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
Length103.8 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
← 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 authorityLocationkmjctDestinationsNotes
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

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.


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