State Highway 10 (New Zealand)

State Highway 10 (SH 10) is a road in the north of the North Island in New Zealand. At both ends it terminates at SH 1. With the exception of SH 1, it is the country's northernmost state highway.

State Highway 10
Route information
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length	103.8 km (64.5 mi)
Major junctions
Southeast end	SH 1 at Pakaraka
	SH 11 (Puketona Road) at Puketona
Northwest end	SH 1 (Far North Road) at Awanui
Location
Primary destinations	Oroma, Waipapa, Kaeo, Taipa, Lake Ohia & Kingaroa
Highway system
New Zealand state highways Motorways and expressways List ← SH 8 SH 11 →

Route

SH 10 begins at a junction with SH 1 near Pakaraka, 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Ohaeawai, and initially runs north to pass Kerikeri and Paihia to the west (the latter accessed via SH 11). Passing the Bay of Islands, the road turns to the north-west and reaches the coast at Whangaroa Harbour, then heads inland again before meeting the coast once more at the Taipa-Mangonui settlements. From there it runs west-south-west to its terminus at a junction with SH 1 at Awanui, 7 km (4.3 mi) north of Kaitaia.

As with several roads in the Far North District, the highway is prone to flooding at some times of the year. Heavy rains in August 2012 caused major subsidence to undermine parts of the highway near Kaeo, which required substantial repair.[1] The road is narrow in places, due to the nature of the landscape around the highway, though substantial improvements have been made since 2010 to one of the most dangerous stretches at Bulls Gorge, south of Kerikeri.[2]

Major intersections

Territorial authority	Location	km	jct	Destinations	Notes
Far North District	Pakaraka	0		SH 1 south – Kawakawa, Whangarei SH 1 north – Kaitaia, Cape Reinga	SH 10 begins
	Puketona	7.5		SH 11 (Black Bridge Road) – Paihia
	Kerikeri	14.2		Wiroa Road – Kerikeri Airport Kerikeri Road – Kerikeri Town Centre
	Kaeo	44.8		Whangaroa Road – Whangaroa
				Kaeo River
	Taipa-Mangonui	80.6		Taipa River
	Awanui	104		SH 1 south – Kaitaia SH 1 north – Cape Reinga	SH 10 ends

See also

• List of New Zealand state highways
• List of roads and highways, for notable or famous roads worldwide

References

1. "NZTA advises care on SH10 after Northland storm", New Zealand Transport Authority, 13 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
2. "SH10 Bulls Gorge", Northern Civil Consulting Engineers. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

External links

• New Zealand Transport Agency