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Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse
	The lighthouse, 25 September 1902
Location	Mokohinau Islands; North Island; New Zealand
Coordinates	35°54′23″S 175°06′54″E / 35.9063°S 175.1149°E
Tower
Constructed	1883
Construction	stone tower
Automated	1980
Height	14 metres (46 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower, black balcony
Power source	solar power
Light
First lit	1883
Focal height	122 metres (400 ft)
Range	19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 10s.

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Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Burgess Island, one of the Mokohinau Islands, which lie off 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]

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In 1980, the lighthouse was fully automated and the lighthouse keepers were withdrawn.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]

References

^ "The Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, Part 2". Inset to The New Zealand Herald. 3 March 2010. p. 15.
^ "Mokohinau Islands lighthouse – Maritime NZ". www.maritimenz.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of New Zealand: North Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
^ "Mokohinau Island Lighthouse". www.newzealandlighthouses.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
^ Wright, Danielle (13 January 2012). "Leading lights in New Zealand". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

External links

Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
Lighthouses of New Zealand Archived 16 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Maritime New Zealand
Mokohinau Lighthouse in the Auckland War Memorial Museum archives.

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[PART2-P15-1] "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.

[:0-3] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of New Zealand: North Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 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". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

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-'''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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/public/history/lighthouses/Mokohinau-Island/|title=Mokohinau Islands lighthouse - Maritime NZ|website=www.maritimenz.govt.nz|language=en-nz|access-date=2018-07-16}}</ref> The lighthouse sits at the entrance to the [[Hauraki Gulf]] as the landfall light for vessels approaching [[Auckland]] from the north and northeast.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/nz.htm|title=Lighthouses of New Zealand: North Island|website=www.unc.edu|access-date=2018-07-16}}</ref>
+'''Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse''' is a [[lighthouse]] on Burgess Island, one of the [[Mokohinau Islands]], which lie off the northeast coast of the [[North Island]] of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by [[Maritime New Zealand]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/public/history/lighthouses/Mokohinau-Island/ |title=Mokohinau Islands lighthouse – Maritime NZ |website=www.maritimenz.govt.nz |language=en-nz |access-date=16 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716111715/https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/public/history/lighthouses/Mokohinau-Island/ |archive-date=16 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The lighthouse sits at the entrance to the [[Hauraki Gulf]] as the landfall light for vessels approaching [[Auckland]] from the north and northeast.<ref name=":0">{{Cite rowlett|nz|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref>
 The lighthouse was built in 1883 and first lit during June of that year. Its isolated position, approximately 50&nbsp;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 due to German destroyer suspected to be in the area laying mines.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newzealandlighthouses.com/mokohinau_islands.htm|title=Mokohinau Island Lighthouse|last=|first=|date=|website=www.newzealandlighthouses.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-07-16}}</ref> The lighthouse was not relit until 1947.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10778527|title=Leading lights in New Zealand|last=Wright|first=Danielle|date=2012-01-13|work=NZ Herald|access-date=2018-07-16|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}}</ref>
+During [[World War II]], the lighthouse was turned off as the German destroyer suspected to be in the area laying mines.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newzealandlighthouses.com/mokohinau_islands.htm |title=Mokohinau Island Lighthouse |website=www.newzealandlighthouses.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716112141/http://www.newzealandlighthouses.com/mokohinau_islands.htm |archive-date=16 July 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=16 July 2018 }}</ref> The lighthouse was not relit until 1947.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10778527 |title=Leading lights in New Zealand |last=Wright |first=Danielle |date=13 January 2012 |work=[[New Zealand Herald]]  |access-date=16 July 2018 |language=en-NZ |issn=1170-0777 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716111953/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10778527 |archive-date=16 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 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&nbsp;km).<ref name=":0" />
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 * [[List of lighthouses in New Zealand]]
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-*[http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collection/object/am_library-photography-38286 Mokohinau Lighthouse] in the [[Auckland War Memorial Museum]] archives.
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v t e Mokohinau Islands, New Zealand
Islands	Atihau Island Burgess Island / Pokohinu
Structures	Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse
Endemic species	Geodorcus ithaginis Mokohinau gecko Senecio pokohinuensis Veronica pubescens subsp. sejuncta

v t e Lighthouses in New Zealand
Italics indicate inactive sites.
North Island	Baring Head Lighthouse Cape Brett Lighthouse Bean Rock Lighthouse Cape Egmont Lighthouse Cape Palliser Lighthouse Cape Reinga Lighthouse Castle Point Lighthouse Cuvier Island Lighthouse East Cape Lighthouse Manukau Heads Lighthouse Matiu / Somes Island Lighthouse Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse Pencarrow Head Lighthouse Rangitoto Lighthouse Tiritiri Matangi Lighthouse
South Island	Boulder Bank Lighthouse Brothers Island Lighthouse Cape Campbell Lighthouse Cape Foulwind Lighthouse Centre Island Lighthouse Dog Island Lighthouse Farewell Spit Lighthouse French Pass Lighthouse Kahurangi Point Lighthouse Kātiki Point Lighthouse Nugget Point Lighthouse Puysegur Point Lighthouse Stephens Island Lighthouse Tuhawaiki Point Lighthouse Waipapa Point Lighthouse