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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. The lighthouse was deactivated and keepers were withdrawn in 1978 and replaced by an automated beacon on the same site.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 as a Category 1 Historic Place List No: 7799. It was registered on 26 June 2009. See also * 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 l ... References External links * * Website of New Zealand Historic Trust "Cape Brett Lighthouse Station"History of Cape Brett LightouseDepartment of Conservation Lighthouses completed in 1910 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Brett
Cape Brett Peninsula ( mi, Rākaumangamanga) is a long peninsula in the Bay of Islands, in the Northland Region of New Zealand. The head of the peninsula is Cape Brett itself (also known by the Māori, ), a promontory which extends north into the Pacific Ocean at the eastern end of the Bay of Islands. The Rakaumangamanga/Cape Brett Track begins in Rawhiti, at the Opourua Bay (Oke Bay) Scenic Reserve EntranceSea Shuttle Bay of Islandsprovides a water taxi service from Opourua/Oke Bay to Maunganui Bay (Deep Water Cove) for hikers to do the track one way. Cape Brett Lighthouse stands at the end of the peninsula, which rises to 360 metres at its northern end. A noted landmark, the natural arch "Hole in the Rock" of Piercy Island lies about 500 metres off the cape. A predator proof fence across the peninsula excludes the brushtail possum, an introduced animal pest, which feeds on the pohutukawa ''Metrosideros excelsa'', commonly known as pōhutukawa ( mi, pōhutukawa), New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |