List of lighthouses in New Zealand
This is a list of lighthouses in New Zealand. Maritime New Zealand operates and maintains 23 active lighthouses and 74 light beacons. All of these lighthouses are fully automated and controlled by a central control room in Wellington.
Other lights, such as the Taiaroa Head[1] and Bean Rock[2] lighthouses, are operated by local port authorities. 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.
The New Zealand Nautical Almanac lists all of New Zealand's active lighthouses and lights, along with their locations, characteristics and ranges.[3]
North Island
[edit]Name[4] | 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[5] | 35°10′S 174°20′E / 35.167°S 174.333°E | 1910 | 13m | Decommissioned |
Bean Rock | 36°50′S 174°50′E / 36.833°S 174.833°E | 1871 | 15 | Active |
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 |
South Island
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b New Zealand. Marine Division. New Zealand nautical almanac. The Division. OCLC 11732690.
- ^ Lighthouses of New Zealand Archived 16 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (from the Maritime New Zealand website)
- ^ a b c d Lighthouses@Lighthouse Depot ... Home Page
External links
[edit]- Berryman, Rebecca (1998). Lighthouses of New Zealand - A bright tourism opportunity (PDF) (MA). University of Otago.
- Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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