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SH 43 has been ranked as one of the 10 worst roads in New Zealand by the Police. [3] The slippery gravel surface in the Tangarakau Gorge is the main cause of the highway's bad safety record. This section is now scheduled to be sealed however, [4] because of the increasing traffic volume and increased tourism interest. Some local residents have ...
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 ...
New Zealand has been excluded from maps at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. in the United States, in IKEA stores, on the map of the board games Pandemic [4] and Risk, on the map of the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit in which Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key participated, at a world map seal at the United Nations ...
Whangamōmona is a small township in the Stratford District and Manawatū-Whanganui Region of New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 43, the "Forgotten World Highway", 65 kilometres (40 mi) north-east of Stratford and 55 kilometres (34 mi) south-west of Ōhura.
Road maps usually number state highways in this fashion. Of the total state highway network, New Zealand currently has 363 km (226 mi) of motorways and expressways with grade-separated access and they carry ten percent of all New Zealand traffic. The majority of the state highway network is made up of single-carriageway roads with one lane each ...
The Tāngarākau River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows south for 94 km (58 mi) from its source 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Ōhura in the King Country to reach the Whanganui River. State Highway 43, known as the Forgotten World Highway, travels through the Tāngarākau Gorge.
On State Highway 3 New Plymouth is 39 km (24 mi) north, Inglewood 21 km (13 mi) north, Eltham 11 km (6.8 mi) south and Hāwera 30 km (19 mi) south. On State Highway 43 Taumarunui is 146 km (91 mi) to the east. This road is known as "The Forgotten World Highway", due to the scarcity of settlement along the road in contrast to its earlier history ...
Kermadec Islands and Marine reserve: New Zealand outlying islands: 2007 vii, viii, ix, x (natural) The group of islands is located around 1,100 km (680 mi) north-east of the North Island. The largest island is Raoul Island (pictured). Both the islands and the surrounding marine reserve are strictly protected.