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NEW ZEALAND LIGHTHOUSES
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Castlepoint (1913)
Hinge, Leslie, collection of photographic prints and negatives. Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mätauraga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
Situated on the Wairarapa coast, a township had already been established when the lighthouse was built in 1913. This made this station one of the more popular assignments as the keepers children could attend a local school and there were shops and a hotel in the township. The cast iron tower was also the last to be shipped from England and assembled on site. The lighthouse was automated in 1988. DIRECTIONS: From Masterton, take the Castlepoint Road 65km to the lighthouse.
Text and photographs. Copyright © 1999-2005 Mark Phillips. All rights reserved.
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