History of Bearing Head

Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui in Te Whanganui-a-Tara is a place with a long and diverse history of human occupation. It has traditional significance as the den or resting place of the ancestor Pouanui and is located within a wider landscape replete with archaeological sites associated with tangata whenua. It has outstanding historical significance as the site of the first fully electrified lighthouse in Aotearoa New Zealand and represents the beginnings of the modern lighthouse system. Read more on Heritage New Zealand’s page.

NIWA’s Baring Head Atmospheric Research Station has been measuring our atmosphere for over 50 years, and continues to do so today.

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