Callsign: ZLOC
Location: 34°26′ S, 172°41′ E
Elevation: 79 metres above sea level
Construction: concrete tower
Tower height: 10 metres
Light configuration: 24 volt flashing LED beacon
Light flash character: white light flashing once every 12 seconds
Power source: batteries charged by solar panels
Range: 19 nautical miles (35 kilometres)
Date light first lit: 1941
Automated: 1987
Demanned: 1987
Portion of the Cape Reinga lightkeeper’s logbook from January 1945. Photo: Archives NZ on Flickr. Click to enlarge.
NZ Nautical Almanac 1973
Cape Rienga Lighthouse as it appears today. Photo: Maritime NZ
