Year first lit 1903 (current) Height 9 m Automated 1930 | Construction cast iron tower Range 16,668 m Year first constructed 1866 (first) | |
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Location Jack’s PointTimaruNew Zealand Tower shape octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower and lantern Focal height 29 metres (95 ft) above sea level Similar Tiritiri Matangi Lighthouse, Dog Island Lighthouse, Cape Campbell Lighthouse, Baring Head Lighthouse, Castle Point Lighthouse | ||
The Tuhawaiki Point Lighthouse or Jack’s Point Lighthouse stands near to Timaru at the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
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Geography
The lighthouse stands at Jack’s Point 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Timaru. It can be reached via New Zealand State Highway 1 from the small settlement Scarborough. Approx 40 metres (130 ft) further landwards passes the South Island Main Trunk Railway the building.
Name
The place is named after the Maori chief Hone (Jack) Tūhawaiki, who belonged to the Ngāi-Tahu-tribe.
History
The light house was installed in 1903 at its current location, when it replaced the insufficient beacon of Timaru harbour. It had been built in 1866 from cast iron and was used until 1900 on Somes Island in Wellington Harbour, until a new tower was built there. It was automated one year after being relocated and since 1930 it was operated without staff. It is still being used.