You count the crashes? I'm more of an anti type myself.....Originally Posted by MadDuck
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You count the crashes? I'm more of an anti type myself.....
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I find the best roads are those where no-one actually knows what it is called.
For whom the bell tolls
SH16, most people accidentally include Old North and/or Peak Road as being included in SH16 but they're actually not.
Coro Loop is Coro Loop, some people say 'The Coro GP' but that's not very common.
KiwiBitcher
where opinion holds more weight than fact.
It's better to not pass and know that you could have than to pass and find out that you can't. Wait for the straight.
Highway Biker
The "Forotton Highway" referrs to SHW43 between Taumaranui and Stratford (In Taranaki). It runs through a small establishment known as Whangamomana which has a fair bit of history behind it.
Interesting to learn that the "Coro Loop" refers to SHW16. I'd always assumed in was short for the "Coromandel Loop", or SHW25. learn something new every day....
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No, the Coro loop is the road around the Coromandel, not SH16.
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In the same way that SH43 has been glamourised with the name Forgotten Highway, SH45 (from New Plymouth-Opunake-Hawera) has been named the Surf Highway but has also long been referred to as " 'Round the Coast".
The stretch of winding road road on SH3 between Kai Iwi and Wanganui used to be known as Goat Valley but that name no longer really applies since they took all the bendies out of it.
SH3 south of Mt Messenger to Pukearuhe is "the Uruti Valley".
Most of SH3 from Mahoenui to Pio Pio is "The Mahoenui's"
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Mangakahia Road between Kaikohe and Maungatapere is also known as the Twin Bridges Road.
The instructions are simple...
The road from Hastings (well, Fernhill/Omahu) to Taihape is known as the Gentle Annie (or just the Annie). Originally, the term Gentle Annie referred only to the steep hill in the middle at Kurapaponga. It is not yet a state highway, so has no number.
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
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Very cool road. Used to drive Unimogs over in during my army days
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Is it sealed right through yet?
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
The instructions are simple...
No (10 etc)
Edit. There is about 35kms of gravel, split about 25/10 either side of the sealed hill in the middle. There is talk of NZTA taking over the upkeep from Hastings and Rangitaikei district councils...in which case, sealing should not be far off.
Last edited by MSTRS; 9th April 2009 at 11:10.
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
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the road between wangas and national park is commonly known as the paraparas. wouldnt have a clue what number it is though. SH1 from bulls to waiouru is known as the desert road. i dont know if that refers to whole road, or just a section of it.
levin to foxton is the foxton straights. [also SH1 i think]
hope these help, though im guessing youve already got them.
Hardcore Biker
Goat Track - yes! SH - No! It's just humble 'Highway 22'
Yeah, that would be 'Tupurupuru Te Wharau Road'
SH4......and right now, it's condition is said to be crap! Fortunately I had to divert to Tauranga on the SC and missed out the Para's, but Max was bitching about it for days.
Sorry Nasty, I don't know many of the delightful roads up that way, but I do particularly like the bit of SH1 I believe is known as the Mangamuka Gorge and I have yet to sample the part of SH12 through the Waipoua Forest on a nice day, but I don't think that has a name.
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Ambiguous
Waiwera Hill = SH1 just north of Orewa, Johnstones Hill= SH1 just south of puhoi, Schedaways = 1-2 km stretch of SH1 north of Puhoi, to include the hill. So named as it is next to the Schedaways farm.
Matamata Straights is SH just to the north of Matamata stretching for approx 10 kms..
Will think of some more and edit this post as I do.
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Not quite...
Wanganui to Raetihi = Paraparas SH4
Waiouru to Turangi = Desert Rd SH1
Foxton to Sanson =- Foxton (or Himitangi) Straights SH1
The road from Tokaanu towards National Park is known as the Saddle Rd (at least the hill part at the Tokaanu end). As is the road from Ashhurst to Woodville on the north side of the Manawatu Gorge.
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
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