Editing Akaroa (section)

== Akaroa lighthouse ==
[[File:20250216-DJI_0903.jpg|thumb|Akaroa lighthouse in 2025]]
The Akaroa lighthouse has sat at Cemetery Point in the township since 1980. For the 100 years prior to that, it was located {{convert|270|ft|abbr=on|order=flip}} above sea level on a headland at Akaroa heads. The original site was chosen in 1875. In 1877, the lens and mount were ordered from France and the mechanism from Scotland. The road to the lighthouse had to be blasted out of solid rock and took ten months to complete. Construction of the lighthouse finally began in 1879. Unfortunately, a southerly storm demolished the framework completely and work had to start again from scratch, this time with a stronger design. The {{convert|28|ft|abbr=on|order=flip}} tall light house was completed in 1880 and when operating, its light could be seen {{convert|37|km|abbr=on}} away. A telephone was installed in the lighthouse in 1885, and a kerosene generator was installed in 1935, allowing the light to be automated. This was converted to diesel in 1951. In 1977 a new automatic lighthouse was built to replace the original staffed lighthouse. In 1980, the original lighthouse was moved in pieces and then reassembled in its current position in the town of Akaroa. The Akaroa lighthouse is open for viewing on Sundays and on days when cruise ships visit the town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Akaroa Lighthouse |url=https://www.heritage.org.nz/list-details/3343/Akaroa%20Lighthouse |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=[[Heritage New Zealand]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AKAROA LIGHTHOUSE |url=http://www.akaroacivictrust.co.nz/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/76/tempidx/2/menuid/1 |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=www.akaroacivictrust.co.nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Akaroa Head |url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/banks-peninsula-area/historic-akaroa-head/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=[[Department of Conservation (New Zealand)|Department of Conservation]] |language=en-nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Akaroa Lighthouse Preservation Society » Akaroa & The Bays |url=https://www.akaroa.com/members/akaroa-lighthouse-preservation-society/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=www.akaroa.com}}</ref>