Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse

Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Burgess Island, one of the Mokohinau Islands, which lie of the northeast coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand.[2] The lighthouse sits at the entrance to the Hauraki Gulf as the landfall light for vessels approaching Auckland from the north and northeast.[3]

Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse
The lighthouse, 25 September 1902
New Zealand
LocationMokohinau Islands
North Island
New Zealand
Coordinates35°54′16.2″S 175°07′50.6″E
Year first constructed1883[1]
Year first lit1883
Automated1980
Constructionstone tower
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite tower, black balcony
Tower height14 metres (46 ft)
Focal height122 metres (400 ft)
Light sourcesolar power
Range19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 10s.
Admiralty numberK3734
NGA number3984
ARLHS numberNZL-035

The lighthouse was built in 1883 and first lit during June of that year. Its isolated position, approximately 50 km northeast of Cape Rodney makes it one of the most distant lighthouses from the mainland.

During World War II, the lighthouse was turned off as the German destroyer suspected to be in the area laying mines.[4] The lighthouse was not relit until 1947.[5]

In 1980, the lighthouse was fully automated and the lighthouse keepers were withdrawn. The lighthouse is now monitored remotely from Wellington. The white light flashes every 10 seconds and can be seen for 19 nautical miles (35 km).[3]

See also

References
  1. "The Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, Part 2". Inset to The New Zealand Herald. 3 March 2010. p. 15.
  2. "Mokohinau Islands lighthouse – Maritime NZ". www.maritimenz.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. "Lighthouses of New Zealand: North Island". www.unc.edu. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. "Mokohinau Island Lighthouse". www.newzealandlighthouses.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. Wright, Danielle (13 January 2012). "Leading lights in New Zealand". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.


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