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.
No. | From | To | Via | Length (km) | Notes |
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![]() | 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. |
![]() | 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] |
![]() | 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] |
![]() | 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 | |
![]() | 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] |
![]() | SH 3 near Waitara | SH 3 at Inglewood | 15.6 | Forms an eastern bypass of New Plymouth. | |
![]() | SH 3 at Eight Mile Junction (11 km south of Te Kūiti) | SH 3 at Whanganui | Taumarunui, Ōwhango, National Park, Raetihi | 236.5 | |
![]() | SH 1 at Tīrau | SH 2 at Bay View (10 km north of Napier) | Rotorua, Taupō | 247.4 | |
![]() | SH 1 at Pakaraka (14 km north of Kawakawa) | SH 1 at Awanui | Waipapa, Kaeo, Taipa-Mangonui | 103.8 | |
![]() | SH 1 at Kawakawa | SH 10 at Puketona Junction | Opua, Paihia | 34 | |
![]() | 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 | |
![]() | SH 1 at Whangārei | SH 12 at Dargaville | Maungatapere | 54.6 | |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | Ports of Auckland | SH 1 at Wellsford | Northwestern Motorway, Kumeū, Waimauku, Helensville, Kaukapakapa | 107.5 | |
![]() | SH 1 at Rosedale | SH 16 at Massey | Upper Harbour Motorway | 14.0 | |
![]() | SH 1 at Manukau | SH 16 at Waterview | Southwestern Motorway | 23.8 | |
![]() | SH 20 south of Walmsley Road interchange | Auckland Airport | 5.0 | Provides northern access to Auckland Airport. | |
![]() | SH 20 at Puhinui Road interchange | Auckland Airport | 4.0 | Provides eastern access to Auckland Airport. | |
![]() | SH 1 at Tamahere | SH 3 near Hamilton Airport, (5 km south of Hamilton) | Hamilton Airport, Mystery Creek | 6.7 | |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | SH 1C at Hamilton | Raglan | Whatawhata | 42.7 | |
![]() | SH 27 at Matamata | SH 29 near Te Poi | 13 | ||
![]() | SH 2 3 km north of Mangatarata | SH 2 at Waihi | Thames, Coromandel, Whitianga, Tairua, Whangamatā | 231 | |
![]() | 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. | |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | SH 2 at Mangatarata | SH 1 at Tīrau | Waharoa, Matamata | 92.4 | |
![]() | SH 1 at Putāruru | SH 29 at the foot of the Kaimai Ranges | Tapapa | 20.8 | |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | SH 5 west of central Rotorua | SH 30 at Te Ngae | Rotorua Central | 3.6 | |
![]() | SH 3 at Ōtorohanga | Kawhia | 56.4 | 14 km of the route is a concurrency with SH 39. | |
![]() | SH 1 at Tokoroa | SH 41 at Kuratau Junction | Whakamaru | 95.9 | Traverses the western side of Lake Taupō. |
![]() | SH 2 at Paengaroa (9 km south-east of Te Puke) | SH 30 at Te Ngae (east of Rotorua) | Okere Falls | 35.6 | |
![]() | SH 2 near Edgecumbe | SH 30 west of Kawerau | Kawerau | 25.2 | |
![]() | SH 2 at Ōpōtiki | SH 2 near Gisborne | East Cape | 334 | The longest two-digit State Highway. |
![]() | 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. | |
![]() | SH 3 at Hangatiki | Waitomo Caves | 7.3 | ||
![]() | 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. |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | SH 4 at Manunui (6 km east of Taumarunui) | SH 1 at Tūrangi | Tokaanu, Kuratau Junction | 58.6 | |
![]() | SH 3 at Stratford | SH 4 at Taumarunui | Whangamōmona | 148.7 | Known as The Forgotten World Highway. |
![]() | SH 3 at New Plymouth | Port Taranaki | 5.2 | ||
![]() | SH 3 at New Plymouth | SH 3 at Hāwera | Ōakura, Ōkato, Manaia, Ōpunake | 104.6 | Known as The Surf Highway. |
![]() | SH 1 at Rangipo | SH 47 near Papakai | Lake Rotoaira | 19.1 | |
![]() | SH 4 at National Park | SH 41 3 km north of Tūrangi | Tongariro National Park | 46.4 | |
![]() | SH 47 9 km from National Park | Whakapapa Village | 6.8 | Provides access to Tongariro National Park and Mount Ruapehu. | |
![]() | SH 4 at Tohunga Junction | SH 1 at Waiouru | Ohakune, Rangataua, Tangiwai | 36.2 | |
![]() | Port of Napier | SH 2 near Takapau | Ahuriri, Fernhill, Tikokino | 91.5 | Alternative inland route through Hawke's Bay instead of using SH 2. |
![]() | 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] |
![]() | 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. | |
![]() | SH 3 near Palmerston North | SH 1 at Vinegar Hill | Feilding, Cheltenham | 56.5 | |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | 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 | |
![]() | SH 2 at Haywards | SH 59 at Paremata (near Porirua) | Pāuatahanui | 15.3 | Connects the Hutt Valley with Porirua via Haywards Hill. |
![]() | 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] |
No. | From | To | Via | Length (km) | Notes |
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![]() | 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. |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | SH 6 at Frankton | Queenstown | 6.9 | Provides a connection between SH 6, Queenstown International Airport and Queenstown central. | |
![]() | SH 1 at Waipara (60 km north of Christchurch) | SH 6 at Greymouth | Culverden, Lewis Pass, Reefton | 272.4 | |
![]() | SH 7 at Waiau Bridge | Hanmer Springs | 9.4 | ||
![]() | SH 1 at Timaru | SH 1 at Milton | Fairlie, Tekapo, Twizel, Lindis Pass, Cromwell, Alexandra | 456.7 | |
![]() | SH 8 at Tarras | SH 6 at Luggate | 21 | Connection to SH 6 north of Lake Dunstan. | |
![]() | SH 8 at Deadmans Point | SH 6 at Cromwell | 2.6 | Connection to SH 6 south of Lake Dunstan. | |
![]() | SH 6 near Richmond | Collingwood | Motueka, Tākaka | 116.5 | |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | SH 6 at Renwick | SH 6 at Kawatiri Junction | Wairau Valley, Saint Arnaud | 117.3 | |
![]() | SH 7 at Springs Junction | SH 6 11 km west of Murchison | Maruia | 71.4 | |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | SH 67 at Westport | Cape Foulwind | Carters Beach | 9 | |
![]() | SH 6 at Inangahua Junction | SH 7 at Reefton | 33.3 | ||
![]() | SH 1 at Kaiapoi | Rangiora | 6.4 | ||
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | 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. | |
![]() | SH 73 / SH 76 interchange near Hillmorton, Christchurch | Akaroa | Hillmorton, Halswell, Tai Tapu, Little River, Duvauchelle / Robinsons Bay | 77.3 | |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | SH 1 at Ashburton | SH 73 at Darfield | Methven, Rakaia Gorge / Mount Hutt, Glentunnel / Coalgate | 93.9 | Includes part of Inland Scenic Route 72 |
![]() | SH 1 at Timaru | Port Loop Road, Port of Timaru | 0.9 | The shortest State Highway, entirely within the city of Timaru. | |
![]() | SH 1 at Rangitata | SH 8 at Fairlie | Geraldine | 61.1 | |
![]() | SH 8 south of Lake Pukaki | Mount Cook Village | Glentanner | 54.6 | |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | SH 6 3 km east of Wānaka | Wānaka central | 2.6 | Originally part of SH 89 (the Crown Range Road). | |
![]() | SH 1 at Palmerston | SH 8 at Alexandra | Ranfurly, Omakau | 164.3 | |
![]() | SH 1 at Allanton | Dunedin Airport at Momona | 5.3 | ||
![]() | SH 1 at Mosgiel | SH 85 at Kyeburn | Outram, Middlemarch, Hyde | 114.2 | |
![]() | SH 1 at Dunedin | Port Chalmers | Ravensbourne, St Leonards, Roseneath | 12.7 | |
![]() | SH 8 at Raes Junction | SH 1 at McNab (3 km east of Gore) | Tapanui | 59.3 | |
![]() | SH 1 at Clinton | SH 1 at Mataura | 43.2 | Provides a southern bypass of Gore. | |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | SH 94 at Te Anau | Manapouri | 20.5 | Provides access to Fiordland National Park. | |
![]() | 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. |
![]() | SH 6 at Five Rivers | SH 94 at Mossburn | 20.6 | Provides a shortcut between SH 94 and SH 6. | |
![]() | SH 6 at Lorneville | SH 1 near Dacre | Rakahouka | 21.6 | Provides a northern bypass of Invercargill. |
![]() | 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. |
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 |
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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. |
The following numbers have never been used:
The New Zealand state highway network is the major national highway network in New Zealand. Nearly 100 roads in the North and South Islands are state highways. All state highways are administered by the NZ Transport Agency.
State Highway 1 is the longest and most significant road in the New Zealand road network, running the length of both main islands. It appears on road maps as SH 1 and on road signs as a white number 1 on a red shield, but it has the official designations SH 1N in the North Island, SH 1S in the South Island.
Transit New Zealand, which existed from 1989 to 2008, was the New Zealand Crown entity responsible for operating and planning the New Zealand state highway network. It also concerned itself with developments close to state highways, as it considered the potential additional traffic that these would create, and it was responsible for state highway landscaping.
State Highway 20 (SH 20), also known as the Southwestern Motorway, is a New Zealand state highway linking State Highway 1 at Manukau with State Highway 16 in Point Chevalier, via Māngere and Onehunga. Along with its spurs, State Highway 20A and 20B, the state highway serves Auckland Airport, the country's largest, therefore making SH 20 a key arterial route connecting the airport to the wider Auckland region and most of the upper North Island. The route also forms the southern part of the Western Ring Route, a 48 kilometres (30 mi) motorway route bypassing central Auckland.
State Highway 2 runs north–south through eastern parts of the North Island of New Zealand from the outskirts of Auckland to Wellington. It runs through Tauranga, Gisborne, Napier, Hastings and Masterton. It is the second-longest highway in the North Island, after State Highway 1, which runs the length of both of the country's main islands.
The Waikato Expressway is a dual carriageway section of State Highway 1 in New Zealand's Waikato region. Constructed in stages, it forms part of the link between Auckland and Hamilton. Currently stretching from Auckland to south of Cambridge, the first section of the highway was built in 1993. Throughout its lifetime, it has undergone many upgrades to optimise traffic flow throughout the Waikato region, including various bypasses of many towns in the region, culminating with Hamilton in 2022.
The Christchurch Southern Motorway is the main southern route into and out of Christchurch, New Zealand. The motorway forms part of State Highway 1 and State Highway 76.
State Highway 93 (SH 93) is a New Zealand State Highway connecting the Southland township of Mataura with the Western Otago town of Clinton. This provides a slightly quicker route between the cities of Dunedin and Invercargill, as it bypasses the town of Gore. It is roughly 43.2 km long.
State Highway 71 is a New Zealand state highway connecting Kaiapoi/Christchurch with Rangiora.
State Highway 17 was the designation for a 32-kilometre stretch of highway in northern Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand from December 1999 to October 2012, now designated as Urban Route 31. It consists of the Hibiscus Coast Highway, Dairy Flat Highway and Albany Expressway, and links State Highway 1 at Puhoi in the north with SH 1 at Albany in the south. Its main destinations are the towns of Waiwera, Orewa, Red Beach, Whangaparaoa, Silverdale, Dairy Flat and the suburb of Albany. Prior to its inception as SH 17, the road was part of SH 1, and was redesignated as SH 17 in 1999 when the Northern Motorway was extended northwards and took over the designation of SH 1.
State Highway 22 (SH 22) is a New Zealand state highway just south of Auckland. It connects the town of Pukekohe to the Auckland Southern Motorway.
State Highway 25 is a New Zealand state highway that runs eastwards across the Hauraki Plains then northwards up the western side of Coromandel Peninsula and down the eastern side to Waihi. The route is very scenic and provides access to idyllic beach holiday locations. It is a major road for holidaymakers and tourists, with the summer period around Christmas and New Year's Eve a particularly busy time. It is single carriageway for the entire route. The road is windy in many parts and prone to accidents. It is New Zealand's third longest two-digit state highway, after SH 35 and SH 94. It is part of the Pacific Coast Highway. There is one spur road, SH 25A, which cuts across the peninsula west to east, almost intersecting SH 25 at both ends.
State Highway 39 (SH 39) is a New Zealand state highway that forms a western bypass of the city of Hamilton. Gazetted in 1999, it is a generally quicker route to get between Auckland and New Plymouth as well as connecting to the Waitomo Caves, just south of the SH 39 southern terminus. The southernmost 14 km section has a concurrency with SH 31, as this highway has existed for much longer.
State Highway 23 (SH 23) is a New Zealand state highway that connects the towns of Raglan and Hamilton.
State Highway 15 (SH 15) is a New Zealand state highway in the Northland region of the North Island. It is 126.5 km (78.6 mi) long and provides an alternative route to SH 1 between the Kaikohe and Whangārei areas; a spur also links SH 1 with the Marsden Point Oil Refinery and Northport.
State Highway 61 (SH 61) is a former New Zealand state highway in the Tasman Region of the South Island. It links the coastal town of Motueka with SH 6, the main route to the South Island's West Coast. Along with several other state highways, its status was revoked at the beginning of the 1990s. The route is now usually referred to as the Motueka Valley Highway.
State Highway 27 (SH 27) is a state highway in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an important north–south link along the Waihou/Piako valley and forms an important transport route across the mostly dairy farming Matamata-Piako District. SH 27, in conjunction with SH 2, is often used as an alternative route to SH 1 between Auckland and Tauranga, Rotorua and Taupō.
State Highway 51 is a New Zealand state highway that runs between Napier and Hastings via Clive. Known locally as the Coastal Route, it was the main route between the two cities prior to the completion of the Hawke's Bay Expressway.
State Highway 59 (SH 59) is a New Zealand state highway in the Wellington Region linking Mackays Crossing to Linden. It came into existence on 7 December 2021, prior to the opening of the Transmission Gully Motorway and consists of the former route of State Highway 1 between Mackays Crossing and Linden.
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