Hokitika (1879)
Hokitika port was busy during the 1870's, with vessels leaving for Jackson Bay, Okarita, Westport and Nelson and a steamer service to Melbourne, Australia. Therfore the harbour board requested the Marine Department build a harbour lighthouse.
First lit on 222d September, 1879, the wooden (Kauri) lighthouse used a doptric light burning gas from the town's supply. The light was extinguished in 1925.
If anyone has any information on this light please contact me. kiwimark@comcast.net
DIRECTIONS:
The base of this lighthouse is located at Seaview.
| Island | South |
| Province | Westland |
| Location | Hokitika |
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| Date Commissioned | 22nd, September, 1879 |
| Date Decommissioned | 1925 |
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| Construction | Kauri wood |
| Converted Kerosene To Diesel | |
| Converted Diesel To Mains Electricity | |
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Text and photographs. Copyright © 1999-2005 Mark Phillips. All rights reserved.