New Zealand Lighthouses


The above lights are owned by MSA. Others are owned by Harbour Authorities.

Alphabetical Listing and Some Photos of New Zealand Lighthouses showing Position, Reference Number etc.
The list is limited to structures of some substantial size and importance. Navigation lights on poles, for example, are not included.

Any photos would be appreciated as jpg's. Please send a message to me here and I will contact you direct.

Name

Lat S / Long E

K number

NZART
Award 

  

Owner

Comments

Ackers Point Stewart Is.

46 53.7 / 168 09.8

4388

-

  

msa

White wooden tower, 20masl, 5m high, W7R4 miles

Akaroa Head

43 53.5 / 172 58.7

4314

1/30

  

-

 -

Baring Head

41 24.6 / 174 52.2

4004

1/10

  

msa

1935- 

Bean Rock

36 50.1 / 174 49.9

3748

1/10

  

Auk Ccl

White metal lattice tower, 15m asl, 4m high, W14R11 miles.

Bream Head

35 50.8 / 174 34.9

3713

-

  

-

White metal tower, 172m asl, 4m high, 10 miles.

Brothers Island

41 06.2 / 174 26.5

4246

2/30

  

msa

 1877-

Bushy Point

46 36.4 / 168 31.1

4387

-

  

msa

Grey metal lattice tower, 17masl, 12m high, 9 miles range.

Cape Brett

35 10.5 / 174 19.9

3709

1/30

  

msa

-

Cape Campbell

41 43.8 / 174 16.5

4274

1/30

  

msa

 -

Cape Egmont

39 16.6 / 173 45.2

4088

1/30

  

msa

White metal tower, 33 masl, 20m high, 19 miles range.

Cape Farewell, Pillar Point

40 30.4 / 172 42.8

4180

 -

  

msa

White metal tower, 166masl, 4m high, 10 miles range

Cape Foulwind

41 45.1 / 171 28.0

4486

1/30

  

msa

White conc. tower, 70masl, 9m high, 9 miles.

Cape Jackson

40 59.7 / 174 18.8

4244

-

  

msa

White metal tower, 87masl, 4m high, 9 miles range.

Cape Jackson, Rock.

41 06.2 / 174 19.1

4244.5

-

  

msa

White round tower, 15masl, 15m high, 3 miles range.

Cape Karikari

34 47.0 / 173 23.8

3694

-

  

-

White tower, 59masl, 3m high, 10 miles range.

Cape Kidnappers

39 38.8 / 177 05.5

3992

 -

  

-

 -

Cape Maria van Diemen

34 28.8 / 172 38.7

3686

 -

  

-

 -

Cape Palliser

41 36.8 / 175 17.4

4000

2/30

  

msa

 -

Cape Providence.

45 59.9 / 166 26.9

4444

-

  

msa

White tower, 60masl, 4m high, 9 miles.

Cape Reinga

34 25.7 / 172 40.6

3688

2/30

  

msa

 -

Cape Rodney

36 16.8 / 174 49.3

3736.6

 -

  

-

 -

Cape Runaway

37 32.4 / 177 59.2

3929

-

  

-

White GRP tower, 57m asl, 3m high, 9 miles.

Cape Saunders

45 53.0 / 170 43.7

4376

1/10

  

msa

 -

Castlecliff

39 55.7 / 174 58.2

4070

-

  

-

White lattice tower, 37masl, 8m high, 18 miles

Castlepoint

40 54.1 / 176 13.9

3994

2/30

  

msa

 -

Cavalli Islands

34 58.6 / 173 57.9

3699

-

  

-

White metal tower, 111masl, 4m high, 7 miles.

Centre Island

46 27.7 / 167 50.7

4438

1/30

  

msa

 -

Coppermine Island

35 53.3 / 174 46.8

3714

-

  

-

White metal tower, 145m asl, 3m high, 9 miles.

Cuvier Island

36 26.5 / 175 47.2

3886

3/30

  

msa

 -

Dog Island

46 39.2 / 168 24.6

4394

1/30

  

msa

 -

Dusky Sound, 5 Fingers Point

45 43.7 / 166 27.5

4446

-

  

msa

Metal lattice tower, 166masl, 9m high, 9 miles.

East Cape

37 41.5 / 178 32.9

3932

2/30

  

msa

 -

Farewell Spit Bush-end Point

40 32.9 / 173 00.6

4182

2/30

  

msa

 -

Flat Rock

36 26.8 / 174 55.5

3738

 -

  

-

 -

Fraser Rock

35 14.6 / 174 07.0

3700

-

  

-

Red conc. tower, 13masl, 3m high, W9R8 miles

French Pass

40 55.5 / 173 50.1

4238

 -

  

msa

 -

Gable End Foreland

38 31.5 / 178 17.4

3950

-

  

-

White metal tower, 210m asl, 4m high, 19 miles range

Gisborne Harbour front

38 40.5 / 177 59.3

3958

-

  

-

Metal lattice tower, 12m asl, 10m high, 7 miles.

Gisborne Harbour rear

38 40.3 / 177 59.1

3958.1

-

  

-

Metal lattice tower, 21m asl, 21m high, 7 miles.

Goat Point, Mana

41 05.4 / 174 52.0

4066.3

 -

  

-

Nearest structure to Mana (NZL 032)

Godley Head

43 35.3 / 172 48.5

4286

1/10

  

-

Tower brown cupola White base, 97masl, 6m high, 17 miles range.

Governors Bay, Lyttleton Harb.

43 37.3 / 172 38.9

4289

-

  

-

Grey concrete shed red roof, 65masl, 3m high, 19 miles range.

Heretaniwha Point

43 35.4 / 169 33.3

4468

-

  

msa

White GRP tower, 77masl, 9 miles range.

Heyward Point

45 45.5 / 170 41.5

4362

-

  

-

White tower, 25masl, 4m high, W9R7 miles range.

Hokitika

42°42' / 171°0'E 

**** 

 -

  

-

Restored by Historical Society. see here.
Jack's Point Sth of Timaru - - -   - -

Jackson’s Bay, Jackson Head

43 57.7 / 168 37.3

4466

-

  

msa

White metal tower, 155masl, 4m high, 9 miles.

Kahurangi Point

40 46.7 / 172 13.2

4506

3/30

  

msa

 -

Kaipara Harbour

36 21.5 / 174 11.0

4130

 -

  

-

 -

Karori Rock

 -

 -

 -

  

-

Disused structure, see Tongue Point (K 4062.1)

Kawati Point

36 23.5 / 174 50.4

3738.2

-

  

-

White metal tower, 34m asl, 4m high, W8R6 miles

Limestone Island Front

35 46.7 / 174 21.2

3724.2

-

  

-

Framework tower, 12m asl, 12m high, 5 miles.

Limestone Island Rear

35 47.1 / 174 21.3

3724.21

-

  

-

Framework tower, 20m asl, 4m high, 4 miles.

Long Point, Sth Island.

46 15.3 / 167 06.4

4440

-

  

msa

Aluminium tower, 23masl, 4m high, 9 miles range.

Mana Island

 -

 -

 -

  

-

Structure moved to Cape Egmont (K 4088)

Manakau South Head

37 03.2 / 174 32.7

4108

 -

  

-

White wooden structure, 234masl, 12 miles range.

Marseden Point

35 50.3 / 174 30.0

3716

-

  

-

Metal lattice tower, 22m asl, W10R7G7 miles range

Mikotahi (Port Taranaki)

39 03.4 / 174 01.7

4090

 -

  

-

Grey metal tower white top, 30masl, 10 miles range

Moeraki/Katiki Point

45 23.7 / 170 52.0

4360

1/30

  

msa

 -

Mokohinau Islands

35 54.5 / 175 06.9

3734

5/30

  

msa

 -

Motuara Island S end.

41 06.0 / 174 16.5

4248

-

  

-

White metal lattice tower, 28masl, 5m high, 8 miles range.

North Cape

34 24.9 / 173 03.0

3690

 -

  

-

 -

Nugget Point

46 27.0 / 169 49.0

4380

2/30

  

msa

White stone tower, 76masl, 9m high, 19 miles range.

Oaonui, Wanganui River.

39 25.6 / 173 49.2

4085

-

  

-

Black metal structure white stripes, 37masl,11m high, W12R10 miles

Ohau Point

41 14.6 / 174 38.7

4066.2

 -

  

-

Nearest structure to Quartz Hill (NZL 044)

Ohinau Island

36 43.7 / 175 52.6

3892

-

  

-

White metal tower, 105m asl, 4m high, 9 miles range.

Okuri Point, Tasman Bay.

40 58.6 / 173 45.7

4234

-

  

msa

White metal tower, 34masl, 3m high, W8R5 miles range.

Parengarenga Harbour

34 31.3 / 172 58.1

3690.4

-

  

-

Orange square tower. 47m asl, 5m high, 6 miles

Pencarrow Head

41 21.7 / 174 50.9

4006

1/10

  

-

-

Perpindicular Point

34 49.5 / 173 10.0

3690.7

-

  

-

Square beacon, 97m asl, 6 miles.

Piha, Manukau Harbour

36 58.2 / 174 28.1

4122

-

  

msa

White concrete tower, 266masl, 5m high, 20 miles range.

Point Gibson.

42 53.0 / 173 19.0

4279

-

  

msa

Red metal tower white bands, 76masl, 3m high, 10 miles range.

Point Halswell

41 17.1 / 174 49.6

4018

 -

  

-

Black & white check tower, 8masl, 6m high, 15 miles range.

Point Kean, Kaikoura Pen.

42 25.6 / 173 42.9

4275

-

  

msa

Yellow metal tower, 41masl, 4m high, 9 miles range.

Poor Knights Islands

35 26.9 / 174 44.2

3711

-

  

-

White metal tower, 158masl, 4m high, 17 miles.

Port Nelson, Boulder Bank

41 16.1 / 173 15.7

4227

1/10

  

Nelson C

 -

Port Nelson, Landfall

41 15.4 / 173 16.8

4224

 -

  

-

Metal lattice tower, 22masl, 18m high, 22 miles range.

Port Nelson, Schnapper

41 12.2 / 173 19.4

4222

-

  

-

Concrete column, 13masl, 11m high, W15R8 miles range.

Portland Island

39 18.3 / 177 52.0

3970

2/30

  

-

- 

Pouto Point, Kaipara Harbour

36 21.8 / 174 10.9

4130

-

  

-

White tower, 6masl, 4m high, 6 miles range.

Purau Bay, Lyttleton Harbour.

43 37.5 / 172 44.6

4288

-

  

-

Grey concrete shed, red roof, 54masl, 3m high, 15 miles range.

Puysegur Point

46 09.5 / 166 36.6

4442

5/30

  

msa

- 

Rangitoto

36 47.0 / 174 49.3

3744

 -

  

-

 -

Saint Anne Point

44 34.4 / 167 46.9

4464

 -

  

-

 -

Secretary Island.

45 13.5 / 166 52.4

4452

-

  

msa

Metal pedestal, 52masl, 2m high, 9 miles range.

Separation Point

40 47.0 / 172 59.9

4204

 -

  

-

 -

Slipper Island

37 03.0 / 175 57.3

3896

 -

  

-

 -

Slope Point

46 40.5 / 169 00.1

4382

-

  

msa

White round metal tower, 33masl, 3m high, 8 miles range.

Somes Island

41 15.7 / 174 51.8

4014

1/10

  

-

 -

South Head, Kaipara Harbour.

36 25.7 / 174 14.1

4132

-

  

-

White round tower, 41masl, 4m high, 8 miles range

St Anne Pt, Milford Sound.

44 34.5 / 167 46.8

4464

-

  

msa

White tower, 27masl, 6m high, 9 miles.

Steep Head.

43 44.7 / 173 07.7

4310

-

  

msa

White metal tower, 156masl, 4m high, 19 miles range.

Stephens Island

40 40.1 / 174 00.0

4236

5/30

  

msa

 -

Stevens Point leading lights F

35 48.6 / 174 27.0

3719

-

  

-

Metal lattice tower, 13m asl. 13m high, 9 miles.

Stevens Point leading lights R

35 45.8 / 174 22.1

3719.1

-

  

-

Metal lattice tower, 25m asl, 6m high, 9 miles.

Taharoa, Ironsand Terminal

38 09.4 / 174 42.3

4096

-

  

-

White metal lattice tower, 36masl, 16m high, 12 miles range.

Taiaroa Head

45 46.5 / 170 43.7

4364

1/10

  

-

-

Tauroa Point

35 11.2 / 173 03.5

4153

 -

  

-

 -

Tautuku Peninsular

46 36.8 / 169 26.3

4381

-

  

msa

White tower, 32masl, 4m high, 8 miles range.

The Mount, Tauranga Harbour.

37 37.6 / 176 10.4

3899

-

  

-

White square concrete structure, 80masl. 1m high, 24 miles

Timaru Harbour

43 23.0 / 171 18.1

4322

 -

  

-

 -

Tiritiri Matangi Island

36 36.4 / 174 53.8

3740

1/10

  

msa

 -

Tongue Point

41 20.5 / 174 39.6

4062.1

 -

  

-

Adjacent to Karori Rock (NZL 031)

Tutukaka Head

35 36.8 / 174 32.7

3712

-

  

-

White metal tower, 92m asl, 4m high, 19 miles.

Waipapa Point

46 39.8 / 168 50.7

4384

2/30

  

msa

 -

Wellington Harbour front

41 19.2 / 174 51.3

4010

-

  

-

White tower on black metal base, 7masl, 4m high, 21 miles

Wellington Harbour rear.

41 17.8 / 174 51.9

4010.1

-

  

-

Steel cylinder with orange & yellow stripes, 17masl, W22R8G11

West Head, Tory Channel.

41 12.8 / 174 18.9

4262

-

  

-

White tower, 46masl, 4m high, 8 miles range.

Westport and Buller River

41 43.8 / 171 35.2

4490

-

  

-

White square conc. tower, 20masl, 8 miles range

Whirinaki Point

39 21.8 / 176 54.1

3980

 -

 

-

Metal tower red & white bands, 59masl, 16m high, W17R14G14 miles

Notes: NZART Award: Guiding Light Award; requires contacts with stations within 30km of the more remote lighthouses and 10km of the lighthouse near cities. Depending on the degree of difficulty, each light has been allocated 1 to 5 points. A total of 20 points is required for the basic "Mariners" Award and 50 points for the "Master Mariners" Award. Column 4 shows points/kilometers. Full log sheets available from Awards manager. Eligible contacts for this award must be dated November1 1998 or later. Cost of both awards $5.00NZ, overseas $5US or 5 irc's. Applications to NZART Awards Manager.

"K" Numbers are the British Admiralty List of Lights and Fog Signals Vol K Reference numbers.
"masl" means meters above sea level of light source, "m high" means height of structure in meters, "range" is the distance in sea miles that the light may be seen at sea.

More photographs: http://home.wanadoo.nl/oostrumtenklooster/lighthouses.html

A particular thank-you to Heidi Hansen of the New Zealand Maritime Safety Authority for some of the photos used and also to Gary Montagu who povided quite a few other photos. None of the photos on these pages were taken by me but I have obtained permission to use them from the owners thereof. This permission does not extend to their use on other web sites and to do so is a breach of copyright and net etiquette.

 
This list was originally compiled by Gavin ZL2ACT for amateur radio events.

Last Updated on 29 June, 2009

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