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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 ...
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 ...
Statistics New Zealand announced in 2017 that the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA18) would replace the New Zealand Standard Areas Classification 1992 (NZSAC92). The change impacted Wellington most, by splitting it into four urban areas, being the Wellington city and Lower Hutt city "major urban areas" and Porirua and Upper ...
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. A sign reads "No Petrol for 150 km (93 mi)". Stratford railway station is the junction of the Marton–New Plymouth and Stratford–Okahukura lines.
This article lists urban areas of New Zealand—as defined by Statistics New Zealand—ranked by population. Only the 150 largest urban areas are listed. Urban areas are defined by the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA18).
This is a list of motorways and expressways in New Zealand, including some proposed and under construction.There are currently 416 km of motorways and expressways in New Zealand. 19 km are currently under construction, with a further 170 km expected to be completed by 2034, at which time a total of 605 km of motorway and expressway is expected.