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Managing Organization:
Maritime New Zealand
Website: http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz
Notes:
Waipapa Point was the site of New Zealand’s worst shipwreck. On April 29, 1881, 131 people died when the passenger steamer Tararua was wrecked on a reef off the point. Tower Height: 43 Height of Focal Plane: 69 Characteristic and Range: Five white flashes every 20 seconds, visible for nine nautical miles. Description of Tower: White, octagonal wooden tower.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1884 Date Present Tower Built: 1884 Date Automated: 1976 Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Grounds only. Keepers: ? Ericson (1884-?), James William Nicholson (?-1903, died in service), Hugh Jamieson (1928-1931)
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