Lord Auckland's plan was to drive away the besiegers and install a ruler in Afghanistan who was pro-British in place of the current Afghan ruler.

Only in the 2000s was there a ( continuing ) resurgence in Auckland's commuter rail patronage, driven in great part by new investment in infrastructure.

In 2001, Tranz Rail's long-distance passenger operations, under the guise of Tranz Scenic, became a separate company ; Tranz Rail chose not to bid for the contract to run Auckland's rail services, and the contract was won by Connex ( now Veolia Transport Auckland ).

In 1993 the Auckland campus in Albany was created and has grown rapidly in a fast developing part of Auckland's North Shore City.

In 1844 / 45 the copper was worth 7000 pounds, about a third of Auckland's total exports for that period.

Full-time television broadcasting was first introduced in New Zealand in 1960 and transmitted from the NZBC's existing 1YA radio broadcasting facility at 74 Shortland Street in Auckland, now home to The University of Auckland's Gus Fisher Gallery.

In 1966, Hunt was elected to Parliament in Auckland's New Lynn electorate.

In the days before the British debate, the Dutch had offered to negotiate between Russia and the Triple Alliance, and Auckland reported that he saw documents in which Frederick Wilhelm questioned the need for the war and expressed concerns over the militant Austrian attitude ( according to Polish historian Jerzy Łojek, that was either Auckland's own or Russian misinformation, or a combination of both ).

The First Anglo-Afghan War ( also known as Auckland's Folly ) was fought between British India and Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842, which resulted in the deaths of 4, 500 British-led Indian soldiers and 12, 000 of their camp followers by the warring Afghan tribal fighters.

It was sent to Sir Auckland's government in Calcutta.

Auckland's The Breeze on 91 and Hamilton's The Breeze on 89. 8 were closed down and a new ZM station was started in Auckland with the programming networked to Hamilton.

Auckland's Cool Blue 96. 1FM was started in 2001 but was replaced with the first Flava station in 2004 ; Cool Blue became an independently operated internet-only station.

It was therefore Catholic laymen who in 1841 established a school for the sons of settlers, also called Auckland's first school of any sort.

Brooke played 58 tests for New Zealand, and 42 non-international matches for the All Blacks, captained Auckland Blues to Super 12 championships in 1996 and 1997 and was an influential figure in Auckland's dominance in the National Provincial Championship during the late 1980s and 1990s.

In 1977 she was guest of honour at the opening of the Aviation Pioneers Pavilion at Auckland's Museum of Transport and Technology, after which she returned to her home in Spain.

This was remastered in 2003 by Chris Chetland at Auckland's Kog Transmissions, on a single CD, although the general consensus seems to be that the earlier mastering was superior.

This building was renovated in the late 1990s and continues to be widely considered as Auckland's premier concert venue.

Founded in 1969, bFM was a pirate student radio station, broadcast from a boat-which ran aground in Auckland's Waitemata Harbour-and played illegally on speakers around the University.

For both the original Māori and the first English settlers, the Papatoetoe area was handily located close to the narrowest points between Auckland's two great harbours, where waka could be ported over land.

From the 1850s onwards it became apparent that Auckland's Herne Bay was quite handy to the centre of town by a short boat trip.

Graeme Lee was a minister at Auckland's Greenlane Christian Centre for a brief period of time, and was also one of the co-ordinators of Vision New Zealand, a national evangelical / ecumentalist umbrella group.

The 2008 Lonely Planet guide states that " the city's main street has sprouted a sophisticated and vibrant stretch of bars and eateries that on the weekend at least leave Auckland's Viaduct Harbour for dead in the boozy fun stakes.

He eventually inherited the property which became for several decades an important gathering place for Auckland's bohemia and literati.

This set the stage for confidential negotiations between Auckland's mayor Dick Hubbard and the investors, who on 31 August 2005 ( now known as ' Matiatia Day ' on the island ) sold 100 % of the stock in WIL to the city for $ 12. 5 million.

He scored a hat trick in Auckland's victory over Counties Manukau in the first round, and on 11 August against Waikato he scored two, bringing his try total for Auckland to 50.

Epsom is noted for several schools including St Peter's College ( the successor of Auckland's earliest school ), Dilworth School, Diocesan School For Girls, St Cuthbert's College, Epsom Normal Primary School, Auckland Normal Intermediate, Auckland Grammar School and Epsom Girls ' Grammar School.

These were a popular pleasure resort for Auckland's people during the 1860s.

Labour Party politicians criticised Tolley in 2009 after an expensive helicopter flight, paid for by the state, to " get an understanding of Auckland's tertiary institutions ".

Hawkes Bay is known for its bold cabernets and Auckland's Waiheke Island is home to one of the top 20 cabernet blends in the world.

The area is a popular holiday destination, with an estimated summer holiday maker population of over 15, 000, and is popularly imagined as a resort enclave for Auckland's upper-middle classes-properties with views of the ocean are regularly sold for over NZ $ 1 million.

Onehunga had for a short time Auckland's first zoo.

Auckland's Mayor Len Brown has also campaigned for such an airport rail link, though it will likely only ( be able to ) happen after a CBD rail link is completed.

A largely residential suburb, the area's best known feature is Auckland's main horse racing course, Ellerslie Racecourse, as well as for being the original site of the Ellerslie Flower Show.

Auckland's Northern Motorway ( State Highway One ) was extended to Orewa at the end of the 1990s, reducing journey time into the city and making it more popular for commuters.

In 1844 / 45 the island produced about 7, 000 pounds of copper which was about 1 / 3 of Auckland's exports for that year.

Due to the relatively numerous remaining heritage buildings and other historical remnants from its early European settlement past, it has been called " perhaps Auckland's most historically conscious place ".

An active local theatre, art gallery and radio station are based in historic Lopdell House. Lopdell House is West Auckland's Regional Art Gallery, located in Titirangi Village, is a great place to explore New Zealand art.

Massey University has campuses in the Manawatu at Palmerston North ( sites at Turitea and Hokowhitu ), at Wellington ( in the suburb of Mt Cook ) and on Auckland's North Shore at Albany.

Captain Abraham Bristow named them " Lord Auckland's " on 18 August 1806 in honour of his father's friend William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland.

An increase of 400 % would mean there would now be 1, 440 sex workers on Auckland's streets.

The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior lay moored at Auckland's Marsden Wharf on Wednesday, 10 July 1985.

Its primary campus is on Wellesley Street in Auckland's Central business district ( CBD ).

For this reason, along with the harbour's shallowness, it is not Auckland's favoured port, and the facilities at Onehunga are not very large compared to the other Ports of Auckland facilities on the Waitemata Harbour on the northeast of the isthmus.

Shihad opened their Love Is the New Hate album tour with a free concert in Auckland's Aotea Square, and an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand, including a spot on the main stage at Splendour In The Grass in front of an audience of approximately 20, 000.

They also appeared on the Ripper Records sampler AK79 and established a large live following after a residency at Auckland's Liberty Stage club.

Since the closure of Auckland's tram network, Balaclava Junction on Melbourne, Australia's tram network has been the sole grand union left in the Southern Hemisphere.

He is buried on the summit of Auckland's famous One Tree Hill, which he had named, in the middle of Cornwall Park.

The 1950s were to be Bishop Auckland's best with the Northern League title won in the first three seasons with Billingham Synthonia being the runners-up on each occasion.

In September 2006 it was announced that instead of Eden Park, the Government and Auckland City Council were assessing the possibility of a new stadium on Auckland's waterfront to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

The name of this cafe, Dorothy's Sister, in Ponsonby, New Zealand | Ponsonby, Auckland's ' gay quarter ', is a play on the slang term.

The port area of Onehunga is now much smaller than Auckland's east coast port on the Waitemata Harbour, although in the 19th century it was the larger.

It is located on the northwestern shore of the Waitemata Harbour, 15 kilometres to the northwest of Auckland's city centre.