Cape Reinga Lighthouse

10 m1941New ZealandActive

Height10 m

Year Built1941

CountryNew Zealand

RegionNorthland

StatusActive

About Cape Reinga Lighthouse

Located at the northernmost tip of New Zealand. In Maori mythology, this is where spirits of the dead leap into the ocean to return to their ancestral homeland. Where the Tasman Sea meets the Pacific Ocean. One of the most visited sites in New Zealand.

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