Controlled Mine Base
Controlled Mine Base is a bunker in Auckland, Auckland Region. Controlled Mine Base is situated nearby to the ruins Caretaker’s House, as well as near Dangerous Goods Store.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rangitoto Island and Rangitoto Wharf.
Rangitoto Island
Photo: BrysonH44, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rangitoto Island is a volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf, just off the North Island of New Zealand. It is 40 minutes by ferry from Auckland and is a popular destination for a halfday hike with a great view and tunnel-like caves formed by lava.
Rangitoto Wharf
Transport stop
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rangitoto Wharf is a transport stop, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Controlled Mine Base.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Heliers and Glendowie.
St Heliers
Suburb
Photo: Carpenter0, Public domain.
St Heliers is a seaside suburb of Auckland with a population of 11,760 as of June 2025. St Heliers is located at the eastern end of Tamaki Drive, and used to be the place where the Tamaki estuary formally divided Auckland from Manukau City, until the entire Auckland region was amalgamated under a single city authority, the Auckland Council, in 2010. St Heliers is situated 7 km southwest of Controlled Mine Base.
Glendowie
Suburb
Photo: Clivostros, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glendowie is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of Auckland Council. It was under Auckland City Council from 1989 until the merger of all of Auckland's councils into the "super city" in 2010. Glendowie is situated 8 km south of Controlled Mine Base.
Bucklands Beach
Suburb
Photo: Skyviewphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bucklands Beach is a suburb and beach 13 kilometres east of Auckland's CBD in New Zealand. Bucklands Beach was originally a rural farm owned by Alfred Buckland until being developed as a holiday destination for Aucklanders in the 1910s with a regular passenger service to the beach. Bucklands Beach is situated 8 km south of Controlled Mine Base.
Controlled Mine Base
- Type: Bunker
- Also known as: “Islington Bay Naval Stores Depot”
- Categories: ruins, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Auckland, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-36.7926° or 36° 47′ 33″ southLongitude
174.89563° or 174° 53′ 44″ eastOpen location code
4VMP6V4W+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 861194571OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunker
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Highlights include Caretaker’s House and Dangerous Goods Store.
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