East Cape Lighthouse

{{Short description|Lighthouse in New Zealand}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}

{{Infobox lighthouse

| location = Otiki Hill, East Cape
North Island
New Zealand

| image_name = East Cape Lighthouse.JPG

| coordinates = {{coord|37|41|20.2|S|178|32|53.3|E|display=inline,title}}

| yearbuilt = 1900

| yearlit = 1900

| automated = 1985

| focalheight = {{convert|154|m}}

| range = {{convert|35|km}}

| construction = cast iron tower

| shape = cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern

| height = {{convert|15|m}}

| characteristic = Fl W 10s.

| marking = white tower, black lantern roof

| managingagent = Maritime New Zealand[http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/Commercial/Shipping-safety/Aids-to-navigation/Lighthouses-of-NZ/East-cape-lighthouse.asp East Cape Lighthouse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514133201/http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/Commercial/Shipping-safety/Aids-to-navigation/Lighthouses-of-NZ/East-cape-lighthouse.asp |date=14 May 2010 }} Maritime New Zealand

}}

East Cape Lighthouse is a lighthouse sited on Otiki Hill[http://www.nzlive.com/nzlivecom/east-cape-lighthouse East Cape Lighthouse]{{dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, NZLive.com. Updated 30 August 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2009. above East Cape, the easternmost point on the North Island of New Zealand.{{cite rowlett|nz|access-date=23 February 2016}}[http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/Commercial/Shipping-safety/Aids-to-navigation/Lighthouses-of-NZ/East-cape-lighthouse.asp East Cape Lighthouse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514133201/http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/Commercial/Shipping-safety/Aids-to-navigation/Lighthouses-of-NZ/East-cape-lighthouse.asp |date=14 May 2010 }}, Maritime New Zealand. Retrieved 1 December 2009. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. The lighthouse was originally constructed on nearby East Island. However the island was difficult to access (four men died during tower construction when their boat capsized) and proved to be susceptible to earthquakes and subsequent landslips. In 1920 a decision was made to relocate the light to the mainland and in April 1922, the light was extinguished and then relit at its current location in December of that year. Originally manned by three lighthouse keepers, the light's staffing was progressively reduced until it was fully automated in 1985. It is now controlled from the Maritime New Zealand headquarters in Wellington. While the area around the light is accessible by foot, the lighthouse itself is not open to the public.