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
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 / -41.417; 174.867 (Baring Head) | 1935 | 12m | Active |
Cape Brett[5] | 35°10′S 174°20′E / 35.167°S 174.333°E / -35.167; 174.333 (Cape Brett) | 1910 | 13m | Decommissioned |
Bean Rock | 36°50′S 174°50′E / 36.833°S 174.833°E / -36.833; 174.833 (Bean Rock) | 1871 | 15 | Active |
Cape Egmont | 39°17′S 173°45′E / 39.283°S 173.750°E / -39.283; 173.750 (Cape Egmont) | 1881 | 20m | Active |
Cape Palliser | 41°37′S 175°17′E / 41.617°S 175.283°E / -41.617; 175.283 (Cape Palliser) | 1897 | 18m | Active |
Cape Reinga | 34°26′S 172°41′E / 34.433°S 172.683°E / -34.433; 172.683 (Cape Reinga) | 1941 | 10m | Active |
Castle Point | 40°54′S 176°14′E / 40.900°S 176.233°E / -40.900; 176.233 (Castle Point) | 1913 | 23m | Active |
Cuvier Island | 36°26′S 175°47′E / 36.433°S 175.783°E / -36.433; 175.783 (Cuvier Island) | 1889 | 15m | Active |
East Cape | 37°41′S 178°33′E / 37.683°S 178.550°E / -37.683; 178.550 (East Cape) | 1900 | 14m | Active |
Mokohinau Island | 35°54′S 175°07′E / 35.900°S 175.117°E / -35.900; 175.117 (Mokohinau Island) | 1883 | 14m | Active |
Pencarrow Head | 41°21′S 174°51′E / 41.350°S 174.850°E / -41.350; 174.850 (Pencarrow Head) | 1859 | 11.5m | Decommissioned |
Rangitoto | 36°46′54″S 174°49′20″E / 36.78167°S 174.82222°E / -36.78167; 174.82222 (Rangitoto) | 1905 | 21m | Active |
Tiritiri Matangi | 36°36′S 174°54′E / 36.600°S 174.900°E / -36.600; 174.900 (Tiritiri Matangi) | 1865 | 20m | Active |
South Island
Name | Coordinates | Year completed | Tower height | Status |
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Brothers Island | 41°06′S 174°26′E / 41.100°S 174.433°E / -41.100; 174.433 (Brothers Island) | 1877 | 12m | Active |
French Pass | 40°55′S 173°50′E / 40.917°S 173.833°E / -40.917; 173.833 (French Pass) | 1884 | 3m | Active |
Stephens Island | 40°40′S 174°00′E / 40.667°S 174.000°E / -40.667; 174.000 (Stephens Island) | 1894 | 15m | Active |
Farewell Spit | 40°33′S 173°00′E / 40.550°S 173.000°E / -40.550; 173.000 (Farewell Spit) | 1870 | 27m | Active |
Kahurangi Point | 40°47′S 172°13′E / 40.783°S 172.217°E / -40.783; 172.217 (Kahurangi Point) | 1903 | 18m | Active |
Cape Campbell | 41°44′S 174°17′E / 41.733°S 174.283°E / -41.733; 174.283 (Cape Campbell) | 1870 | 22m | Active |
Cape Foulwind[5] | 41°45′S 171°28′E / 41.750°S 171.467°E / -41.750; 171.467 (Cape Foulwind) | 1876 | 9m | Active |
Tuhawaiki Point[5] | 44°27′S 171°16′E / 44.450°S 171.267°E / -44.450; 171.267 (Tuhawaiki Point) | 1904 | 9m | Active |
Taiaroa Head | 45°46′25″S 170°44′42.7″E / 45.77361°S 170.745194°E / -45.77361; 170.745194 (Taiaroa Head) [3] | 1865 | 12m | Active |
Katiki Point[5] | 45°24′S 170°52′E / 45.400°S 170.867°E / -45.400; 170.867 (Katiki Point) | 1878 | 8m | Active |
Nugget Point | 46°27′S 169°49′E / 46.450°S 169.817°E / -46.450; 169.817 (Nugget Point) | 1870 | 9.4m | Active |
Waipapa Point | 46°40′S 168°51′E / 46.667°S 168.850°E / -46.667; 168.850 (Waipapa Point) | 1884 | 13m | Active |
Dog Island | 46°39′S 168°25′E / 46.650°S 168.417°E / -46.650; 168.417 (Dog Island) | 1865 | 37m | Active |
Centre Island | 46°28′S 167°51′E / 46.467°S 167.850°E / -46.467; 167.850 (Centre Island) | 1878 | 12m | Active |
Puysegur Point | 46°10′S 166°36′E / 46.167°S 166.600°E / -46.167; 166.600 (Puysegur Point) | 1879 | 5m | Active |
See also
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.
- ^ 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
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- 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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