State Highway 26 (New Zealand)

State Highway 26
State Highway 26
Route information
	Maintained by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
Length	96 km (60 mi)
Major junctions
Southwest end	SH 1 (Waikato Expressway) near Hamilton
	SH 27 at Tatuanui; SH 2 (Normanby Road) at Paeroa;
Northeast end	SH 25 (Ngati Maru Highway) at Kopu
Location
Country	New Zealand
Major cities	Morrinsville, Te Aroha, Paeroa
Highway system
	New Zealand state highways; Motorways and expressways; List;

State Highway 26 (SH 26) is a state highway in the North Island of New Zealand, linking Hamilton with the Coromandel Peninsula. It starts from the Waikato Expressway at Ruakura on the eastern outskirts of Hamilton and travels 96 kilometres to Kopu, 6 kilometres south of Thames. It passes through Morrinsville, Te Aroha and Paeroa.

Quick facts Route information, Length ...

Territorial authority	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Waikato District / Hamilton City boundary	Ruakura			SH 1 north (Waikato Expressway) – Auckland SH 1 south (Waikato Expressway) – Rotorua, Taupō	SH 26 begins
Waikato District	Newstead	6	3.7	SH 1B north (Marshmeadow Road) – Taupiri	SH 26/SH 1B concurrency begins
Waikato District	Newstead	7	4.3	SH 1B south (Hoeka Road) – Cambridge	SH 26/SH 1B concurrency ends
Matamata-Piako District	Tatuanui	35	22	SH 27 north – Auckland SH 27 south – Matamata, Tīrau
Hauraki District	Paeroa	69	43	SH 2 south (Normanby Road) – Tauranga	SH 26/SH 2 concurrency begins
Hauraki District	Paeroa	69	43	SH 2 north (Normanby Road) – Auckland	SH 26/SH 2 concurrency ends
Thames-Coromandel District	Kopu	95	59	SH 25A (Kopu-Hikuai Road) – Tairua, Whitianga, Whangamatā
Thames-Coromandel District	Kopu	96	60	SH 25 west/Pacific Coast Highway – Auckland SH 25 north/Pacific Coast Highway – Thames, Coromandel Township	SH 26 ends
Concurrency terminus

Major intersections