Waipapa Point Lighthouse

Waipapa Point Lighthouse
Waipapa Point Lighthouse
New Zealand
Location Waipapa Point
South Island
New Zealand
Coordinates 46°39′36″S 168°50′49″E / 46.659978°S 168.847047°E / -46.659978; 168.847047Coordinates: 46°39′36″S 168°50′49″E / 46.659978°S 168.847047°E / -46.659978; 168.847047
Year first constructed 1883
Year first lit 1884
Automated 1975
Construction wooded tower
Tower shape hexagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, red trim, grey lantern dome
Height 13 metres (43 ft)
Focal height 21 metres (69 ft)
Light source solar power
Range 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
Characteristic Fl(5) W 20s.
Admiralty number K4384
NGA number 111-5420
ARLHS number NZL-056[1]
Managing agent Maritime New Zealand[2]
Heritage NZHPT Category I listing Edit this on Wikidata

Waipapa Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at Waipapa Point, Southland, New Zealand. It was first lit on 1 January 1884.

The lighthouse was built in response to the wreck of the passenger steamer Tararua on reefs off Waipapa Point on 29 April 1881, with the loss of 131 lives. With its sibling, the retired Kaipara North Head lighthouse, this was one of the last two wooden lighthouses built in New Zealand.

The lighthouse was automated and keepers withdrawn in 1975. It has been solar powered since 1988. A new LED beacon was installed externally on the balcony of the lighthouse in December 2008. Restoration work conducted in 2008 ensured it was weatherproof and secure from vandalism.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of New Zealand: South Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ Lighthouses Directory
  3. ↑ Waipapa Point lighthouse restoration project, Maritime New Zealand. Retrieved 14 October 2010.


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