Back in 2019, I wrote a blog post about lighthouses based on an article about lighthouses that were very photogenic.
I subsequently featured some of these lighthouses in Lighthouse of the Week blog posts. However, one of the lighthouses I didn't feature was the one I'm featuring this week: the Cape Reinga lighthouse of New Zealand.
Here's where it is located. Basically, it is in one of the greatest locations in the world to put a lighthouse.
Let's get the story (which is not very long) about this one, from the Lighthouse Directory.
"1941. Active; focal plane 165 m (542 ft); white flash every 12 s. 10 m (33 ft) octagonal concrete tower with lantern and eight ribs. Tower painted white; lantern roof is black. ... This light on Cape Reinga replaced the 1879 Cape Maria van Diemen lighthouse as the main landfall light at the northern extremity of New Zealand. It carries the original Maria van Diemen lantern, but the 1st order Fresnel lens has been replaced by a small modern lens. It stands on a spectacular site overlooking the Pacific to the northeast and the Tasman Sea to the northwest. The surrounding area is included in the Te Paki Recreation Reserve."
A couple of other sites:
The Ivory White Lighthouse at Cape Reinga
The Cape Reinga Lighthouse - Pukenui Holiday ParkThe Cape Reinga Lighthouse - Pukenui Holiday Park
Lots and lots of pictures to choose from, so here are four.
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