Cape Egmont Lighthouse
Taranaki Region, NZ
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Cape Egmont Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Egmont in the Taranaki Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. The light was manufactured by Simpson & Co., Pimlico, London, in 1864 and erected on Mana Island to the north west of Porirua in 1865, bu
t it was sometimes confused with the Pencarrow Head light at the entrance to Wellington Harbour and in 1877 the light was dismantled and moved to Cape Egmont. The light was demanned and fully automated in 1986.
Listen to the audio guide for Cape Egmont Lighthouse Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off