The Landing, previously known as the Manukau Hotel, is a familiar building to anyone driving to and from the Auckland airport, hugging the edge of the Manukau harbour at Onehunga. Sitting right above Onehunga Wharf, the pub today is marooned from Onehunga itself by the motorway, and is the only surviving pub from the heyday of Onehunga as an important port. Built in 1865 as the Manukau Hotel, fire destroyed the old building in 1879, but it was rebuilt immediately. The tram terminus from Auckland city was originally located opposite the hotel nearer the wharf, creating a centre of commercial ac