[3][4] In 1895, he rented a shop on Queen Street in Auckland, which he opened with his cousins, Elias and Job Corban.

That same year, Corban became a naturalized British citizen and arranged for his wife and children to join him; they arrived in 1897.

The first Corban vineyard was experimental, containing varieties like Syrah, Meunier, Cabernet Sauvignon and Black Hamburgh.

Thus, the Corbans supplemented their income by selling butter, honey, fruit, vegetables and eggs from their orchards.

[7] He opened a wine depot in Auckland city, and later built a 17-room homestead on Great North Road.

[1] Assid Corban married Najibie Tanyus Ataia in 1888, a daughter of a well-respected Shwier family.

His remains were initially held at his homestead, where long lines of mourners streamed past the open casket.

[9] He was buried at Waikumete Cemetery in a mausoleum that was built one year after his death, due to labour and materials shortages caused by World War II.