Cape Brett Lighthouse is a
lighthouse at
Cape Brett
Cape Brett Peninsula ( mi, Rākaumangamanga) is a long peninsula in the Bay of Islands, in the Northland Region of New Zealand.
The head of the peninsula is Cape Brett itself (also known by the Māori, ), a promontory which extends north into ...
in the
Northland Region
The Northland Region ( mi, Te Tai Tokerau) is the northernmost of New Zealand's 16 local government regions. New Zealanders sometimes refer to it as the Winterless North because of its mild climate all throughout the year. The main population ...
of the
North Island
The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-larges ...
of New Zealand. The site was surveyed and chosen in 1908 by
Captain John Bollons of
NZGSS Hinemoa
NZGSS ''Hinemoa'' was a 542-ton New Zealand Government Service Steamer designed specifically for lighthouse support and servicing, and also for patrolling New Zealand's coastline and carrying out castaway checks and searching for missing ships. ...
.
The lighthouse was deactivated and keepers were withdrawn in 1978 and replaced by an automated beacon on the same site.
Cape Brett Lighthouse and its associated structures are on the
Heritage New Zealand
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (initially the National Historic Places Trust and then, from 1963 to 2014, the New Zealand Historic Places Trust) ( mi, Pouhere Taonga) is a Crown entity with a membership of around 20,000 people that advocate ...
list as a Category 1 Historic Place List No: 7799. It was registered on 26 June 2009.
See also
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List of lighthouses in New Zealand
References
External links
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Website of New Zealand Historic Trust "Cape Brett Lighthouse Station"History of Cape Brett LightouseDepartment of Conservation
Lighthouses completed in 1910
Lighthouses in New Zealand
Far North District
Bay of Islands
1910s architecture in New Zealand
Transport buildings and structures in the Northland Region
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