Cuvier Island Lighthouse

Cuvier Island Lighthouse

Location	Cuvier Island, North Island, New Zealand
Coordinates	36°26′S 175°47′E / 36.433°S 175.783°E / -36.433; 175.783Coordinates: 36°26′S 175°47′E / 36.433°S 175.783°E / -36.433; 175.783
Year first constructed	1889
Year first lit	1889
Automated	1982
Construction	Cast iron
Tower shape	cylindrical tower
Markings / pattern	White
Height	15 m
Focal height	119 m
Range	35 Km
Characteristic	White FL. 15s

Cuvier Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Cuvier Island, a small island off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.^[1] It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. The light was constructed in 1889 and was the first lighthouse built in New Zealand using cast iron. The light was fully automated in 1982 and is controlled from the Maritime New Zealand headquarters in Wellington. Cuvier Island itself is a wildlife reserve which is managed by the Department of Conservation and is part of an island restoration project.

References

1. ^ Cuvier Island Lighthouse Profile (from the Maritime New Zealand website)