- Latitude: 34.25S Longitude: 172.40E Altitude: 191m.
- Last manned light built in New Zealand and was fully automated in 1987.
- Columbia Bank maelstrom
Te Rerenga Wairua - or Cape Reinga,Northland,New Zealand
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Te Rerenga Wairua in Māori or Cape Reinga is located at the north
western end of the Aupouri Peninsula,at the extreme end of
Northland,New Zealand.
From the last small town-Kaitaia, Cape Reinga is about 100 km north
with the trip mostly on sealed road except for the last 20km although
some people with 4x4 wheel drive vehicles choose to access Cape Reinga
via 90 Mile Beach and the sand bed Te Paki Stream.
Te Rerenga Wairua is spiritually one of the Māori's most significant places and an 800 year old Pohutukawa tree, which once clung to the cliff overlooking the ocean, is said to have been the launching point for spirits of the dead on their journey to Hawaiki.
A spring in the area which has now been capped with a reservoir,Te Waiora-a-Tāne (the 'Living waters of Tāne'), also played a significant role in Māori ceremonial burials, representing a spiritual cleansing of the spirits, with water of the same name used in burial rites all over New Zealand. Conversion of the Māori to Christianity has seen the significance of these rituals diminish.
Cape Reinga Lighthouse, New Zealand. Latitude: 34.25S Longitude: 172.40E Altitude: 191m.
NSW equivalent Latitude is somewhere near Gerringong,30 minutes south
of Wollongong or Adelaide or Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cape Reinga Lighthouse was completed in May 1941 and was built with
many salvaged parts from the nearby Motuopao Island lighthouse which
had served the area from 1879 until it was decommissioned due to the
difficulty accessing it.
Cape Reinga Lighthouse was the last manned light built in New Zealand
and was fully automated in 1987.
Surville Cliffs on North Cape, 30 kilometres farther east is actually
the Northern most point.
The Cape Reinga Lighthouse looks out over the Columbia Bank maelstrom
where the waters of the Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea meet.
Comments and faves
.renan., nzp51, bkwdayton - on hiatus, katie~anne, and 21 other people added this photo to their favorites.
bkwdayton - on hiatus (43 months ago | reply)
Nice little lighthouse. I like that you've composed this with the lines leading to the center at top. And that the lighthouse doesn't cut the horizon.
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KaTewinneR (38 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called New Zealand Group(Anything taken in New Zealand), and we'd love to have you added to my NEW GROUP!
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I am the admin of that group
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turtlemom4bacon (31 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Making "FRIENDS" from around the World, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
What beautiful lighthouse and fantastic view!!!
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derNubo (30 months ago | reply)
wonderful view - brilliant shot!
gizmo_hungary (28 months ago | reply)
wonderful place, great shot! And special thanks for the description!
The Cleveland Kid (28 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous photo, I really want to visit New Zealand some day soon :) Thanks for sharing!
Healed By Art [deleted] (28 months ago | reply)
lovely
Trevor Dennis (26 months ago | reply)
Nice shot but where are all the people? I mean there are ALWAYS people at the Cape! I had to use the remove tourists tool in CS4 in my version
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archiescat (26 months ago | reply)
Hi there. Thanks for joining the group and posting this image.
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Black Diamond Images (25 months ago | reply)
Trevor I was lucky. The backpackers were having a party on 90 Mile Beach and the locals were in mourning because Australia had just beaten them at Cricket.
Seriously, thats not a bad tool that one is it.
Koukouzelis Orestis Photography© (16 months ago | reply)
wow very nice image!
This photo was invited and added to the Future Destination/Beauty group.