Cape Reinga Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Reinga in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand.[1][2] It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. The lighthouse is a common New Zealand icon and a popular tourist destination although the lighthouse itself is not open to the public. History The lighthouse was built in 1941 and first lit during May of that year. ItContinue reading “NZ lighthouses – Cape Reinga Lighthouse”
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NZ lighthouses – Cape Egmont Lighthouse
Cape Egmont Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Egmont in the Taranaki Region of the North Island of New Zealand.[1] It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. The light was manufactured by Simpson & Co., Pimlico, London, in 1864 and erected on Mana Island to the north west of Porirua in 1865, but it was sometimes confused with the Pencarrow Head light at the entrance to Wellington Harbour and in 1877 the light wasContinue reading “NZ lighthouses – Cape Egmont Lighthouse “
NZ lighthouses – Bean Rock Lighthouse
Bean Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated at the end of a reef in the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the only remaining example in New Zealand of a wooden cottage-style lighthouse, and it is one of only a few remaining worldwide.[1] It is also the oldest wooden lighthouse and only wave-washed tower in New Zealand.[2] It is owned, operatedContinue reading “NZ lighthouses – Bean Rock Lighthouse”
NZ lighthouses – Cape Brett Lighthouse
Cape Brett Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Brett in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. The site was surveyed and chosen in 1908 by Captain John Bollons of NZGSS Hinemoa.[2] The lighthouse was deactivated and keepers were withdrawn in 1978 and replaced by an automated beacon on the same site. Cape Brett Lighthouse and its associated structures are on the Heritage New Zealand list asContinue reading “NZ lighthouses – Cape Brett Lighthouse”
NZ lighthouses – Baring Head Lighthouse
Baring Head Lighthouse is a concrete lighthouse at Baring Head in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand, with an LED beacon powered by mains electricity.[2] It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand, and can be accessed via walking tracks in the southern area of the East Harbour Regional Park, south of Wainuiomata. The lighthouse tower is 12.2 m tall (40 ft), but theContinue reading “NZ lighthouses – Baring Head Lighthouse”
