[1] There was a resurgence of the tensions, known as 'Russian scares', in the early- to mid-1880s which peaked in March 1885 with the Panjdeh incident raising strong fears of war between Britain and Russia.

Public pressure led to the hasty construction of a number of forts, primarily around the key cities of Auckland and Wellington.

[2] Point Resolution in Parnell, Auckland, is a promontory on the southern shores of the Waitematā Harbour that separates the adjacent Hobson and Judges Bays.

However, it was largely vacant at the time of the Panjdeh incident with only a few dwellings established in the area on land that the Church leased to residents.

[4] The site at Point Resolution was identified as being strategically important since it covered the entrance to the inner portion of Waitematā Harbour.

[5] Parts of the site were excavated in 1991 and evidence of some of the concrete and brickwork forming a portion of the magazine of Fort Resolution was found.