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New Zealand State Highway 15
State Highway 15 (SH 15) is a New Zealand state highway in the Northland region of the North Island. It is long and provides an alternative route to between the Kaikohe and Whangārei areas; a spur also links SH 1 with the Marsden Point Oil Refinery and Northport. History Prior to 1930, the recommended route by the Automobile Association, from Whangārei to Kaitaia was via Mangakahia and was named Highway 1. Approximately 90 years later a formal designation has been re-instated. The current SH 1 south of Kawakawa was only a rough clay road in the 1920s. Also known as the ''Northland Inland Freight Route'' it was declared a state highway in August 2016. Formerly administered by the Far North District Council and Whangarei District Council, in May 2015 the NZ Transport Agency agreed to include it to the state highway network after lobbying from the local authorities and industries given its significance to the regional forestry industry and its connectivity to the regions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōkaihau
Ōkaihau is a small town in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island, just north of Kaikohe. State Highway 1 passes through Ōkaihau making it fairly busy. Ōkaihau has a primary school (Ōkaihau Primary School) and a secondary school (Okaihau College). The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of feast of the winds" for ''Ōkaihau''. History Ōkaihau was a Māori village when the settlers arrived on the ridge which stands between Lake Ōmāpere and the Hokianga harbour. It was the northernmost point for the railway. Ōkaihau was very busy during early to mid 20th century, but the removal of the railway stopped the business and tourist flow. Transport On 29 October 1923, a branch line railway was opened to Ōkaihau from the junction with the North Auckland Line at Otiria. Work on an extension of the line beyond Ōkaihau to the Hokianga Harbour and Kaitaia proceeded slowly, and in 1936, the line was essentially complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (commonly known as Waka Kotahi, and abbreviated as NZTA) is a New Zealand Crown entity tasked with promoting safe and functional transport by land, including the responsibility for driver and vehicle licensing, and administering the New Zealand state highway network. It was created on 1 August 2008 by the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008, merging Transit New Zealand with Land Transport New Zealand. Its legal name, as established by the Act, is New Zealand Transport Agency, but it trades as ''Waka Kotahi'' ''NZ Transport Agency''., superseded by The Māori part of the name, ''Waka Kotahi'', means "one vessel" and is intended to convey the concept of "travelling together as one". Public data access The Transport Agency stores registration, licensing and warrant of fitness details for any road-registered vehicle within New Zealand, including cars, motorbikes, trailers, trucks and earthmoving or agricultural machinery. Any member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of New Zealand State Highways
This is a list of highways of the New Zealand state highway network and some touring routes. State highways are administered by the NZ Transport Agency, while all other roads are the responsibility of territorial authorities Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. There are 67 territorial authorities: 13 city councils, 53 district councils and the Chatham Islands Council. District councils serve a .... Current North Island South Island Past The following state highways have been decommissioned. After revocation roads revert to their original names (e.g. Crown Range Road), are referred to as a route (e.g. Route 72), or have white shields. Unused numbers The following numbers have never been used: *North Island: SH 13, SH 19, SH 42, SH 55 *South Island: SH 9 (now in use by William), SH 64, SH 66, SH 68, SH 81 See also * List of roads and highways, for notable or famous roads worldwide Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northport, New Zealand
Northport is a commercial sea port at Marsden Point, at the entrance to the Whangarei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand, located next to the Marsden Point Oil Refinery. It is a naturally deep-water port, with a maximum depth of 14.5 metres. It is the northernmost multi-purpose port in New Zealand, and the closest port to the majority of New Zealand's international markets. It is about 100 km north of the Auckland Northern Motorway, and around 75 nautical miles north of the Port of Auckland. History The Northland Harbour Board first proposed a container port at Marsden Point in the 1960s, at which time Whangarei was served by Port Whangarei, in the upper harbour near the city. The Northland Port Corporation was formed in 1988 to take over the commercial port assets of the Northland Harbour Board, and it entered a joint venture with Port of Tauranga Ltd in 2000 to establish Northport Limited. Construction of the port at Marsden Point started in October 2000 and the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is also home to the biggest ethnic Polynesian population in the world. The Māori-language name for Auckland is ', meaning "Tāmaki desired by many", in ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruakākā
Ruakākā is a small town in the north of New Zealand approximately 30 kilometres south of Whangārei in the Bream Bay area. Originally a small beachside community, Ruakākā has seen development due to its proximity to the expansion of the country's only oil refinery at Marsden Point during the 1980s. A recently established timber processing plant at Marsden Point has further stimulated growth. Geography Naming The name comes from the Māori language, Māori term , which means the nesting hole of the New Zealand kaka, kākā (''Nestor meridionalis''), a native parrot that nests in cavities in hollow trees. The name of the locality was usually spelled "Ruakaka", without Macron (diacritic), macrons, until the official name was changed in 2019. Districts The general area is made up of Ruakākā Beach, Ruakākā Township and Marsden Point. Other Bream Bay localities such as One Tree Point, Takahiwai and even Waipu, New Zealand, Waipu are often included in general conversation reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otaika
Otaika ( mi, Ōtaika) is a suburb of Whangārei 7 km south of the city in Northland, New Zealand. The Otaika Stream runs from the north west, through the area, and into the Whangārei Harbour. State Highway 1 runs through the locality. The hill Tikorangi (with a summit 161 m above sea level) lies to the South. Tikorangi is a source of limestone for Portland Cement. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of lying in a heap" for ''Ōtāika''. History In the 1830s, Okaika was a Māori village of Te Parawhau hapū. Tiakiriri was the chief. The first Pakeha settlers were Frederick and George Taylor, who were living at Otaika by 1856. More Pākehā settled further up the Okaika Valley around this time. George Edge's wandering geese were sometimes eaten by locals, leading to a nickname for the valley of "Kai-goose". The local Toetoe Marae and Toetoe meeting house, located north of the village on the northern shores of the Otaika Strea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whangarei District
Whangarei District is a territorial authority district in the Northland Region of New Zealand that is governed by the Whangarei District Council. The district is made up in area largely by rural land, and includes a fifth of the Northland Region. It extends southwards to the southern end of Bream Bay, northwards to Whangaruru and almost to the Bay of Islands, and westwards up the Mangakahia River valley past Pakotai and almost to Waipoua Forest. It includes the Hen and Chicken Islands and the Poor Knights Islands. The principal urban area and district seat is the city of Whangārei. Other towns include Hūkerenui, Hikurangi, Titoki, Portland, Ruakākā and Waipu. The district population was The district contains beaches such as Ngunguru, game fishing at Tutukaka, a variety of beaches along Whangārei Harbour, as well as Matakohe or Limestone Island in the Harbour, now subject to ecological restoration Restoration ecology is the scientific study supporting the prac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dargaville
Dargaville ( mi, Takiwira) is a town located in the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the bank of the Northern Wairoa River in the Kaipara District of the Northland region. The town is located 55 kilometres southwest of Whangārei. Dargaville is 174 kilometres north of Auckland. It is noted for the high proportion of residents of Croatian descent. The area around it is one of the chief regions in the country for cultivating kumara (sweet potato) and so Dargaville is known by many locals as the Kumara Capital of New Zealand. History and culture The town was named after timber merchant and politician Joseph Dargaville (1837–1896). Dargaville was founded in 1872, during the 19th-century kauri gum and timber trade, it briefly had New Zealand's largest population. Dargarville was made a borough in 1908. The area became known for a thriving industry that included gum digging and kauri logging, which was based mainly at Te Kōpuru, several kilometres south of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Reinga
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Kaitaia
Kaitaia ( mi, Kaitāia) is a town in the Far North District of New Zealand, at the base of the Aupouri Peninsula, about 160 km northwest of Whangārei. It is the last major settlement on State Highway 1. Ahipara Bay, the southern end of Ninety Mile Beach, is 5 km west. The main industries are forestry and tourism. The population is as of which makes it the second-largest town in the Far North District, after Kerikeri. The name Kaitāia means ample food, kai being the Māori word for food. The Muriwhenua are a group of six northern Māori iwi occupying the northernmost part of the North Island surrounding Kaitaia. History and culture European settlement The Kaitaia Mission Station was established between 1833 and 1834 after a series of visits by Church Missionary Society (CMS) representatives including Samuel Marsden, and at different times, Joseph Matthews and William Gilbert Puckey. Puckey and Matthews had married two sisters, Matilda and Mary Ann Davis respec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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