Tiritiri Matangi Lighthouse
Template:Short description Template:Use New Zealand English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "lighthouse tracking".Expression error: Unexpected < operator.
Tiritiri Matangi Lighthouse, also known as Tiritiri Lighthouse, is a lighthouse on Tiritiri Matangi, an island in the Hauraki Gulf 28 km north of Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. It is considered the best-preserved lighthouse complex in the country,[1] and is the oldest lighthouse in New Zealand still in operation.[2] It was once the most powerful lighthouse in the Southern Hemisphere.[3]
History
Constructed in 1864[1] from cast iron, the light was first lit on 1 January 1865. The light was first automated in 1925 and used an acetylene burning revolving light. Keepers returned to the light in 1947 and it remained staffed until 1984 when the light was fully automated. The light's last keeper, Ray Walter, remained on the island working with his wife Barbara as Department of Conservation rangers until their retirement in 2006.[2][4]
The lighthouse along with the nearby visitor centre is a popular destination, although the light itself is not open to the public.[2] The building has a Category I listing with Heritage New Zealand.[5]
See also
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b c Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". (0.99 MiB)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., August 2006. Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi, Inc. Template:Catalog lookup linkScript error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn"..
- ↑ Template:NZHPT
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- Template:Lighthouse Digest
- Lighthouses of New Zealand Template:Webarchive, Maritime New Zealand
Template:Portal-inline Template:Portal-inline Template:Lighthouses of New Zealand Template:Hibiscus Coast Template:Authority control
- Pages with script errors
- All articles using infobox lighthouse
- Lighthouses in New Zealand
- Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic places in the Auckland Region
- Tourist attractions in the Auckland Region
- 1860s architecture in New Zealand
- 1865 establishments in New Zealand
- Transport buildings and structures in the Auckland Region
- Hibiscus Coast