Tags: Lighthouse, Tower.
Waipapa Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at Waipapa Point Southland New Zealand. It was first lit on January 1 1884.The lighthouse was built in response to the wreck of the passenger steamer Tararua on reefs off Waipapa Point on April 29 1881 with the loss of 131 lives. With its sibling the retired Kaipara North Head lighthouse this was one of the last two wooden lighthouses built in New Zealand. The lighthouse was automated and keepers withdrawn in 1975.
