New Zealand State Highway 30
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| State Highway 30 | |
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| Length | 219 km 136 mi |
| Primary direction | Southwest-northeast |
| Start | SH 3 at Te Kuiti |
| Primary destinations | Mangakino Atiamuri Rotorua Awakeri |
| End | Whakatane |
| Route quality | ?% single carriageway ?% dual carriageway 0% motorway |
| Tourist routes | Thermal Explorer Highway in concurrency with SH 5 Pacific Coast Highway Paroa to Whakatane |
State Highway 30 is a New Zealand State Highway, linking the Waikato and Bay of Plenty towns of Te Kuiti, Mangakino, Rotorua, and Whakatane.
At 219 kilometres, it is New Zealand's fifth longest two-digit state highways, after SH 25, SH 35, SH 73, and SH 94[1]. With the exception of State Highway 4, it has junction with every single-digit state highways in the North Island.
State Highway 30 has the most concurrencies of all the state highways. It shares sections with, from west to east, State Highway 32, State Highway 1, State Highway 5, State Highway 34 (albeit briefly), and State Highway 2.
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[edit] Route
State Highway 30 starts in the southern end of the Waikato town of Te Kuiti at an intersection with State Highway 3. At first, SH 30 follows the North Island Main Trunk railway south-east as far as Benneydale. The highway then leaves the railway and turns east, crossing into Manawatu-Wanganui briefly as it passes through the Pureora Forest Park. The road now turns north-east and heads for the Waikato River.
Near Mangakino, SH 30 turns sharply south-east, and bypasses the town of Mangakino. Here, the highway meets the Waikato River at the top of Lake Maraetai, and follows the river upstream to Whakamaru, where it crosses the Waikato on top of the Whakamaru hydroelectric dam. The road eastwards continues on the opposite bank of the Waikato River to State Highway 1 at the Atiamuri Dam.
Meeting State Highway 1, SH 30 runs concurrently with SH 1 northwards for six kilometres. The highway leaves SH 1 at Upper Atiamuri, and heads north-east, over the border into Bay of Plenty, towards the tourist town of Rotorua.
The highway passes through the south-east of Rotorua, then heads north through the suburb of Te Ngae, and up the eastern side of Lake Rotorua. Turning east, the road skims the southern endge of Lakes Rotoiti, Rotoehu, and Rotoma. The road turns north-east passing north of the mill town of Kawerau, and through Te Teko, across the Rangitaiki River, to Awakeri.
After crossing SH 2 at Awakeri, the highway turns north and heads towards the coast. The road then turns east, and crosses the Whakatane River. The highway ends just across the river at the roundabout with Landing Road.
[edit] Route Changes
State Highway 30's only major route change has occurred at the Whakatane end of the highway. The highway originally ended at Paroa, where the highway met State Highway 2. Recently, State Highway 2 has been moved inland, and State Highway 30 was extended along SH 2's former route to Whakatane.
[edit] Spur sections
| State Highway 30A | |
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| Length | 3.6 km 2.3 mi |
| Primary direction | Northwest-southeast |
| Start | SH 5 west of central Rotorua |
| Primary destinations | Rotorua central |
| End | SH 30 at Ngapuna |
| Route quality | 50% single carriageway 50% dual carriageway 0% motorway |
| Tourist routes | None |
State Highway 30 has one spur route - State Highway 30A in Rotorua.
State Highway 30A starts west of central Rotorua, at the intesection of Old Taupo Road (State Highway 5) and Pukuatua Street. SH 30A follows Pukuatua Street eastwards, before going into an S-bend onto Amohau Street, to avoid central Rotorua. The road continues east to Fenton Street, from where SH 30A turns southwest onto a dual carriageway to connect with Te Ngae Road. The highway turns eastwards again, meeting State Highway 30 at the intesection of Te Ngae Road and Sala Street.
State Highway 30A was created after State Highway 5 was moved from its original route through central Rotorua to Old Taupo Road. SH 30A follows part of the old SH 5 route on Amohau Street, between Randolf Street and Fenton Street.
[edit] Major Junctions
| Territorial authority | Location | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Waitomo District | Te Kuiti | 0 |  SH 3 NorthWaitomo Caves, Hamilton |
SH 30 begins |
| SH 3 South Taumarunui, New Plymouth |
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| Kopaki | 14 | Kopaki Road SH 4, Taumarunui |
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| Taupo District | Mangakino | Waipapa Road Mangakino |
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| Whakamaru |  SH 32 SouthTaumarunui, National Park |
SH 30/SH 32 concurrency begins | ||
| South Waikato District | SH 32 North Tokoroa |
SH 30/SH 32 concurrency ends | ||
| Atiamuri |  SH 1 SouthTaupo |
SH 30/SH 1 concurrency begins | ||
| Upper Atiamuri | SH 1 North Hamilton |
SH 30/SH 1 concurrency ends | ||
| Rotorua District | Waipa Village |  SH 5 South/Thermal Explorer HighwayTaupo |
SH 30/SH 5 concurrency begins | |
| Tihiotonga | 144 | SH 5 North/Thermal Explorer Highway Old Taupo Road Hamilton |
SH 30/SH 5 concurrency ends | |
| Whakarewarewa | 145 | Fenton Street City Centre |
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| Ngapuna | 147 |  SH 30A Te Ngae RoadCity Centre, Hamilton |
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| Te Ngae | 157 |  SH 33Tauranga |
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| Whakatane District |  SH 34Kawerau |
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| SH 34 North Tauranga |
SH 30/SH 34 concurrency begins | |||
| SH 34 South Kawerau |
SH 30/SH 34 concurrency ends | |||
| Te Teko | Galatea Road Galatea, Murupara |
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| Awakeri |  SH 2 NorthTauranga |
SH 30/SH 2 concurrency begins | ||
| SH 2 South Opotiki, Gisborne |
SH 30/SH 2 concurrency ends | |||
| Paroa | Pacific Coast Highway North Whakatane Airport, Tauranga |
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| Whakatane | 219 | Pacific Coast Highway South Landing Road Whakatane Town Centre |
SH 30 ends |
[edit] SH 30A
| Territorial authority | Location | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Rotorua District | Rotorua | 0 | SH 5/Thermal Explorer Highway North Hamilton |
SH 30A begins |
| SH 5/Thermal Explorer Highway South Taupo |
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| Pukuatua Street City Centre |
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| Fenton Street North City Centre |
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| Fenton Street South Taupo |
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| Ngapuna | 4 |  SH 30 EastTaupo, Te Kuiti |
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| SH 30 West Tauranga, Whakatane |
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