Mokohinau Islands

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The Mokohinau Islands are a small group of islands that lie off the northeast coast of New Zealand's North Island. The islands are 21 km northwest of Great Barrier Island and approximately 52 km east of Bream Head. Most of them are managed by the Department of Conservation as nature reserves and wildlife sanctuaries and landing is not permitted without a permit. The exception to this is Burgess Island, much of which is managed as a scenic reserve by the Department of Conservation. The remainder of Burgess Island is Crown Land and is administered by the Ministry of Transport.

Burgess Island is also the location of the Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse, one of the most distant lights from the mainland. The light was built in 1883 and fully automated in 1980.