State Highway 10 (New Zealand)

State Highway 10
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
Country	New Zealand
Highway system
	New Zealand state highways; Motorways and expressways; List;

State Highway 10 (SH 10) is a road in the Far North District of the North Island of New Zealand. Both ends of the road adjoin SH 1. With the exception of SH 1, it is the country's northernmost state highway.

Route

SH 10 begins at a junction with SH 1 near Pakaraka, 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Ōhaeawai, 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	mi	Destinations	Notes
Far North District	Pakaraka	0	0.0	SH 1 south – Kawakawa, Whangārei SH 1 north – Kaitaia, Cape Reinga	SH 10 begins 35°21′26″S 173°57′24″E / 35.357298°S 173.956720°E / -35.357298; 173.956720
	Puketona Junction	7.5	4.7	SH 11 (Puketona Road) – Paihia
	Kerikeri	14.2	8.8	(Wiroa Road) – Kerikeri Airport (Kerikeri Road) – Kerikeri town centre
	Kaeo	44.8	27.8	(Whangaroa Road) – Whangaroa
	Awanui	104	65	SH 1 south – Kaitaia SH 1 north – Cape Reinga	SH 10 ends 35°02′47″S 173°15′23″E / 35.046382°S 173.256404°E / -35.046382; 173.256404 (SH 1/SH 10 intersection (Awanui))

References

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

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[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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v t e New Zealand state highways
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National	SH 1 (incl. SH 1B, SH 1C) SH 2 SH 3 (incl. SH 3A) SH 4 SH 5 SH 6 (incl. SH 6A) SH 7 (incl. SH 7A) SH 8 (incl. SH 8A, SH 8B)
North Island	SH 10 SH 11 SH 12 SH 14 SH 15 SH 16 SH 18 SH 20 (incl. SH 20A, SH 20B) SH 21 SH 22 SH 23 SH 24 SH 25 (incl. SH 25A) SH 26 SH 27 SH 28 SH 29 (incl. SH 29A) SH 30 (incl. SH 30A) SH 31 SH 32 SH 33 SH 34 SH 35 SH 36 SH 37 SH 38 SH 39 SH 41 SH 43 SH 44 SH 45 SH 46 SH 47 SH 48 SH 49 SH 50 SH 51 SH 53 SH 54 SH 56 SH 57 SH 58 SH 59
South Island	SH 60 SH 62 SH 63 SH 65 SH 67 (incl. SH 67A) SH 69 SH 71 SH 73 SH 74 (incl. SH 74A) SH 75 SH 76 SH 77 SH 78 SH 79 SH 80 SH 82 SH 83 SH 84 SH 85 SH 86 SH 87 SH 88 SH 90 SH 93 SH 94 SH 95 SH 96 SH 97 SH 98 SH 99
Former state highways	SH 1A SH 1F SH 2A SH 2B SH 15 SH 15A SH 17 SH 36 SH 40 SH 47A SH 49A SH 50A SH 52 SH 57A SH 61 SH 70 SH 72 SH 73A SH 89 SH 91 SH 92
Touring routes	Twin Coast Discovery Highway Thermal Explorer Highway Pacific Coast Highway Classic New Zealand Wine Trail Alpine Pacific Triangle Great Alpine Highway Foothills Scenic Route Inland Scenic Route Central Otago Touring Route Southern Scenic Route

Route

Major intersections

See also

References