Cape Rodney is a coastal point north of Leigh on the North Auckland Peninsula. Etymology Cape Rodney was named by Captain James Cook after George Brydges Rodney on 24 November 1769. Geology Cape Rodney is made of up of the Triassic–Jurassic Waipapa Group and the Miocene Waitemata Group. History The Wakatuwhenua canoe landed at Cape Rodney 1350. Marine Reserve Cape Rodney forms part of the Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve, the first marine reserve in New Zealand. The Leigh Marine Laboratory is located on the cape. References