Manukau Heads Lighthouse
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Manukau Heads Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated on the Āwhitu Peninsula, at the Manukau Heads, the entrance to the Manukau Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand.
History
The lighthouse is close to the location of the HMS Orpheus disaster in February 1863.{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/98184515/manukau-heads-farm-overlooking-historic-ocean-graveyard-on-the-market |title=Manukau Heads farm overlooking historic ocean graveyard on the market |date=24 October 2017 |website=Stuff |access-date=13 March 2023}} Around the year 1870, the signal station located on Paratutae Island was moved south, close to the location of the lighthouse.{{cite book |last1=Cameron |first1=Ewen |last2=Hayward |first2= Bruce |author-link2=Bruce Hayward |last3=Murdoch |first3= Graeme |title=A Field Guide to Auckland: Exploring the Region's Natural and Historical Heritage |isbn=978-1-86962-1513 |publisher=Random House New Zealand |year=2008 |page=278 |edition=Revised}}
The Manukau Heads Lighthouse was constructed in 1874.{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/awhitu-peninsula-to-the-lighthouse/GFFJXGLJC3YPMKLGGXHTRNEXWM/ |title=Awhitu Peninsula: To the lighthouse |first=Danielle |last=Wright |date=16 June 2011 |website=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=13 March 2023}} Its wooden design was influential, and replicated across New Zealand. It was also the first lighthouse to burn kerosene in New Zealand.
In the early 21st century, the lighthouse was refurbished to the original design. In February 2023, the lighthouse became inaccessible due to landslips caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/131225062/watch-rural-road-washed-away-chunk-of-hillside-slips-during-cyclone-gabrielle |title=Watch: Rural road washed away, chunk of hillside slips during Cyclone Gabrielle |first=Sapeer |last=Mayron |date=15 February 2023 |website=Stuff |access-date=13 March 2023}}
See also
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References
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External links
- {{Lighthouse Digest|3575}}
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{{Franklin Local Board Area Waiuku Subdivision}}
{{Lighthouses of New Zealand}}
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Category:Lighthouses completed in 1873
Category:Lighthouses in New Zealand
Category:1870s architecture in New Zealand
Category:Transport buildings and structures in the Auckland Region