# State Highway 30 (New Zealand)

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. 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 Whakatāne 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 Whakatāne 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 Whakatāne.

## 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 | Whakamaru | 86 | 53 | Whakamaru Dam (Waikato River) | Whakamaru Dam (Waikato River) |
| South Waikato District | Whakamaru | 86 | 53 | SH 32 north – Tokoroa, Hamilton | SH 30/SH 32 concurrency ends |
| South Waikato District | Ātiamuri | 105 | 65 | SH 1 south – Taupō | SH 30/SH 1 concurrency begins |
| South Waikato District | 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 |
| Rotorua Lakes | Whakarewarewa | 144 | 89 | SH 5 north – Hamilton | SH 30/SH 5 concurrency ends |
| Rotorua Lakes | Whakarewarewa | 145 | 90 | Fenton Street – City Centre | Former SH 5 route |
| Rotorua Lakes | Fenton Park | 147 | 91 | SH 30A (Te Ngae Road) – City Centre, Hamilton | |
| Rotorua Lakes | Te Ngae | 157 | 98 | SH 33 – Tauranga | |
| Whakatāne District | Rotoma | 194 | 121 | SH 34 – Kawerau | |
| Whakatāne District | Onepu | 205 | 127 | SH 34 north – Tauranga | SH 30/SH 34 concurrency begins |
| Whakatāne District | Onepu | 206 | 128 | SH 34 south – Kawerau | SH 30/SH 34 concurrency ends |
| Whakatāne District | Awakeri | 218 | 135 | SH 2 north – Tauranga | SH 30/SH 2 concurrency begins |
| Whakatāne District | Awakeri | 219 | 136 | SH 2 south – Ōpōtiki, Gisborne | SH 30/SH 2 concurrency ends |
| Whakatāne District | Whakatāne | 229 | 142 | Landing Road – Town Centre, Ōpōtiki Hinemoa Street | SH 30 ends |
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