State Highway 36 (New Zealand)

State Highway 36 (SH 36) is a New Zealand state highway in the Bay of Plenty region in the North Island. It is one of two state highways (along with SH 33) that form a north–south connection between the cities of Tauranga and Rotorua, SH 36 being the most westerly of the two. It was identified as a quicker route to access the two cities and extensive work was done to upgrade the rural route to state highway quality.

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State Highway 36
Route information
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length48.0 km (29.8 mi)
Major junctions
North end SH 29 (Takitimu Drive) in Tauranga
South end SH 5 (Ngongotahā Road) at Ngongotahā
Location
CountryNew Zealand
Primary
destinations		Pyes Pa
Highway system
← SH 35→ SH 37

SH 36 is one of two state highways (the other being SH 15) to be gazetted initially in one location, revoked, then gazetted again in another location. SH 36 used to be located in the Gisborne/Hawkes Bay district, some 200 km south east of where it is now, before being revoked in 1991. SH 36 at its current location became a state highway in 2005.

Route description

SH 36 begins at SH 29 in Tauranga at a roundabout junction with the toll road Takitimu Drive (Route K). SH 36 travels south-east initially before merging with Pyes Pa Road at another roundabout intersection. SH 36 then turns south through Pyes Pa and passes mostly through hillside before terminating with SH 5 at Ngongotahā, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Rotorua.

Route changes

Since being gazetted in 2005, SH 36 has had only one route change. This being at its northern terminus where SH 36 originally travelled up Pyes Pa Road and terminated at the roundabout with Cameron Road in the suburb of Greerton. It recently was shifted west to its current terminus, with the deviation along a newly constructed section of highway.[1]

Former route

Former Provincial State Highway 36 used to run between SH 2 at Patutahi west of Gisborne and SH 38 at Frasertown just north of Wairoa, a distance of 83.4 km. It was revoked in 1991.

Major intersections
Territorial authorityLocationkmjctDestinationsNotes
Tauranga CityTauriko SH 29 west – Hamilton, Auckland
SH 29 north – City Centre, Port ()
SH 29A – Greerton, Mount Maunganui		SH 36 begins
Lakes Boulevard
Taurikura Drive
Pyes PaKennedy Road
Paraone Koikoi Drive
Pyes Pa Road – Greerton
Western Bay of Plenty DistrictDistrict south of Tauranga contains no major junctions
Rotorua LakesHamuranaHamurana Road – HamuranaSH 36 traffic turns right
Ngongotahā SH 5 south – Rotorua
SH 5 west – Tīrau, Hamilton		SH 36 ends

See also

References
  1. "Revoking a State Highway and Declaring a Section of State Highway-State Highway 36, Pyes Pa Bypass, Tauranga". NZ Gazette. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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