The light was decommissioned in 1935 when it was replaced by the Baring Head Lighthouse.

[3] It was the first structure in the Wellington area that was covered by a heritage order shortly after the New Zealand Historic Places Trust was established subsequent to the Historic Places Act 1954 having been passed.

The Minister of Marine, Bill Fox, added a plaque at the lighthouse's centenary in 1959 to mark the occasion.

In 1966, the lighthouse itself was given to the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, which has managed the building since.

The area has no road access; a reasonably flat walking or mountain biking track follows the coast line.