State Highway 12 (New Zealand)

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State Highway 12
Route information
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length217 km (135 mi)
Major junctions
North end SH 1 at Ōhaeawai
Major intersections SH 15 north (Te Pua Road) near Kaikohe
SH 15 south (Mangakahia Road) at Kaikohe
SH 14 (Jervois Street) at Dargaville
South end SH 1 at Brynderwyn
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Primary
destinations
Dargaville, Kaikohe, Hokianga Harbour
Highway system
SH 11 SH 14

State Highway 12 (SH 12) is a New Zealand state highway in the far north of the North Island. It connects with SH 1 at both its northern and southern end. It runs close to the west coast of the Northland Region of New Zealand.

Route

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SH 12 starts in Ōhaeawai, running initially southwest to Kaikohe, during which it shares a short section of road with SH 15. It then turns roughly westwards, reaching the Hokianga harbour at its Omanaia River arm. It continues west, reaching Opononi and Ōmāpere at the mouth of the harbour, before turning southeast to parallel the coast. The highway briefly follows the valley of the Waimamaku River before winding through the Waipoua Kauri Forest, then follows the valley of the Kaihu River to Dargaville. At Dargaville, the highway meets SH 14, and continues southeastwards along the edge of the Wairoa River to Ruawai before turning eastwards. It briefly skirts the edge of the Arapaoa River arm of the Kaipara Harbour before passing through Paparoa and Maungaturoto and ending at its junction with SH 1 at Brynderwyn, 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Waipu.[1][unreliable source?][when?]

Major intersections

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Territorial authorityLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Far North DistrictOhaeawai00.0 SH 1 north – Kaitaia, Cape Reinga
SH 1 south – Whangārei
SH 12 begins
35°21′07″S 173°52′55″E / 35.351953°S 173.882060°E / -35.351953; 173.882060 (SH 1/SH 10 intersection (Ohaeawai))
Kaikohe8.75.4 SH 15 (Te Pua Road) – Okaihau, KaitaiaSH 12/SH 15 concurrency begins
10.36.4 SH 15 (Mangakahia Road) – Maungatapere, Dargaville (via Murray Road)SH 12/SH 15 concurrency ends
Kaipara DistrictDargaville14288River Road – Te Kōpuru, Pouto
144.789.9 SH 14 - Whangārei
Brynderwyn214.3133.2 SH 1 north – Whangārei
SH 1 south – Auckland
SH 12 ends
36°05′49″S 174°25′49″E / 36.096817°S 174.430256°E / -36.096817; 174.430256 (SH 12/SH 1 intersection (Brynderwyn))

See also

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References

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