The Point's often-photographed historic lighthouse, first lit on 1 January 1884, is nestled beside sweeping golden beaches and snoozing sea lions.
Waipapa Lighthouse Road,
Otara
A 15 minute return walk, signposted from the Waipapa Point Lighthouse Road, the walk is across private property (closed during the lambing season September/October). The ‘Tararua Acre’ is where many of the victims of the SS Tararua shipwreck are buried.
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Venture Southland
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Thu 16 Aug 2018
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A 15 minute return walk, signposted from the Waipapa Point Lighthouse Road, the walk is across private property.
