State Highway 30
Route information
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length	219 km (136 mi)
Tourist routes	Thermal Explorer Highway in concurrency with SH 5 Pacific Coast Highway Paroa to Whakatane
Major junctions
Southwest end	SH 3 (Carroll Street/Awakino Road) at Te Kūiti
Major intersections	SH 32 south (Tihoi Road) at Whakamaru SH 32 north (Whakamaru Road) near Whakamaru SH 1 south at Ātiamuri SH 1 north at Upper Ātiamuri SH 5 south in Rotorua SH 5 north (Old Taupo Road) in Rotorua SH 33 at Tikitere SH 34 north (Kawerau Road West) near Kawerau SH 34 (Military Road/Kawerau Road) near Te Teko SH 2 north in Awakeri SH 2 south in Awakeri
Northeast end	Landing Road in Whakatane
Location
Country	New Zealand
Primary destinations	Mangakino, Ātiamuri, Rotorua, Awakeri
Highway system
New Zealand state highways Motorways and expressways List
← SH 29 → SH 31

State Highway 30 (SH 30) is a New Zealand state highway, linking the Waikato and Bay of Plenty towns of Te Kūiti, Mangakino, Rotorua, and Whakatāne.

At 219 kilometres, SH 30 is New Zealand's fifth longest provincial (two-digit) state highway, after SH 25, SH 35, SH 73, and SH 94.^[1] With the exception of SH 4, it has junctions with every national (one-digit) state highway in the North Island.

SH 30 has the most concurrencies of all the state highways. It shares sections with, from west to east, SH 32, SH 1, SH 5, SH 34 (albeit briefly), and SH 2.

Route

SH 30 starts in the southern end of the Waikato town of Te Kūiti at an intersection with SH 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 Manawatū-Whanganui 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 the concurrency with SH 32 begins. It crosses the Waikato on top of the Whakamaru hydroelectric dam and leaves SH 32 where it continues eastwards on the opposite bank of the Waikato River to SH 1 at the Ātiamuri Dam. SH 30 runs concurrently with SH 1 northwards for six kilometres. The highway leaves SH 1 at Upper Ātiamuri, 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 edge 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.

Route changes

SH 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 SH 2. Recently, SH 2 has been moved inland, and SH 30 was extended along SH 2's former route to Whakatane.

Spur sections

SH 30 has one spur route – State Highway 30A (SH 30A) in Rotorua.

SH 30A starts west of central Rotorua, at the intersection of Old Taupo Road (SH 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 SH 30 at the intersection of Te Ngae Road and Sala Street.

SH 30A was created after SH 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 Ranolf Street and Fenton Street.

Major junctions

Territorial authority	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Waitomo District	Te Kūiti	0	0.0	SH 3 south (Awakino Road) – New Plymouth SH 3 north (Carroll Street) – Waitomo Caves, Hamilton	SH 30 begins
Taupō District	Whakamaru	84	52	SH 32 south (Tihoi Road) – Taupō, Tūrangi, National Park	SH 30/SH 32 concurrency begins
Taupō District / South Waikato District boundary		86	53	Whakamaru Dam (Waikato River)
South Waikato District		86	53	SH 32 north – Tokoroa, Hamilton	SH 30/SH 32 concurrency ends
	Ātiamuri	105	65	SH 1 south – Taupō	SH 30/SH 1 concurrency begins
	Upper Ātiamuri	110	68	SH 1 north – Tokoroa, Hamilton	SH 30/SH 1 concurrency ends
Rotorua Lakes	Waipa Village	143	89	SH 5 south – Taupō	SH 30/SH 5 concurrency begins
	Whakarewarewa	144	89	SH 5 north – Hamilton	SH 30/SH 5 concurrency ends
		145	90	Fenton Street – City Centre	Former SH 5 route
	Fenton Park	147	91	SH 30A (Te Ngae Road) – City Centre, Hamilton
	Te Ngae	157	98	SH 33 – Tauranga
Whakatāne District	Rotoma	194	121	SH 34 – Kawerau
	Onepu	205	127	SH 34 north – Tauranga	SH 30/SH 34 concurrency begins
		206	128	SH 34 south – Kawerau	SH 30/SH 34 concurrency ends
	Awakeri	218	135	SH 2 north – Tauranga	SH 30/SH 2 concurrency begins
		219	136	SH 2 south – Opotiki, Gisborne	SH 30/SH 2 concurrency ends
	Whakatane	229	142	Landing Road – Town Centre, Opotiki Hinemoa Street	SH 30 ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• List of New Zealand state highways

References

External links

• New Zealand Transport Agency