# Kahurangi Point

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Point in New Zealand

Kahurangi Point

**Kahurangi Point** is a headland on the [West Coast](/source/West_Coast%2C_New_Zealand) of [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand)'s [South Island](/source/South_Island),[1] overlooking the [Tasman Sea](/source/Tasman_Sea). It is located in [Kahurangi National Park](/source/Kahurangi_National_Park) between [Karamea](/source/Karamea) and [Farewell Spit](/source/Farewell_Spit).

Kahurangi Point is traditionally regarded as the northernmost point of the West Coast region, although for most purposes it is considered part of the [Tasman District](/source/Tasman_District) region.

A [lighthouse](/source/List_of_lighthouses_in_New_Zealand) was built in 1903, automated in 1926, staff removed in 1960 and replaced with an [LED](/source/Light-emitting_diode) beacon in 2007.[2] The materials for the building were shipped to [Big River](/source/Big_River_(Tasman)) about 2 mi (3.2 km) to the north, then carted along the beach and hauled up a light tramway.[3] The keeper's house is now a [Department of Conservation](/source/Department_of_Conservation_(New_Zealand)) [hut](/source/Mountain_hut#New_Zealand).[4]

The Kahurangi upwelling system makes the area rich in oceanic biodiversity and the waters off Kahurangi Point is one of areas being frequented by [pygmy blue whales](/source/Pygmy_blue_whale) along with off [South Taranaki Bight](/source/South_Taranaki_Bight) which was discovered in 2007 and was confirmed in 2014.[5][6][7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Place name detail: Kahurangi Point"](https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/48790). *New Zealand Gazetteer*. [Land Information New Zealand](/source/Land_Information_New_Zealand). Retrieved 27 March 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Kahurangi Point lighthouse - Maritime NZ"](http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/public/history/lighthouses/Kahurangi-Point/default.asp). *www.maritimenz.govt.nz*. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Kahurangi Lighthouse | NZETC"](http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-NHSJ02_05-t1-body1-d2-d2.html). *nzetc.victoria.ac.nz*. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Kahurangi Keepers house"](http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/nelson-tasman/places/kahurangi-national-park/things-to-do/huts/kahurangi-keepers-house/). *www.doc.govt.nz/*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Torres G. L.. Klinck H.. et al. 2016. [Blue whale ecology in the South Taranaki Bight region of New Zealand - January-February 2016 Field Report](http://mmi.oregonstate.edu/sites/default/files/jan-feb_2016_field_report.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170303201829/http://mmi.oregonstate.edu/sites/default/files/jan-feb_2016_field_report.pdf) 2017-03-03 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (pdf). Retrieved on March 03, 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Harper L.. 2014. [Blue whale dine out off Taranaki in their dozens](http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/9681753/Blue-whale-dine-out-off-Taranaki-in-their-dozens). [Stuff.co.nz](/source/Stuff.co.nz). Retrieved on March 02, 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Torres G. L.. 2013. [Evidence for an unrecognised blue whale foraging ground in New Zealand](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263530782_Evidence_for_an_unrecognised_blue_whale_foraging_ground_in_New_Zealand). New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 47(2). [ResearchGate](/source/ResearchGate). Retrieved on March 03, 2017

## External links

- [1:50,000 map](http://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz44339/Kahurangi-Point/West-Coast)

[40°46′30″S 172°13′09″E / 40.7749°S 172.2192°E / -40.7749; 172.2192](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kahurangi_Point&params=40.7749_S_172.2192_E_region:NZ)

v t e Kahurangi National Park Mountains Mount Arthur Mount Owen Mountain ranges Glasgow Range Wharepapa / Arthur Range Mountain passes Granity Pass Caves Bulmer Cavern Ellis Basin cave system Honeycomb Hill Cave Ōpārara Basin Arches Nettlebed Cave Coastal features Kahurangi Point Scotts Beach Lakes and reservoirs Boulder Lake Lake Sparrow Walking tracks Big Rimu Walk Fenian Track Heaphy Track Old Ghost Road Wangapeka Track Rivers Tasman District Anatoki River Aorere River Baton River Big River Boulder River Brown River Clark River Clarke River Cobb River Dart River Devil River Ellis River Fyfe River Hope River Kaituna River Little Boulder River Little Devil River Little Ōnahau River Little Pokororo River Little Slate River Little Waingaro River Matiri River Ōnahau River Onekaka River Ōtere River Owen River Parapara River Pariwhakaoho River Paturau River Pearse River Pokororo River Puremāhaia River Riuwaka River Rocky River Rolling River Saxon River Sherry River Skeet River Slate River Snow River Spey River Stanley River Tadmor River Tākaka River Te Waikoropupū River Turimawiwi River Waingaro River Wangapeka River Buller District Allen River Beautiful River Crow River Gunner River Heaphy River Hemphill River Huia River Johnson River Kahurangi River Kākāpō River Karamea River Kōhaihai River Leslie River Lewis River Little Crow River Little Wanganui River Mōkihinui River Ōpārara River Basin Postal River Roaring Lion River Taipō River Ugly River both districts Buller River Related articles Geology and geomorphology of Kahurangi National Park Kahurangi Marine Reserve Lake Matiri Matiri Project Nelson Coast temperate forests Opacuincola gretathunbergae Pittosporum dallii Proposals for a road through North-west Nelson Pseudowintera traversii Pūponga Westhaven (Te Tai Tapu) Marine Reserve

v t e Tasman District, New Zealand Seat: Richmond Populated places Golden Bay / Mohua Aorere Bainham Clifton Collingwood East Tākaka Ferntown Ligar Bay Motupipi Onekaka Pākawau Parapara Patons Rock Pōhara Port Pūponga Pūponga Rockville Seaford Tākaka Tarakohe Tata Beach Upper Tākaka Waikato Waitapu Motueka Brooklyn Kaiteriteri Lower Moutere Mārahau Motueka Riwaka Moutere-Waimea Brightwater Bronte Dovedale Mahana Māpua Ngātīmoti Ruby Bay Tasman Upper Moutere Wakefield Woodstock Richmond Aniseed Valley Appleby Hope Richmond Lakes-Murchison Murchison Rotoroa Saint Arnaud Tapawera Tophouse Geographic features Buller River Dun Mountain–Maitai terrane Hope Saddle Lee River Mārahau River Maungakura / Red Hill Newton River Ngārua Caves Roding River Sams Creek Tākaka River Waimea Plains Waimea River Golden Bay / Mohua Appos Creek Archway Islands Cape Farewell Cobb Reservoir Druggans Dam Dry River Farewell Spit Harwoods Hole Lake Killarney Lightband Gully North-west Nelson Forest Park Rawhiti Cave Slateford Tākaka Hill Tata Islands Te Waikoropupū Springs Wainui Bay Whanganui Inlet Wharariki Beach Abel Tasman National Park Armchair Island Awapoto River Awaroa River Ballon Rock Falls River Fisherman Island Motuareronui / Adele Island Simonet Creek Torrent Bay Tata Islands Tinline Bay Tonga Island Torrent River Tōtaranui Wainui River Falls Tasman Bay Bell Island Best Island Moturoa / Rabbit Island Tokangawhā / Split Apple Rock Waimea Inlet Kahurangi National Park Brown River Bulmer Cavern Ellis Basin cave system Kahurangi Point Lake Matiri Mount Arthur Mount Burnett Mount Owen Nettlebed Cave Wharepapa / Arthur Range Nelson Lakes National Park Braeburn Range Lake Rotoiti Lake Rotoroa Maniniaro / Angelus Peak Mount Franklin Pourangahau / Mount Robert Rotomairewhenua / Blue Lake Rotopōhueroa / Lake Constance Sabine Valley Saint Arnaud Range Spenser Mountains Facilities and attractions Abel Tasman National Park Coast Track Inland Track Monument Appleby railway station Brightwater railway station Cobb Power Station Ferntown Bridge Gowanbridge railway station Heaphy Track Hope railway station Karamea Aerodrome Kawatiri railway station Langford Store Memorial Park Milnthorpe Model Motueka Aerodrome Moutere Inn Mussel Inn Nelson Lakes National Park Onekaka Ironworks Onekaka Power Station Onekaka Wharf and tramline Proposals for a road through North-west Nelson Pupu Hydro Power Scheme Richmond railway station RNZAF Dip Flat Rutherford memorial Stafford Place St Michael's Church Stoke railway station Tākaka Aerodrome Tākaka Pioneers' Memorial Takaka Tramway Great Taste Trail Tonga Island Marine Reserve Tophouse Tour de Vineyards Wai-iti Dark Sky Park Wangapeka Track Westhaven (Te Tai Tapu) Marine Reserve Wharariki Ecosanctuary Administration Historic Nelson Province (1853–1876) Collingwood County (1877–1956) Waimea County (1877–1989) Richmond Borough (1891–1989 · mayor) Motueka Borough (1900–1989) Takaka County (1904–1956) Murchison County (1909–1965) Golden Bay County (1956–1989) Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council (1989–1992) Current Council Mayor Organisations Golden Bay Air Golden Bay-Motueka Rugby Union New Zealand Energy Richmond Athletic FC Talley's Group Schools Collingwood Area School Golden Bay High School Motueka High School Waimea College Waimea Intermediate

v t e Buller District, New Zealand Seat: Westport Populated places Inangahua Ward Big River Blacks Point Cronadun Crushington Ikamatua Inangahua Junction Lyell Maruia Reefton Springs Junction Waiuta Seddon Ward Arapito Denniston Granity Hector Karamea Little Wanganui Millerton Mokihinui Ngakawau Seddonville Stockton Summerlea Umere Waimangaroa Westport Ward Cape Foulwind Carters Beach Charleston Punakaiki Sergeants Hill Te Kuha Westport Geographic features Allen River Awakari River Awarau River Ballroom Overhang Beautiful River Blackwater River (Buller River tributary) Blackwater River (Little Grey River tributary) Buller Gorge Buller River Bullock Creek Denniston Plateau Fox River Glasgow Range Kahurangi Point Karamea Bight Lake Christabel Lewis Pass Metro Cave / Te Ananui Cave Mount Augustus Mount Haast Ngākawau River Ōpārara Basin Ōpārara Basin Arches Ōtūmahana Estuary Papahaua Range Paparoa Range Perpendicular Point Pororari River Scotts Beach Waitakere / Nile River Wharepapa / Arthur Range Facilities and attractions Big Rimu Walk Charming Creek Tramway Conns Creek Branch Fenian Track Granity Community Library Heaphy Track Inland Pack Track Kahurangi Marine Reserve Kahurangi National Park Karamea Centennial Museum Koranui Incline Mokihinui Hydro Ngakawau Hydro Project Old Ghost Road Pancake Rocks and Blowholes Paparoa National Park Punakaiki Marine Reserve Reefton Hospital Rockies Incline Seddonville Branch Stillwater–Ngākawau line Stockton Mine Truman Track Victoria Forest Park Wangapeka Track Westport Airport Government District Council Mayor Regional Council Iwi Ngāi Tahu Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō

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