Since New Zealand is surrounded by the sea, it is common that you can see lighthouses. I am not talking about its functions, how these lighthouses work but as a visitor, I am very fascinated to see closer ones by myself.
According to Maritime New Zealand, there are 23 lighthouses and 75 lightbeacons around New Zealand. It is nice as visitors could also access those places and enjoy the view.
These are names of lighthouses people can visit:
- Castle Point
- Cape Reinga
- Tiritiri Matangi Island
- East Cape
- Cape Palliser
- Pencarrow Head
- Somes Island
- Nelson Boulder Bank
- Akaroa Head
- Katiki Point
- Nugget Point
- Waipapa Point
- Farewell Spit
- Cape Egmont
- Cape Foulwind
What are your experiences with the lighthouses?
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Please feel free to add your lighthouse visit experience~!
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Beautiful write up and great information you can clearly explained to us here on connect. @Sophia_Cambodia
Have a great day!
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@Austinelewex thank you for your comment. I am glad this topic interested you 
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@Austinelewex when I was in Cape Reinga, the weather was not so good. It was raining. Actually, it was fascinating because from the lighthouse, you can really see the two oceans meet: Pacific ocean and Tasman sea. It draws a clear line between these two!
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Wow! @Sophia_Cambodia
I have watched it on YouTube before. I never get to see it live dear.
I’m Happy you saw it.
Did you manage to take a shot. Was it too far from eyeview? 
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@Austinelewex of course dear, I could see it by my eyes but cannot take a nice shot since it was raining…
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Oh… rain has spoiled the whole show, I would have seen a click of it from you now on connect @Sophia_Cambodia . 
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@Austinelewex no worries, you could find better quality photos of it on google
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@Sophia_Cambodia I am an advocate of first hand information and data.
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@Austinelewex I did capture many shots but the photos were kept in the hard drive so these photos I copied back from my Facebook so the quality is not so good. For me, what my eyes saw was extremely amazing… photos are just assistant to remind me of that good time. I am glad you like these photos of mine.
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Can you share the picture when you retrieve it from your harddrive ? @Sophia_Cambodia
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That is so awesome! I need to see all of them! @Sophia_Cambodia
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@Austinelewex yes, later! @OliverKIWI thank you Oliver. I miss NZ though… so many pure and breathtaking places! You are lucky!
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@OliverKIWI you are lucky you can visit them anytime! By the look on google, Cape Reinga and Castle Point where I have been seem more beautiful than others but do check them out! You got the privileges!
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I’ve been to Cape Reinga on a sunny day - simply stunning! Castle Point is actually the photographer’s favourite. You can see it on the new calendar - it’s always there LOL! @Sophia_Cambodia
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@OliverKIWI I guess so, since it appears everywhere on Google, lolz. Please visit them all, and share with us. I don’t know when I can go back there. I really love this country!
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@OliverKIWI I haven’t got a chance to see Aurora Australis, it was too cold… I guess, I might have to come back someday, including seeing lupins at Lake Tekapo.
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Aurora Australis - will need to go to the South Island to see it…Winter
@Sophia_Cambodia I will take as many as photos if I see them:)
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Thanks for sharing about NZ lighthouses @Sophia_Cambodia I too find them fascinating and have visited hundreds of them, sadly never in NZ :).
Paul
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