A passenger list for the African could not be found online. The following was taken from the Daily Southern Cross, 31 January 1860 and the names are spelled as written, although may not be accurate

the AFRICAN, 774 tons, Captain Joseph Gibson, owner, left London 7 October 1859 & left Plymouth on 11 October 1859. It arrived into Auckland on 28 January 1860
--- Cruickshank, Smart & Co., agents

The African was signalled yesterday morning shortly after day break and dropped anchor in the harbour about 9 a.m. She left London on the 7th October, and after a most agreeable run down Channel, put into Plymouth on the morning of the 10th, from which port she again sailed at midnight on the 11th. She experienced very heavy breezes from the S. and S.W., while off the coast of Portugal; sighted the Burling rocks in the vicinity of Lisbon on the 21st, just 10 days out; passed inside Palma, one of the Canary islands, on the 27th, the wind being westerly; caught a light N.E. trade, which she carried to 7? N. Crossed the line on the 20th November, light variable winds prevailing for several days. In about 3? N. was favoured with a light S. wind, which however, soon parted company. Passed to the leeward of the Island of Trinidad, making the meridian of the Cape on the 17th December, in 47?. Ran down her easting to 48? 30'; sighting Price Edward's Island; and passing to the N. of Kerguelen's Land, for 10 days laid off and on in consequence of adverse winds from the E., accompanied by thick heavy weather; passed no less than seven whalers, among which was the lady Emma, of Hobart Town. From this had a fair run to Van Diemen's land, which she passed on the 19th inst. On the 26th, when in lat. 34?, long. 167?, encountered a circular storm, wind coming E.NE., shifting to N.W. and W., and moderating on the 27th. Sighted the Three Kings at half past 4 a.m. on Saturday last. At 3p.m. rounded the North Cape, strong Southerly winds prevailing as far as the Poor Knights, when they became light and variable; rounded to under the lee of the Little Barrier at midnight, and at 4 a.m. yesterday, made sail for the harbour, which she reached at 8.30 a.m., 100 days from Plymouth. Captain Gibson has visited this colony on several occasions, and in the London took some of the first settlers, which were sent out under the auspices of the New Zealand Company. He has also visited Canterbury, and took home the first entire cargo of Wool from that settlement in the Midlothian. He reports 3 births and 2 deaths during the voyage, one an adult, the other a child, who embarked in a very sickly condition. The African brings an addition of 125 passengers to our population, and comes into harbour in first-rate order

PASSENGERS
CHIEF CABIN
? Walter BASTIN

? Ferrers BATEMAN

? George W. BURNETT

? William D CARRUTHERS
? Elizabeth Carruthers

? Emmeline HICKS

? George GARLICK
? Harriet Garlick
? Mary Garlick
? Harriet Garlick

SECOND CABIN
? Matthew BAINES

? Edward COOKE
? Philip COOKE

? John FLEMING

? Thomas HICKS
? Eliza Hicks
? Thomas Hicks
? Eliza Ann Hicks
? Christopher Hicks
? infant Hicks

? George PILCHER

? George M. RICHARDS

? William THOMSON

STEERAGE
? George W. ARMER

? Augustus G. BADDILEY
? Margaret Baddiley
? Augustus George Bradford Baddiley

? James BAINES
? Caroline Baines

? Joseph BATAGON

? William BROAD
? Emma Broad
? Emma Broad

? Elizabeth CLARKE

? George COLE

? Samuel Yeoman COLLINS
? Rachel Collins (his wife)
? William Samuel Collins
? Sarah Anne Collins
? Alfred Edwin Collins
? Frederick Walter Collins
? Richard Reeve Collins
? Isabella Rachel Collins
? Elizabeth Emma Collins
? Harry A. Collins

? Charles EAGLESTONE
? Anna Eaglestone
? Elizabeth Eaglestone
? Thomas Eaglestone
? Edwin Eaglestone

? Samuel Thomas FEATON
? John Featon
? Sarah Ann Featon

? Edward Henry FEATON
? John FEATON

? George E. FINNIS

? Henry GARLAND
? Elizabeth Garland
? Henry William Garland
? John Garland
? Mary Elizabeth Garland
? Lucy Martha Garland
? Emma Frances Garland
? Edward K. Garland
? George I. Garland

? Stephen GODDARD

? Benjamin GREENWOOD

? George HACKNEY

? William HAINES

? Richard HALES
? Elizabeth Hales
? Jane Hales
? Caroline Hales
? William I. Hales (infant)

? William J. HOWE

? William JACKSON

? Thomas JONES
? Thomas Jones
? Anna Jones
? Mary Jones
? Edward Jones
? Herbert Jones
? Sophia Jones
? Sarah Jones

? John JONES

? William KEMBLE

? Ann LYMN
? Maria LYMN

? James S. MAINWARING

? Robert MASON

? Richard MEADS
? Sarah Meads

? Daniel MOLLONY
? Eliza Mollony

? William PEARCE

? Abraham RAMSDEN

? Ann REEVES

? Thomas ROBINSON
? Mary Robinson

? William ROGERS

? Augustus SCHONER

? Thomas SOLOMON

? John SUTTON

? Stephen TAYLOR

? John H. TRAHAIR

? Samuel G. VEARY

? William WILLIAMSON
? Dick Williamson
? Charles Williamson

? Benjamin WITHERS

? John YOUNG
? Jane Young
? Ralph Young
? Catherine Young
? Walter Young
? Thomas Young
? Richard Young

? John YOUNG
? James YOUNG

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT EMIGRANTS
? Eliza ANDREW
? George H. Andrew

? Honora DOWNING
? Ellen DOWNING

? Mary A. HERON

? Ann PALMER