 Later in 1844 Bishop Selwyn moved his residence and St John’s College to Auckland.During the Flagstaff War soldiers from the 58th and 99th regiments, casualties of the Battle of Ohaeawai (July 1845), were buried in the graveyard of St. John the Baptist Church.The mission station was used as the headquarters for the British army from 15 June 1845 to 6 October 1845, after which the mission lost support among the Māori.