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.

Cape Reinga Lighthouse

Other lights, such as the Taiaroa Head[1] and Bean Rock[2] 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.[3]

North Island
Name[4] Coordinates Year completed Tower height Status
Baring Head41°25′S 174°52′E193512mActive
Cape Brett[5]35°10′S 174°20′E191013mDecommissioned
Bean Rock 36°50′S 174°50′E 1871 15 Active
Cape Egmont39°17′S 173°45′E188120mActive
Cape Palliser41°37′S 175°17′E189718mActive
Cape Reinga34°26′S 172°41′E194110mActive
Castle Point40°54′S 176°14′E191323mActive
Cuvier Island36°26′S 175°47′E188915mActive
East Cape37°41′S 178°33′E190014mActive
Mokohinau Island35°54′S 175°07′E188314mActive
Pencarrow Head41°21′S 174°51′E185911.5mDecommissioned
Rangitoto36°46′54″S 174°49′20″E190521mActive
Tiritiri Matangi36°36′S 174°54′E186520mActive

South Island
Name Coordinates Year completed Tower height Status
Brothers Island41°06′S 174°26′E187712mActive
French Pass40°55′S 173°50′E18843mActive
Stephens Island40°40′S 174°00′E189415mActive
Farewell Spit40°33′S 173°00′E187027mActive
Kahurangi Point40°47′S 172°13′E190318mActive
Cape Campbell41°44′S 174°17′E187022mActive
Cape Foulwind[5]41°45′S 171°28′E18769mActive
Tuhawaiki Point[5]44°27′S 171°16′E19049mActive
Taiaroa Head 45°46′25″S 170°44′42.7″E [3] 1865 12m Active
Katiki Point[5]45°24′S 170°52′E18788mActive
Nugget Point46°27′S 169°49′E18709.4mActive
Waipapa Point46°40′S 168°51′E188413mActive
Dog Island46°39′S 168°25′E186537mActive
Centre Island46°28′S 167°51′E187812mActive
Puysegur Point46°10′S 166°36′E18795mActive

See also
  • Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels

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. New Zealand. Marine Division. New Zealand nautical almanac. The Division. OCLC 11732690.
  4. Lighthouse Profiles Archived 16 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (from the Maritime New Zealand website)
  5. Lighthouses@Lighthouse Depot ... Home Page
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