Cape Palliser Lighthouse

Cape Palliser Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Palliser in the Wellington region of the North Island of New Zealand.[1] It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand.

Cape Palliser Lighthouse
New Zealand
LocationCape Palliser
North Island
New Zealand
Coordinates41°36′42.9″S 175°17′23.8″E
Year first constructed1897
Automated1986
Constructioncast iron tower
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite and red horizontal bands tower, white lantern, black lantern dome
Tower height18 metres (59 ft)
Focal height78 metres (256 ft)
Light sourcemains power
Range26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi)
CharacteristicFL(2) W 20s
Admiralty number4000
NGA numberK4580
ARLHS numberNZL-011
Managing agentMaritime New Zealand[1][2]

The light was built in 1897 and was originally fueled by oil. In 1954 the oil lamp was replaced with an electric one powered by a local diesel generator. This was subsequently replaced by a connection to the mains grid in 1967, although a diesel generator is retained for emergency power. The light was fully automated in 1986 and is now managed from a control room in Wellington.

The base of the lighthouse is reached via a staircase with 258 steps, up a 58-metre-high cliff. This staircase – built in 1912 – replaced a dangerous dirt track.[1]

Cape Palliser lighthouse is one of three New Zealand lighthouses with a distinct striped paint scheme; the other two are Dog Island Lighthouse and Cape Campbell Lighthouse, which both have black and white stripes.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. Cape Palliser Archived 30 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Maritime New Zealand
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of New Zealand: North Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. "Dog Island Lighthouse". Maritime New Zealand. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  4. "Cape Campbell Lighthouse". Maritime New Zealand. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.


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