List of New Zealand state highways

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This is a list of highways of the New Zealand state highway network and some touring routes. State highways are administered by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, while all other roads are the responsibility of territorial authorities.

Current

North Island

No. From To Via Length (km) Notes
State Highway 1 NZ.svg Cape Reinga Wellington International Airport Kaitaia, Whangārei, Auckland, Hamilton, Tīrau, Tokoroa, Taupō, Bulls, Levin, Wellington 1106 SH 1N is used in official documentation, SH 1 is used on maps and signs. The Interislander ferry connects State Highway 1N and State Highway 1S between Wellington and Picton.
State Highway 1B NZ.svg SH 1 at Taupiri SH 1 at Cambridge Gordonton 41.9 Forms an eastern bypass of Hamilton. Route currently incomplete due to closure of the Holland Road level crossing in April 2022.[1]
State Highway 1c NZ.svg SH 1 at Horsham Downs SH 1 at Tamahere Hamilton 26 Formerly part of SH 1. SH 1 was rerouted onto the new Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway in July 2022.[2]
State Highway 2 NZ.svg SH 1 at Pōkeno (45 km south of Auckland) SH 1 at Ngauranga (5 km north of Wellington) Paeroa, Tauranga, Ōpōtiki, Gisborne, Wairoa, Napier, Hastings, Woodville, Masterton, Hutt Valley 968
State Highway 3 NZ.svg SH 1C at Hamilton SH 2 at Woodville Te Awamutu, Ōtorohanga, Te Kūiti, New Plymouth, Whanganui, Palmerston North 489.1 6 km of the route through the Manawatū Gorge has been closed since 2017 due to landslips and is temporarily replaced by the route over the Saddle Road. The new highway through the gorge is estimated to open in 2024.[3]
State Highway 3A NZ.svg SH 3 near Waitara SH 3 at Inglewood 15.6 Forms an eastern bypass of New Plymouth.
State Highway 4 NZ.svg SH 3 at Eight Mile Junction (11 km south of Te Kūiti) SH 3 at Whanganui Taumarunui, Ōwhango, National Park, Raetihi 236.5
State Highway 5 NZ.svg SH 1 at Tīrau SH 2 at Bay View (10 km north of Napier) Rotorua, Taupō 247.4
State Highway 10 NZ.svg SH 1 at Pakaraka (14 km north of Kawakawa) SH 1 at Awanui Waipapa, Kaeo, Taipa-Mangonui 103.8
State Highway 11 NZ.svg SH 1 at Kawakawa SH 10 at Puketona Junction Opua, Paihia 34
State Highway 12 NZ.svg SH 1 at Ōhaeawai (79 km south of Kaitaia) SH 1 at Brynderwyn (28 km north of Wellsford) Kaikohe, Ōmāpere, Waipoua Forest, Dargaville 217.8
State Highway 14 NZ.svg SH 1 at Whangārei SH 12 at Dargaville Maungatapere 54.6
State Highway 15 NZ.svg SH 1 near Lake Ōmāpere Marsden Point Kaikohe, Titoki, Maungatapere 126.5 The Northland Inland Freight Route. Was declared as a State Highway in August 2016 and includes the full section of former SH 15A to Marsden Point. This is the second instance of this highway number being used.
State Highway 16 NZ.svg Ports of Auckland SH 1 at Wellsford Northwestern Motorway, Kumeū, Waimauku, Helensville, Kaukapakapa 107.5
State Highway 18 NZ.svg SH 1 at Rosedale SH 16 at Massey Upper Harbour Motorway 14.0
State Highway 20 NZ.svg SH 1 at Manukau SH 16 at Waterview Southwestern Motorway 23.8
State Highway 20A NZ.svg SH 20 south of Walmsley Road interchange Auckland Airport 5.0 Provides northern access to Auckland Airport.
State Highway 20B NZ.svg SH 20 at Puhinui Road interchange Auckland Airport 4.0 Provides eastern access to Auckland Airport.
State Highway 21 NZ.svg SH 1 at Tamahere SH 3 near Hamilton Airport, (5 km south of Hamilton) Hamilton Airport, Mystery Creek 6.7
State Highway 22 NZ.svg SH 1 at Drury Pukekohe Paerata 12.9 The continuation south to SH 23 near Raglan had its State Highway designation revoked and is now known as Highway 22.
State Highway 23 NZ.svg SH 1C at Hamilton Raglan Whatawhata 42.7
State Highway 24 NZ.svg SH 27 at Matamata SH 29 near Te Poi 13
State Highway 25 NZ.svg SH 2 3 km north of Mangatarata SH 2 at Waihi Thames, Coromandel, Whitianga, Tairua, Whangamatā 231
State Highway 25A NZ.svg SH 25 at Kopu (6 km south of Thames) SH 25 at Hikuai 28.2 Serves as a shortcut across the Coromandel Peninsula via the Kopu-Hikuai hill.
State Highway 26 NZ.svg SH 1 at Ruakura SH 25 at Kopu, (6 km south of Thames) Morrinsville, Te Aroha, Paeroa 96.2 Terminus was changed to the Ruakura interchange on the new Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway in July 2022.
State Highway 27 NZ.svg SH 2 at Mangatarata SH 1 at Tīrau Waharoa, Matamata 92.4
State Highway 28 NZ.svg SH 1 at Putāruru SH 29 at the foot of the Kaimai Ranges Tapapa 20.8
State Highway 29 NZ.svg SH 1 (12 km west of Tīrau) SH 2 at Tauranga Tauriko 53.7 Crosses the Kaimai Ranges. Route K (Takitimu Drive) became part of the State Highway network in August 2015 and the highway follows this route terminating at SH 2 in Tauranga.
State Highway 29A NZ.svg SH 29/SH 36 near Tauriko SH 2 at Mount Maunganui Maungatapu 13.5 New designation introduced in August 2015. Follows the former eastern section of SH 29.
State Highway 30 NZ.svg SH 3 at Te Kūiti Whakatāne Benneydale, Mangakino, Whakamaru, Ātiamuri, Rotorua 219 Has the most concurrencies of any State Highway, sharing sections with SH 32, SH 1, SH 5, SH 34, and SH 2.
State Highway 30A NZ.svg SH 5 west of central Rotorua SH 30 at Te Ngae Rotorua Central 3.6
State Highway 31 NZ.svg SH 3 at Ōtorohanga Kawhia 56.4 14 km of the route is a concurrency with SH 39.
State Highway 32 NZ.svg SH 1 at Tokoroa SH 41 at Kuratau Junction Whakamaru 95.9 Traverses the western side of Lake Taupō.
State Highway 33 NZ.svg SH 2 at Paengaroa (9 km south-east of Te Puke) SH 30 at Te Ngae (east of Rotorua) Okere Falls 35.6
State Highway 34 NZ.svg SH 2 near Edgecumbe SH 30 west of Kawerau Kawerau 25.2
State Highway 35 NZ.svg SH 2 at Ōpōtiki SH 2 near Gisborne East Cape 334 The longest two-digit State Highway.
State Highway 36 NZ.svg SH 29 at Tauranga SH 5 at Ngongotahā (10 km north of Rotorua) 48.0 Notable for being the first instance of a highway number being revoked and then re-gazetted in another location.
State Highway 37 NZ.svg SH 3 at Hangatiki Waitomo Caves 7.3
State Highway 38 NZ.svg SH 5 near Waiotapu SH 2 at Wairoa Murupara, Te Urewera National Park, Lake Waikaremoana 120.9 A middle section of 70km between Te Whaiti and Aniwaniwa is not a state highway.
State Highway 39 NZ.svg SH 1C at Te Rapa SH 3 at Ōtorohanga Whatawhata, Pirongia 65.3 Forms a western bypass of Hamilton. The last 14 km from the Kawhia turnoff (SH 31) to Ōtorohanga is a joint designation with SH 31.
State Highway 41 NZ.svg SH 4 at Manunui (6 km east of Taumarunui) SH 1 at Tūrangi Tokaanu, Kuratau Junction 58.6
State Highway 43 NZ.svg SH 3 at Stratford SH 4 at Taumarunui Whangamōmona 148.7 Known as The Forgotten World Highway.
State Highway 44 NZ.svg SH 3 at New Plymouth Port Taranaki 5.2
State Highway 45 NZ.svg SH 3 at New Plymouth SH 3 at Hāwera Ōakura, Ōkato, Manaia, Ōpunake 104.6 Known as The Surf Highway.
State Highway 46 NZ.svg SH 1 at Rangipo SH 47 near Papakai Lake Rotoaira 19.1
State Highway 47 NZ.svg SH 4 at National Park SH 41 3 km north of Tūrangi Tongariro National Park 46.4
State Highway 48 NZ.svg SH 47 9 km from National Park Whakapapa Village 6.8 Provides access to Tongariro National Park and Mount Ruapehu.
State Highway 49 NZ.svg SH 4 at Tohunga Junction SH 1 at Waiouru Ohakune, Rangataua, Tangiwai 36.2
State Highway 50 NZ.svg Port of Napier SH 2 near Takapau Ahuriri, Fernhill, Tikokino 91.5 Alternative inland route through Hawke's Bay instead of using SH 2.
State Highway 51 NZ.svg SH 2 / SH 50 in Napier Hastings Clive 21.4 Gazetted in August 2019. Formerly part of the coastal route of SH 2 through Hawke's Bay.[4]
State Highway 53 NZ.svg SH 2 at Featherston Martinborough 17.8 Breaks with the general north-south pattern of the numbering, being some 200 km south of SH 54 and having the southernmost endpoints of any North Island state highway apart from SH 1 and SH 2.
State Highway 54 NZ.svg SH 3 near Palmerston North SH 1 at Vinegar Hill Feilding, Cheltenham 56.5
State Highway 56 NZ.svg SH 57 at Makerua Awapuni, Palmerston North Opiki, Longburn 22.9 Terminates on Pioneer Highway but used to connect to SH 3 in central Palmerston North.
State Highway 57 NZ.svg SH 1 near Ōhau (2 km south of Levin) SH 3 at Ashhurst (the western end of the Manawatū Gorge) Linton Military Camp, Tokomaru, Shannon 63.5
State Highway 58 NZ.svg SH 2 at Haywards SH 59 at Paremata (near Porirua) Pāuatahanui 15.3 Connects the Hutt Valley with Porirua via Haywards Hill.
State Highway 59 NZ.svg SH 1 at Mackays Crossing SH 1 at Linden Plimmerton, Porirua 26.2 Gazetted in December 2021. Formerly part of SH 1 before the opening of the Transmission Gully Motorway.[5]

South Island

No. From To Via Length (km) Notes
State Highway 1 NZ.svg Picton ferry terminal Bluff Blenheim, Kaikōura, Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Balclutha, Gore, Invercargill 940.7 SH 1S is used in official documentation, SH 1 on maps and signs. The Interislander ferry connects State Highway 1N and State Highway 1S between Wellington and Picton.
State Highway 6 NZ.svg SH 1 at Blenheim SH 1 at Invercargill Havelock, Nelson, Murchison, Greymouth, Hokitika, Haast, Wānaka, Cromwell, Frankton (Queenstown) 1162.2 The longest single-island State Highway.
State Highway 6A NZ.svg SH 6 at Frankton Queenstown 6.9 Provides a connection between SH 6, Queenstown International Airport and Queenstown central.
State Highway 7 NZ.svg SH 1 at Waipara (60 km north of Christchurch) SH 6 at Greymouth Culverden, Lewis Pass, Reefton 272.4
State Highway 7A NZ.svg SH 7 at Waiau Bridge Hanmer Springs 9.4
State Highway 8 NZ.svg SH 1 at Timaru SH 1 at Milton Fairlie, Tekapo, Twizel, Lindis Pass, Cromwell, Alexandra 456.7
State Highway 8A NZ.svg SH 8 at Tarras SH 6 at Luggate 21 Connection to SH 6 north of Lake Dunstan.
State Highway 8B NZ.svg SH 8 at Deadmans Point SH 6 at Cromwell 2.6 Connection to SH 6 south of Lake Dunstan.
State Highway 60 NZ.svg SH 6 near Richmond Collingwood Motueka, Tākaka 116.5
State Highway 62 NZ.svg SH 1 at Spring Creek SH 6 2 km north of Renwick Rapaura 12.8 Provides a northern bypass of Blenheim and Renwick towards Nelson.
State Highway 63 NZ.svg SH 6 at Renwick SH 6 at Kawatiri Junction Wairau Valley, Saint Arnaud 117.3
State Highway 65 NZ.svg SH 7 at Springs Junction SH 6 11 km west of Murchison Maruia 71.4
State Highway 67 NZ.svg SH 6 near Westport 4 km east of Summerlea Westport, Waimangaroa, Granity, Hector 52.3 The road continues for a further 44 km to Karamea, but not as a State Highway.
State Highway 67A NZ.svg SH 67 at Westport Cape Foulwind Carters Beach 9
State Highway 69 NZ.svg SH 6 at Inangahua Junction SH 7 at Reefton 33.3
State Highway 71 NZ.svg SH 1 at Kaiapoi Rangiora 6.4
State Highway 73 NZ.svg SH 75 / SH 76 interchange near Hillmorton, Christchurch SH 6 at Kumara Junction West Melton, Darfield, Springfield, Porters Pass, Arthur's Pass 224 Known as the Great Alpine Highway
State Highway 74 NZ.svg SH 1 at Belfast Lyttelton Lyttelton road tunnel 28.8 Known as the Christchurch Northern Motorway until the Queen Elizabeth II Drive interchange and as the Christchurch–Lyttelton Motorway between the Ferry Road roundabout and Lyttelton.
State Highway 74A NZ.svg SH 76 at Brougham St / Garlands / Opawa Rds in Christchurch SH 74 at Palinurus / Dyers Rds in Christchurch 2.1 Provides a shortcut between SH 76 and SH 74 through Woolston.
State Highway 75 NZ.svg SH 73 / SH 76 interchange near Hillmorton, Christchurch Akaroa Hillmorton, Halswell, Tai Tapu, Little River, Duvauchelle / Robinsons Bay 77.3
State Highway 76 NZ.svg SH 74 at the Tunnel Rd / Port Hills Rd interchange in Christchurch SH 1 near Templeton, Christchurch Sydenham, Addington, Hillmorton 17.8 Known as the Christchurch Southern Motorway from Sydenham to Templeton.
State Highway 77 NZ.svg SH 1 at Ashburton SH 73 at Darfield Methven, Rakaia Gorge / Mount Hutt, Glentunnel / Coalgate 93.9 Includes part of Inland Scenic Route 72
State Highway 78 NZ.svg SH 1 at Timaru Port Loop Road, Port of Timaru 0.9 The shortest State Highway, entirely within the city of Timaru.
State Highway 79 NZ.svg SH 1 at Rangitata SH 8 at Fairlie Geraldine 61.1
State Highway 80 NZ.svg SH 8 south of Lake Pukaki Mount Cook Village Glentanner 54.6
State Highway 82 NZ.svg SH 1 near Hook (Cup and Saucer Junction) SH 83 at Kurow Waimate 71.1 Runs parallel to SH 83 along the northern bank of the Waitaki River.
State Highway 83 NZ.svg SH 1 at Pukeuri SH 8 at Omarama Duntroon, Kurow, Otematata 109.5 Runs parallel to SH 82 along the southern bank of the Waitaki River.
State Highway 84 NZ.svg SH 6 3 km east of Wānaka Wānaka central 2.6 Originally part of SH 89 (the Crown Range Road).
State Highway 85 NZ.svg SH 1 at Palmerston SH 8 at Alexandra Ranfurly, Omakau 164.3
State Highway 86 NZ.svg SH 1 at Allanton Dunedin Airport at Momona 5.3
State Highway 87 NZ.svg SH 1 at Mosgiel SH 85 at Kyeburn Outram, Middlemarch, Hyde 114.2
State Highway 88 NZ.svg SH 1 at Dunedin Port Chalmers Ravensbourne, St Leonards, Roseneath 12.7
State Highway 90 NZ.svg SH 8 at Raes Junction SH 1 at McNab (3 km east of Gore) Tapanui 59.3
State Highway 93 NZ.svg SH 1 at Clinton SH 1 at Mataura 43.2 Provides a southern bypass of Gore.
State Highway 94 NZ.svg SH 1 at Gore Milford Sound Riversdale, Lumsden, Mossburn, Te Anau, Homer Tunnel 254.4 Known as the Milford Road, regarded as the most scenic road in New Zealand.
State Highway 95 NZ.svg SH 94 at Te Anau Manapouri 20.5 Provides access to Fiordland National Park.
State Highway 96 NZ.svg SH 1 at Mataura Ohai Hedgehope, Browns, Winton, Nightcaps 89.8 Has a short concurrency with SH 6 in Winton. Remainder of route to SH 99 at Clifden is not signed as a state highway.
State Highway 97 NZ.svg SH 6 at Five Rivers SH 94 at Mossburn 20.6 Provides a shortcut between SH 94 and SH 6.
State Highway 98 NZ.svg SH 6 at Lorneville SH 1 near Dacre Rakahouka 21.6 Provides a northern bypass of Invercargill.
State Highway 99 NZ.svg SH 6 at Lorneville Clifden Wallacetown, Riverton, Tuatapere 92.5 Remainder of route to SH 96 at Ohai is not signed as a state highway.

Past

The following state highways have been decommissioned. After revocation these routes have reverted to their original names (e.g. Crown Range Road), are referred to by their old route number (e.g. Route 72), or have been given white shields.

No. From To Via Length (km) Notes
1A Silverdale Orewa 6 The Auckland Northern Motorway section between Silverdale and Orewa now designated as SH 1, remainder of the route was revoked in 2009 due to further extension of the motorway to Puhoi.
1F SH 1 and SH 10 at Awanui Cape Reinga 103 Became part of an extended SH 1.
2A SH 2 at Tauranga SH 29A at Maungatapu 3.8 Revoked in August 2015[6]
2B SH 2 at Hawke's Bay Airport SH 50 at Taradale 4.1 Northern part of Hawke's Bay Expressway. Renumbered as SH 2 in August 2019.[4]
15 SH 1 at Whangārei Port of Whangārei 4 Revoked in 2003 when the Port was moved to Marsden Point. SH 15 was later re gazetted in 2016 as part of the newly established Northland Inland Freight Route.[7]
15A SH 1 at Ruakākā Marsden Point 8.5 Now part of State Highway 15 and the Northland Inland Freight Route.[7]
17 SH 1 at Albany SH 1 at Puhoi Orewa 32.9 Formerly part of SH 1, was bypassed in 1999 (south of Silverdale) and 2009 (north of Silverdale). Revoked in 2012 due to the opening of the Northern Gateway Toll Road, which extended SH 1 north to Puhoi. Now known as the Dairy Flat Highway.[8]
36 SH 2 at Patutahi SH 38 at Frasertown Tiniroto 83.4 Was revoked in 1990–91, but re-gazetted at its current location in 2004–2005.[9][10][11]
40 SH 3 at Ahititi SH 4 at Maungatupoto Ōhura 90 Was revoked in 1991–92.[10][12]
47A SH 1 at Rangipo SH 47 near Papakai 19 Now part of SH 46.
49A SH 49 at Ohakune SH 4 at Raetihi 9 Was revoked in 1991–92.[10][12]
50A SH 50 10 km from Napier SH 2 at Pakipaki, 7 km from Hastings Flaxmere 16.6 Formed the southern part of the Hawke's Bay Expressway. Renumbered as SH 2 in August 2019.[4]
52 SH 2 at Waipukurau SH 2 at Masterton Pongaroa 215 Was revoked in 1990–91, now signed with a white shield as Route 52.[9][10]
57A SH 57 near Massey University, Palmerston North SH 3 at the western entrance of the Manawatū Gorge 18.3 Now forms part of SH 57, which originally ran into central Palmerston North.
61 SH 60 at Motueka SH 6 at Kohatu Junction Motueka Valley 58 Was revoked in 1990–91.[9][10]
70 SH 1 4 km south of Kaikōura SH 7 at Red Post Junction (2 km north of Culverden) Waiau 97 SH 70 north of Waiau was revoked in 1990–91.[9][10] The remainder of the route was revoked in 2004 after the commencement of the tourist route Alpine Pacific Triangle. Now signed with a white shield as Inland Route 70.
72 SH 1 at Woodend SH 1 near Temuka Rangiora, Waimakariri Gorge, Rakaia Gorge, Geraldine 194 Was revoked in 1991–92.[10][12] Now forms part of Inland Scenic Route, signed with a white shield as Route 72.
73A SH 1 at Carmen/Main South Rds, Christchurch SH 73 at Blenheim/Curtletts Rds, Christchurch 3.6 Originally formed part of SH 1, and then SH 73 until gazetted as SH 73A in January 2004. Was revoked in 2014 after completion of the first stage of the Christchurch Southern Motorway (SH 76).
89 SH 6 near Wānaka SH 6 near Arrowtown Cardrona 53 Was revoked in 1990–91.[9][10] Now signed as the Crown Range Road and SH 84.
91 SH 1 at Balclutha Kaitangata 13 Became part of SH 92 and then was revoked in 1990–91.[9][10]
92 SH 1 at Balclutha SH 1 at Invercargill Owaka 176 Was revoked in 1990–91.[9][10] Now forms The Catlins Route, part of the Southern Scenic Route.

Unused numbers

The following numbers have never been used:

  • North Island: SH 13, SH 19, SH 42, SH 55
  • South Island: SH 9, SH 64, SH 66, SH 68, SH 81

See also

References

  1. ^ "SH1B Telephone Road closure extended". NZ Transport Agency. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ^ Hamilton section project update - July 2022 (PDF). 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Manawatū Gorge replacement highway takes shape". Stuff. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  4. ^ a b c "Hawke's Bay's state highways to be renumbered in August". NZ Transport Agency. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. ^ "State Highway 59 switch confirmed for December" (Press release). New Zealand Transport Agency. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Revoking State Highway and Declaring Sections of State Highway—State Highways 2A and 29, Tauranga". NZ Gazette. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Renumbering a State Highway and Declaring a State Highway—State Highways 15A and 15, Northland". NZ Gazette. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Big changes to Auckland's roading network". NZTA. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "Traffic Volumes" (PDF). Transit New Zealand. 1990. ISSN 0112-3165. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Traffic Volumes" (PDF). Transit New Zealand. 1991. ISSN 0112-3165. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  11. ^ "State Highway Traffic Data Booklet 2002–2006" (PDF). Transit New Zealand. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  12. ^ a b c "Traffic Volumes" (PDF). Transit New Zealand. 1992. ISSN 0112-3165. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
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