Manukau Heads Lighthouse, Auckland (NZ)

Manukau Heads infamous tidal sandbar caused New Zealand’s most disastrous shipwreck on 7th February 1863 - the grounding of warship HMS Orpheus. Of the 259 naval officers, seamen and Royal Marines aboard, 189 died. In terms of lives lost, it remains New Zealand’s worst maritime disaster. 
The same signal mast was later toppled in an act (still unproven) of rebellion. Treasure and relics from the Orpheus and other harbour wrecks continue to be found
It was New Zealand’s number 12 and the first to burn paraffin (also known as Kerosene) when lit in 1874.
During the following 112 years it was illuminated by oil vapor, acetylene gas, and electricity.
It was, also rebuilt (1944) on a concrete base and officially retired  in 1986, when all lantern parts were paced in storage.
In 2006 the lantern and prisms were reunited in a timber replica of the original tower in it s current location