Lighthouses in New Zealand - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....

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New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. There are 23 active lighthouses in New Zealand and a further 74 Light Beacons all operated and maintained by Maritime New Zealand

Maritime New Zealand

Maritime New Zealand is a Crown entity responsible for protecting the maritime environment within New Zealand and maintaining safety and security....

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All of the lighthouses are fully automated and controlled by a central control room in Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

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North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...

Lighthouse	Location	Completed	Height	Status
Baring Head Baring Head Lighthouse Baring Head Lighthouse is a Lighthouse at Baring Head in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand....	41°25′S 174°52′E	1935	12m	Active
Cape Brett 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....	35°10′S 174°20′E	1910	13m	Decommissioned
Cape Egmont Cape Egmont Lighthouse Cape Egmont Lighthouse is a Lighthouse at Cape Egmont in the Taranaki Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand...	39°17′S 173°45′E	1881	20m	Active
Cape Palliser Cape Palliser Lighthouse Cape Palliser Lighthouse is a Lighthouse at Cape Palliser in the Wellington region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand....	41°37′S 175°17′E	1897	18m	Active
Cape Reinga Cape Reinga Lighthouse Cape Reinga Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Reinga in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. The lighthouse is a common New Zealand icon and a popular tourist destination although the lighthouse itself is not open to the...	34°26′S 172°41′E	1941	10m	Active
Castle Point Castle Point Lighthouse Castle Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse near the village of Castlepoint in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand....	40°54′S 176°14′E	1913	23m	Active
Cuvier Island Cuvier Island Lighthouse Cuvier Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Cuvier Island, a small island off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. The light was constructed in 1889 and was the first lighthouse built in New Zealand using cast iron...	36°26′S 175°47′E	1889	15m	Active
East Cape East Cape Lighthouse East Cape Lighthouse is a lighthouse sited on Otiki Hill above East Cape, the easternmost point on the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. The lighthouse was originally constructed on nearby East Island...	37°41′S 178°33′E	1900	14m	Active
Mokohinau Island Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse Mokohinau Islands Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Burgess Island, one of the Mokohinau Islands, which lie of the northeast coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand....	35°54′S 175°07′E	1883	14m	Active
Pencarrow Head Pencarrow Head Lighthouse Pencarrow Head Lighthouse is a decommissioned Lighthouse at Pencarrow Head in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand.It was the first permanent lighthouse built in New Zealand and was constructed from sections of cast iron that were shipped from England...	41°21′S 174°51′E	1859	11.5m	Decommissioned
Tiritiri Matangi Tiritiri Matangi Lighthouse Tiritiri Matangi 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...	36°36′S 174°54′E	1865	20m	Active

South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...

Lighthouse	Location	Completed	Height	Status
Brothers Island	41°06′S 174°26′E	1877	12m	Active
French Pass	40°55′S 173°50′E	1884	3m	Active
Stephens Island	40°40′S 174°00′E	1894	15m	Active
Farewell Spit	40°33′S 173°00′E	1870	27m	Active
Kahurangi Point	40°47′S 172°13′E	1903	18m	Active
Cape Campbell Cape Campbell Lighthouse Cape Campbell Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Campbell in the Marlborough region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand....	41°44′S 174°17′E	1870	22m	Active
Cape Foulwind	41°45′S 171°28′E	1876	9m	Active
Tuhawaiki Point	44°27′S 171°16′E	1904	9m	Active
Katiki Point Katiki Point Lighthouse The Katiki Point Lighthouse, also known as Moeraki Lighthouse, shone for the first time on April 22, 1878, following several accidents on the dangerous reefs around the area, to make the area safer for ships that sailed past on their way to Port Chalmers, Dunedin...	45°24′S 170°52′E	1878	8m	Active
Nugget Point Nugget Point Lighthouse Nugget Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Nugget Point in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand....	46°27′S 169°49′E	1870	9.4m	Active
Waipapa Point Waipapa Point Lighthouse Waipapa Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at Waipapa Point, Southland, New Zealand. It was first lit on January 1, 1884.The lighthouse was built in response to the wreck of the passenger steamer Tararua on reefs off Waipapa Point on April 29, 1881, with the loss of 131 lives...	46°40′S 168°51′E	1884	13m	Active
Dog Island	46°39′S 168°25′E	1865	37m	Active
Centre Island	46°28′S 167°51′E	1878	12m	Active
Puysegur Point	46°10′S 166°36′E	1879	5m	Active

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