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Puysegur Point lighthouse

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Puysegur Point, in the far south-west of unpopulated Fiordland, is remote even by lighthouse standards. Frequent gale-force winds, heavy rain and sandflies added to the challenges of lighthouse life at the point, as Kevin Pennel, the last keeper, recounts in this audio clip.

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David Grant, Southland places – Fiordland’s coast, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/20217/puysegur-point-lighthouse (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Grant, published 2 March 2009, updated 25 May 2015.