The historic lighthouse at South Manukau Head (near Awhitu) Relocated in 2006
The site provides excellent views and is also the site of the signal station platform that has been there since 1865
The old site was a few kilometers away and had been in storage since 1986, In its old site it failed to prevent the worst maritime disaster in NZ history - the wreck of HMS Orpheus in 1863, with a loss of 189 men.
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