Pencarrow Lighthouse News Today

Greater Wellington’s line-up of summer events celebrates the natural splendor of our regional parks, with exciting activities designed to create whanaungatanga and lasting memories with friends and whānau. Events kick off mid-December and run ...

Wellington had dawned bluebird bright and brilliant as I made my way to Queen’s Wharf to catch an East by West ferry to Matiu/Somes Island. Diamonds of lig

There's something to be said for a city holiday.

Download 22.34 MB  Shona Riddell’s great, great aunt Mary Jane Bennett was the very first lighthouse keeper in New Zealand. Mary tended the light at Pencarrow Lighthouse at the entrance to Wellington Harbour while also caring for her 6 children as a single mum. There were many other women in the 19 th century who were lighthouse keepers, especially in the Unites States. Some of these keepers engaged in daring rescues, such as the English teenager Grace Darling. Grace lived with her family a...