Pencarrow Head Lighthouse

Pencarrow Lighthouse is a no longer in operation lighthouse on Pencarrow Head in the Wellington region on the North Island of New Zealand. The first permanently operated lighthouse in New Zealand marks the eastern entrance to Wellington Harbour. After two built 1841 wooden markers had fallen victim to the elements, a temporary beacon was erected, which was supervised by a lighthouse keeper pair.

The cast-iron lighthouse was manufactured in England and arrived in June 1858 in segments to New Zealand. He was put into operation on 1 January 1859. The woman of 1855 in a boating accident who died lighthouse keeper Mary Bennett was the first official lighthouse keeper in New Zealand.

Since the cliff on which the tower stands, is often shrouded in mist, began in 1906 with the construction of a new lighthouse on the coast. The old tower was but continue to operate until 18 June 1935 when the Baring Head Lighthouse was put into operation.

The New Zealand Post 2009 saw a 50 - cent stamp of the lighthouse out.

On March 18, 1982, the tower of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust under the number 34 was registered as a Historic Place Category I.