List of lighthouses in New Zealand

Cape Reinga lighthouse

This is a list of lighthouses in New Zealand. Maritime New Zealand operates and maintains 23 active lighthouses in New Zealand, listed below, along with a further 74 Light Beacons. All of these lighthouses are fully automated and controlled by a central control room in Wellington.

Some lights are instead operated by local port authorities, such as the Taiaroa Head^[1] and Bean Rock^[2] lighthouses. 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.

North Island

Lighthouse[3]	Location	Completed	Height	Status
Baring Head	41°25′S 174°52′E / 41.417°S 174.867°E	1935	12m	Active
Cape Brett[4]	35°10′S 174°20′E / 35.167°S 174.333°E	1910	13m	Decommissioned
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

Lighthouse	Location	Completed	Height	Status
Brothers Island	41°06′S 174°26′E / 41.100°S 174.433°E	1877	12m	Active
French Pass	40°55′S 173°50′E / 40.917°S 173.833°E	1884	3m	Active
Stephens Island	40°40′S 174°00′E / 40.667°S 174.000°E	1894	15m	Active
Farewell Spit	40°33′S 173°00′E / 40.550°S 173.000°E	1870	27m	Active
Kahurangi Point	40°47′S 172°13′E / 40.783°S 172.217°E	1903	18m	Active
Cape Campbell	41°44′S 174°17′E / 41.733°S 174.283°E	1870	22m	Active
Cape Foulwind[4]	41°45′S 171°28′E / 41.750°S 171.467°E	1876	9m	Active
Tuhawaiki Point[4]	44°27′S 171°16′E / 44.450°S 171.267°E	1904	9m	Active
Katiki Point[4]	45°24′S 170°52′E / 45.400°S 170.867°E	1878	8m	Active
Nugget Point	46°27′S 169°49′E / 46.450°S 169.817°E	1870	9.4m	Active
Waipapa Point	46°40′S 168°51′E / 46.667°S 168.850°E	1884	13m	Active
Dog Island	46°39′S 168°25′E / 46.650°S 168.417°E	1865	37m	Active
Centre Island	46°28′S 167°51′E / 46.467°S 167.850°E	1878	12m	Active
Puysegur Point	46°10′S 166°36′E / 46.167°S 166.600°E	1879	5m	Active

References

1. "Taiaroa Head Lighthouse". Heritage New Zealand - Pouhere Taonga. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
2. 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.
3. Lighthouse Profiles (from the Maritime New Zealand website)
4. Lighthouses@Lighthouse Depot ... Home Page

External links

• Media related to Lighthouses in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons