf on 15 January 1985! It's chock-a-block at Onehunga, with "Union Nelson", "Fijian", "Tasi" (obscured), "Manukau" and "Milburn Carrier" alongside
	A diagramatic overview of Onehunga. The main berths alongside the wharf were dredged to 5 metres in 2008, while the grey-coloured area is the turning basin, one of the deepest parts of the Harbour Left:  Fast forward to today, and this aerial shot of Onehunga Wharf, clearly showing Pacifica Shipping's ro-ro ramp, added in 1993 Supplied by Jim Jackson, Chairman, Manukau Harbour Restoration Society