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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 and Bean Rock 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. North Island South Island See also * Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels References External links * * {{Oceania topic, List of lighthouses in * New Zealand Lighthouses Lighthouses A lighthouse is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Reinga Lighthouse
Cape Reinga Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Reinga in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand.Cape Reinga Lighthouse Profile (from the Maritime New Zealand website) It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. The lighthouse is a common New Zealand cultural icon, 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 ...
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Castle Point Lighthouse
Castle Point Lighthouse, located near the village of Castlepoint in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand,Castle Point Lighthouse profile (from the website) is the North Island's tallest standing 52 metres above sea level and is one of only two left in New Zealand with a rotating beam. It is owned and operated by . ...
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Farewell Spit Lighthouse
The Farewell Spit Lighthouse is located at the end of New Zealand's longest sand spit in Golden Bay / Mohua, near the northern tip of the South Island. It guides vessels entering Cook Strait from the west and south. The LED rotating beacon flashes white or red, once every 15 seconds. It has a range of . Red is shown to warn approaching vessels of extensive shoaling. Standing tall, the tower needs to be taller than the support structures of most lighthouses built on cliffs or headlands, because the sand foundations it is built upon are almost at sea level. The tower is constructed of an open steel lattice to withstand abrasive sand and salt-laden winds. History The drifting sand dunes of Farewell Spit are low lying and interspersed with fresh water lagoons, with an extensive shoal area on the southern side. The need for a lighthouse to warn mariners was identified in 1856, in the days of early European settlement, in response to a growing number of stranding and wrecks. An ini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephens Island Lighthouse
The Stephens Island / Takapourewa lighthouse is one of New Zealand most powerful lights with a range of . Perched up, on top of Stephens Island (New Zealand), Stephens Island, it guards Cook Strait and Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, at the top of the South Island / Te Wai Pounamu.The light flashes white once every six seconds from a white cast iron tower. The light is operated remotely from Maritime New Zealand, Maritime New Zealand's Wellington office. It was first lit on 29 January 1894, and did not become automated until 31 March 1989, one of the last in New Zealand to be automated. Entry to the site and tower is by permit only, because it is part of the Stephens Island Nature Reserve, managed by the Department of Conservation (New Zealand), Department of Conservation. Today it is home to tuatara, no people and an Lyall's wren, urban myth about a cat named Tibbles. Early history The Māori language, Māori name for the island, Takapourewa, originates from it once being cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Pass Lighthouse
The French Pass Lighthouse together with a stone beacon mark a channel through the turbulent waters between Rangitoto ki te Tonga / D’Urville Island and the South Island. The New Zealand List of Lights calls the lighthouse Channel Point. Standing at an elevation of above sea level, it is New Zealand's lowest lighthouse. Even its companion beacon, placed on the outer edge of the reef, is higher, with an elevation of . Its formal identifiers are ARLHS: NZL-024 - Admiralty: K4238 - NGA: 5028. Tidal stream Te Aumiti / French Pass has the fastest tidal flows in New Zealand, hence the need for a lighthouse and channel beacon. The tidal stream changes from direction four times a day and does not follow the channel. At equinoctial spring tide the north-east-going stream has been known to reach 8 knots (4 m/s or and the south-west-going stream . Neap tide rates are less, but still strong. A daily table of times is published by Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brothers Island Lighthouse
A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familial relationships. A full brother is a first degree relative. Overview The term ''brother'' comes from the Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr, which becomes Latin ''frater'', of the same meaning. Sibling warmth or affection between male siblings has been correlated to some more negative effects. In pairs of brothers, higher sibling warmth is related to more risk taking behaviour, although risk taking behaviour is not related to sibling warmth in any other type of sibling pair. The cause of this phenomenon in which sibling warmth is only correlated with risk taking behaviours in brother pairs still is unclear. This finding does, however, suggest that although sibling conflict is a risk factor for risk taking behaviour, sibling warmth does n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiritiri Matangi Lighthouse
Tiritiri Matangi Lighthouse, also known as Tiritiri Lighthouse, is a lighthouse on Tiritiri Matangi, an island in the Hauraki Gulf 28 km north of Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. It is considered the best-preserved lighthouse complex in the country, and is the oldest lighthouse in New Zealand still in operation. It was once the most powerful lighthouse in the Southern Hemisphere. History Constructed in 1864 from cast iron, the light was first lit on 1 January 1865. The light was first automated in 1925 and used an acetylene burning revolving light. Keepers returned to the light in 1947 and it remained staffed until 1984 when the light was fully automated. The light's last keeper, Ray Walter, remained on the island working with his wife Barbara as Department of Conservation rangers until their retirement in 2006. The lighthouse along with the nearby visitor centre is a popular destination, although the light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangitoto Lighthouse
Rangitoto Lighthouse (also called Rangitoto Beacon) is a lighthouse off the coast in McKenzie Bay, in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. The lighthouse was built in 1882. In 1905 a light was added for nighttime visibility. Although not classed officially as a lighthouse by the New Zealand MSA, it does currently flash red every 12 seconds (also known as its character) and can be seen clearly from the southernmost of North Harbour's East Coast Bays. The beacon is red and white in colour, stands at tall, and continues to run through solar power. The height of the focal plane is . 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 li ... References External links * Lighthouses of New Zealand ''Maritime New Zealand'' Lighthouses com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pencarrow Head Lighthouse
Pencarrow Head Lighthouse is a decommissioned lighthouse at Pencarrow Head in the Wellington region of the North Island of New Zealand. Upper lighthouse Constructed in 1859, the Pencarrow Head Lighthouse was the first permanent lighthouse built in New Zealand. It was first lit on 1 January 1859. It was constructed from sections of cast iron that were shipped from England. Its first keeper, Mary Bennett, was the first and only female lighthouse keeper in New Zealand. The light was decommissioned in 1935 when it was replaced by the Baring Head Lighthouse. The lighthouse is registered as a Category I Historic Place. It was the first structure in the Wellington area that was covered by a heritage order shortly after the New Zealand Historic Places Trust was established subsequent to the Historic Places Act 1954 having been passed. The Minister of Marine, Bill Fox, added a plaque at the lighthouse's centenary in 1959 to mark the occasion. The Marine Department transferred the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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