List of lighthouses in New Zealand explained

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^[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
	-41.4167°N 226°W	1935	12m	Active
Cape Brett[5]	-35.1667°N 194°W	1910	13m	Decommissioned
Bean Rock	-36.8333°N 224°W	1871	15	Active
	-39.2833°N 218°W	1881	20m	Active
	-41.6167°N 192°W	1897	18m	Active
	-34.4333°N 213°W	1941	10m	Active
	-40.9°N 190°W	1913	23m	Active
	-36.4333°N 222°W	1889	15m	Active
	-37.6833°N 211°W	1900	14m	Active
	-35.9°N 182°W	1883	14m	Active
	-41.35°N 225°W	1859	11.5m	Decommissioned
	-36.7817°N 174.8222°W	1905	21m	Active
	-36.6°N 228°W	1865	20m	Active

South Island

Name	Coordinates	Year completed	Tower height	Status
	-41.1°N 200°W	1877	12m	Active
	-40.9167°N 223°W	1884	3m	Active
	-40.6667°N 174°W	1894	15m	Active
	-40.55°N 173°W	1870	27m	Active
	-40.7833°N 185°W	1903	18m	Active
	-41.7333°N 191°W	1870	22m	Active
	-41.75°N 199°W	1876	9m	Active
	-44.45°N 187°W	1904	9m	Active
Taiaroa Head	-45.7736°N 170.7452°W	1865	12m	Active
	-45.4°N 222°W	1878	8m	Active
	-46.45°N 218°W	1870	9.4m	Active
	-46.6667°N 219°W	1884	13m	Active
	-46.65°N 193°W	1865	37m	Active
	-46.4667°N 218°W	1878	12m	Active
	-46.1667°N 202°W	1879	5m	Active

See also

• Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels

External links

• MA. Berryman. Rebecca. 1998. Lighthouses of New Zealand - A bright tourism opportunity. University of Otago.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Taiaroa Head Lighthouse . Heritage New Zealand – Pouhere Taonga . 27 January 2015.
2. News: Falconer . Phoebe . Ask Phoebe: It's the port company's job to care for sad looking Bean Rock . 27 January 2015 . New Zealand Herald . 16 June 2011.
3. Book: New Zealand. Marine Division.. New Zealand nautical almanac. The Division. 11732690.
4. https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/public/history/lighthouses/default.asp Lighthouses of New Zealand
5. http://www.lighthousedepot.com/ Lighthouses@Lighthouse Depot ... Home Page