POWER OF ATTORNEY

          Know all by these presents, which the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Betsy Ann Seel, Kinga Kapuscinski, Nicholas J. Kolokithas, Julie
B. Lyman, Steven Sunnerberg, Christopher L. Sechler, Michael P. Jewkes, and
Thomas M. Kinzler, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer of John Hancock Advisers, LLC or as an officer of registered
investment companies advised by John Hancock Advisers, LLC, Forms 3, 4, and 5
in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules thereunder;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such
form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of
the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.


          The undersigned hereby grants to such attorneys-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is John Hancock Advisers, LLC or any
registered investment company advised by John Hancock Advisers, LLC assuming,
any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

          This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by any
registered investment company advised by John Hancock Advisers, LLC, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 4(th) day of May, 2011.

                                                              /s/ Howard Cronson
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                                                                  Howard Cronson