Taiaroa Head Lighthouse, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand. 20/01/2015

Taiaroa Head Lighthouse is the second oldest active lighthouse in New Zealand.

Taiaroa Head Lighthouse

Admiralty: K4364
Current Status: Active
Operator: Port Otago Ltd. | Site Managers: N.Z. Department of Conservation and the Royal Albatross Centre.
Designer: James Balfour
Year Built: 1864 | Builder: Hugh Calder
Construction: Round stone tower with lantern and gallery
Height: 12 m | Focal Plane: 60 m
Light Description: Two long (2 seconds) white flashes every 18 seconds. | Range: 18 nm
First Lit: 2nd of January, 1865 | Converted to Gas: 1921 | Converted to Electricity: 1954
Automated: 1989
Location Coordinates: 45°46'25.0"S 170°43'43.1"E