State Highway 10 (New Zealand)

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.

State Highway 10
Route information
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
Length	103.8 km (64.5 mi)
Major junctions
Southeast end	SH 1 at Pakaraka
Major intersections	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
← SH 8 → SH 11

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
	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

See also

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