Welcome to Manukau Heads Lighthouse
This lighthouse is in Southern Auckland
It is over 140 years old now
taking 1.5-hour drive from the city centre
Hi everyone
I am seeing you again on a cloudy day
the sky is no longer blue today
I will change the camera towards this side a bit
This is Manukau Heads Lighthouse - our today's destination
This is a place where is only 90-km away from the city centre
and you will need to drive for 1.5 hours
It's not so far but the route is quite sinuous
you should notice that the first part of the road is quite easy to drive
but the last part which is only 10 km from here is quite sinuous because it's the mountain road
anyone who is not good at driving should be cautious
or anyone who is easy to get carsick
because the road is quite similar to the road to Piha beach
which is sinuous and has many crosses
so anyone with car sickness had better
When will this grey fly away?
I have captured around here
But because of that dark cloud
so the colour of the video is not bright and vivid
but it's so gloomy
Right after the cloud fly away, I will continue to capture the scene.
so I could have more beautiful, high-quality scenes to show you
behind me is the sea
the water is so pure and blue
and here is the Manukau Heads Lighthouse
This place is not so popular
only a few people know about this
because people usually go to the Northernmost end
that place is more popular and has a more stunning view
I haven't had a chance to go there
because it's too far, taking around 5 hours of driving.
so we need to spend around 2-3 days to get there.
3 days if we drive fast
If there are only 2 days, we only could go to Paihia
I go around here so
you could imagine the surrounding area
The area behind me is an empty place
the grass has been burnt owing to the sun heat
that's why it's no longer green
If you want to see green grass
, it's better to come here in the winter. As there are lots of rains during winter,
the grass will recover and turn into green.
In here, you can indulge in nature
have a picnic with your family
it's also a perfect place for a date, walking around and enjoying the fresh air
Manukau Heads Lighthouse bans you to leave the rubbish here
you need to bring along when you leave
Let's discover this lighthouse's history
From 1874 to 1947
there were more than 14 people guarding the lighthouse
Till 1957, Manukau Heads Lighthouse
became a public place
In 1984,
the lighthouse area faced with the risk of erosion
In 1999, the Awhitu history club
considered to rebuild the lighthouse
some parts were detached
On 23 September 2007
Manukau Heads Lighthouse was relit by Prime Minister Helen Clark
133 years and 22 days past the first lighting of the lighthouse.
From the lighthouse's balcony, you could see the stunning view
surrounding the area, including the blue sea.
It's also be guarded by mountains
The lighthouse provides you with the overview to
see further, even till the ocean
It's free to visit the lighthouse
but you could donate to support the maintenance work.
Opening hours start from 9:00 am on every day
Let's look over the place from the top
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