List of lighthouses in New Zealand
Appearance
This is a list of lighthouses in New Zealand. Maritime New Zealand operates and maintains 23 active lighthouses in New Zealand, listed below, along with a further 74 Light Beacons. All of these lighthouses are fully automated and controlled by a central control room in Wellington.
Some lights are instead operated by local port authorities, such as the Taiaroa Head[1] and Bean Rock[2] lighthouses. There are also several decommissioned lighthouses not listed below, including the Manukau South Head, Boulder Bank, and Akaroa lighthouses.
Many of New Zealand's earliest lighthouses were designed by Marine Engineer James Balfour and his successor John Blackett.
Name[3] | Coordinates | Year completed | Tower height | Status |
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Baring Head | 41°25′S 174°52′E / 41.417°S 174.867°E | 1935 | 12m | Active |
Cape Brett[4] | 35°10′S 174°20′E / 35.167°S 174.333°E | 1910 | 13m | Decommissioned |
Cape Egmont | 39°17′S 173°45′E / 39.283°S 173.750°E | 1881 | 20m | Active |
Cape Palliser | 41°37′S 175°17′E / 41.617°S 175.283°E | 1897 | 18m | Active |
Cape Reinga | 34°26′S 172°41′E / 34.433°S 172.683°E | 1941 | 10m | Active |
Castle Point | 40°54′S 176°14′E / 40.900°S 176.233°E | 1913 | 23m | Active |
Cuvier Island | 36°26′S 175°47′E / 36.433°S 175.783°E | 1889 | 15m | Active |
East Cape | 37°41′S 178°33′E / 37.683°S 178.550°E | 1900 | 14m | Active |
Mokohinau Island | 35°54′S 175°07′E / 35.900°S 175.117°E | 1883 | 14m | Active |
Pencarrow Head | 41°21′S 174°51′E / 41.350°S 174.850°E | 1859 | 11.5m | Decommissioned |
Rangitoto | 36°46′54″S 174°49′20″E / 36.78167°S 174.82222°E | 1905 | 21m | Active |
Tiritiri Matangi | 36°36′S 174°54′E / 36.600°S 174.900°E | 1865 | 20m | Active |
References
- ^ "Taiaroa Head Lighthouse". Heritage New Zealand - Pouhere Taonga. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Falconer, Phoebe (16 June 2011). "Ask Phoebe: It's the port company's job to care for sad looking Bean Rock". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Lighthouse Profiles Archived 2016-03-16 at the Wayback Machine (from the Maritime New Zealand website)
- ^ a b c d Lighthouses@Lighthouse Depot ... Home Page
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