I really don't have many cards from New Zealand. Don't know how many but only 5 of them are officials.
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NZ-208848, sent by Nicky.
"Cape Reinga is the northwesternmost tip of the Aupouri Peninsula, at the northern end of the North Island of New Zealand. Cape Reinga is located over 100 km north of the nearest small town of Kaitaia. The name of the cape comes from the Māori word 'Reinga', meaning the 'Underworld'. Another Māori name is 'Te Rerenga Wairua', meaning the leaping-off place of spirits. Both refer to the Māori belief that the cape is the point where the spirits of the dead enter the underworld.
The lighthouse was built in 1941 and first lit during May of that year. It was the last manned light to be built in New Zealand (...).
In 1987, the lighthouse was fully automated and the lighthouse keepers were withdrawn.
The lighthouse is a common New Zealand icon and a popular tourist destination although the lighthouse itself is not open to the public. - in: wikipedia.
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