New Zealand State Highway 12

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State Highway 12
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Route information
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length 217 km (135 mi)
Major junctions
North endState Highway 1 NZ.svg SH 1 at Ohaeawai
 State Highway 14 NZ.svg SH 14 at Dargaville
South endState Highway 1 NZ.svg SH 1 at Brynderwyn
Location
Primary
destinations
Dargaville, Kaikohe, Hokianga Harbour
Highway system
State Highway 11 NZ.svg SH 11 SH 14 State Highway 14 NZ.svg

State Highway 12 (SH 12) is a New Zealand state highway in the far north of the North Island. It connects with SH 1 at both its northern and southern end. It runs close to the west coast of the Northland Region of New Zealand.

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.

North Island The northern of the two main islands of New Zealand

The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island's area is 113,729 square kilometres (43,911 sq mi), making it the world's 14th-largest island. It has a population of 3,749,200.

New Zealand State Highway 1 road in New Zealand

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.

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Route

SH 12 starts in Ohaeawai, running initially southwest to Kaikohe before turning roughly westwards, reaching the Hokianga harbor at its Omanaia River arm. It continues west, reaching Opononi and Omapere at the mouth of the Hokianga, before turning southeast to parallel the coast. The highway briefly follows the valley of the Waimamaku River before winding through the Waipoua Kauri Forest, then follows the valley of the Kaihu River to Dargaville. At Dargaville, the highway meets SH 14, and continues southeastwards along the edge of the Wairoa River to Ruawai before turning eastwards. It briefly skirts the edge of the Arapaoa River arm of the Kaipara Harbour before passing through Maungaturoto and ending at its junction with SH 1 at Brynderwyn, 15 km south of Waipu. [1]

Ohaeawai Place in Northland Region, New Zealand

Ohaeawai is a small village at the junction of State Highway 1 and State Highway 12 in the Far North District of New Zealand, some 250 km (160 mi) from Auckland. The town of Kaikohe is 10.4 km (6.5 mi) to the west, and the Bay of Islands is a short drive to the east.

Kaikohe Place in Northland Region, New Zealand

Kaikohe is a town in the Far North District of New Zealand, situated on State Highway 12 about 260 km from Auckland. It is the largest inland town and highest community above sea level in the Northland Region. With a population of just under 4000 people it is a shopping and service centre for an extensive farming district and is sometimes referred to as "the hub of the north"

Hokianga bight in New Zealand

The Hokianga is an area surrounding the Hokianga Harbour, also known as the Hokianga River, a long estuarine drowned valley on the west coast in the north of the North Island of New Zealand.

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