Puysegur Point lighthouse
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Puysegur Point lighthouse
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.
Source: sound file from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright. To request a copy of the recording, contact Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero (From the back country/Reference number 97/120/BC90/18).
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Alexander Turnbull Library , Making New Zealand Centennial Collection (PAColl-3060)
Reference: MNZ-2440-1/2; F
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