38:
236:
221:
753:
736:
524:
511:
146:
95:
1056:
49:
419:
400:
opposed the proposal, saying that the project, which would extend into their territory, would damage the environment. Tūhoe were already concerned about environmental impacts to the region due to the rise in tourism. In response, the
Minister for Regional Economic Development
812:
313:
Circa 1990, the length of SH 38 was 198 km from Wairoa to
Waiotapu before the middle section designation was revoked. Due to its narrow and twisty nature, trucks are not permitted to tow heavy trailers on the unsealed section of the route.
287:), but it is not often used as such. Large parts of the road are narrow and winding, and about 74 kilometres (46 mi) of the road is unsealed. Travel on this highway takes roughly four hours.
1587:
1617:
1582:
969:
1597:
1607:
381:
branches off to
Gisborne (another 97 km). At km 195, at Wairoa, the road finally terminates on SH 2 at the intersection of Mahia Avenue and Bridge Street.
994:
199:
962:
1506:
600:
17:
335:
298:
and instead holds the names
Ruatahuna Road and Waikaremoana Road. The administration of this middle section of highway is split between
955:
1546:
351:
1643:
1486:
1516:
1496:
1481:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1461:
330:
is passed; at this point, the road temporarily loses its state highway status. At km 44, at Te Whaiti, a road branches to
905:
1526:
989:
787:
204:
1511:
978:
295:
191:
1592:
1556:
1531:
1521:
1501:
1491:
1445:
1440:
1435:
1430:
1425:
1420:
1415:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
714:
239:
224:
918:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
824:
756:
739:
527:
514:
374:
276:
264:
149:
98:
1577:
881:
366:
436:
882:"The section of the road between Murupara and Te Whaiti is sealed in 2000 / 2001 Transit Newsletter 19"
792:
342:, and passes entirely through forested mountains. The next 74 km are unsealed and climb through
310:
still maintains control over the road and, in 2017, was working on a business case for tar sealing.
389:
In 2019, the New
Zealand Government intended to seal 10 km of this road, having developed a
919:"Shane Jones says blocking the sealing of State Highway 38 to Waikaremoana 'hillbilly thinking'"
829:
390:
1622:
1561:
747:
459:
284:
1602:
1536:
8:
1612:
1541:
760:
359:
307:
62:
358:. At the southern end of the lake, at Onepoto, is a motorcamp. Further south, along the
581:
299:
647:
365:
From
Aniwaniwa the road regains its state highway status and enters the valley of the
355:
926:
834:
347:
859:
561:
323:
642:
397:
338:. The highway travels south-east for a further 20 km past the settlement of
303:
860:"Revoking Sections of State Highway and Declaring New Sections of State Highway"
1637:
947:
930:
838:
491:
432:
1292:
1064:
260:
339:
1551:
402:
362:, the three power stations of the Waikaremoana Power Scheme can be seen.
172:
690:
370:
343:
426:
This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which
37:
1055:
704:
354:
where several different walks start, including a short stroll to the
291:
322:
Starting at the intersection with SH 5, one drives through the
708:
586:
496:
378:
331:
327:
268:
113:
102:
531:
518:
280:
764:
721:
350:. At km 134, at Aniwaniwa, is a visitor centre operated by the
279:. It is the shortest connection from the central North Island (
272:
153:
48:
743:
670:
428:
should be presented in a properly formatted junction table.
394:
825:"Watch NZH Local Focus: Sealing the way to Waikaremoana"
369:, where the seal restarts. At km 185, at the village of
346:, following small streams to reach the shores of
1635:
995:List of motorways and expressways in New Zealand
405:described Tūhoe as having "hillbilly thinking".
977:
963:
435:for information on how to create one. Please
970:
956:
336:Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
384:
795:, for notable or famous roads worldwide
326:and after 38 km the small town of
290:Part of this unsealed section (between
14:
1636:
408:
951:
733:
725:
702:
694:
682:
674:
659:
651:
631:
623:
616:
608:
598:
590:
573:
565:
553:
545:
508:
500:
899:
412:
874:
294:and Aniwaniwa) is not designated a
24:
990:List of New Zealand state highways
788:List of New Zealand state highways
554:Rerewhakaaitu Road – Rerewhakaaitu
467:
373:, where the Waiau River joins the
25:
1655:
72:120.3 km (74.8 mi)
1054:
751:
734:
522:
509:
417:
263:of New Zealand that starts from
234:
219:
144:
128:63.9 km (39.7 mi)
93:
85:36.4 km (22.6 mi)
47:
36:
813:State Highway 38 on Google Maps
1593:Classic New Zealand Wine Trail
911:
852:
817:
806:
13:
1:
1644:State highways in New Zealand
799:
472:
136:Āniwaniwa Stream at Āniwaniwa
1578:Twin Coast Discovery Highway
1108:SH 20 (incl. SH 20A, SH 20B)
574:Dun Road – Kaingaroa Village
18:New Zealand State Highway 38
7:
1618:Central Otago Touring Route
781:
683:Tuai Main Road – Tuai Hydro
10:
1660:
979:New Zealand state highways
862:. NZ Gazette. 17 June 2004
793:List of roads and highways
352:Department of Conservation
192:New Zealand state highways
1570:
1454:
1291:
1063:
1052:
1046:SH 8 (incl. SH 8A, SH 8B)
1011:SH 1 (incl. SH 1B, SH 1C)
1003:
985:
906:Waikaremoana Power Scheme
775:
768:
731:
729:
727:
720:
712:
700:
698:
696:
689:
685:
680:
678:
676:
669:
662:
657:
655:
653:
646:
641:
634:
629:
627:
625:
619:
614:
612:
610:
604:
596:
594:
592:
585:
580:
576:
571:
569:
567:
560:
556:
551:
549:
547:
542:
535:
506:
504:
502:
495:
490:
485:
482:
479:
476:
471:
466:
463:
458:
212:
200:Motorways and expressways
187:
182:
178:
168:
163:
159:
140:
132:
124:
119:
108:
89:
81:
77:Waiotapu—Murupara section
76:
68:
60:
55:
46:
34:
1583:Thermal Explorer Highway
617:Pine Drive – Town Centre
317:
120:Āniwaniwa—Wairoa section
1598:Alpine Pacific Triangle
393:to do so. However, the
275:, where it connects to
1608:Foothills Scenic Route
830:The New Zealand Herald
391:Provincial Growth Fund
1623:Southern Scenic Route
1588:Pacific Coast Highway
1455:Former state highways
460:Territorial authority
385:Opposition to sealing
283:) to the East Coast (
1603:Great Alpine Highway
1341:SH 74 (incl. SH 74A)
1321:SH 67 (incl. SH 67A)
1158:SH 30 (incl. SH 30A)
1153:SH 29 (incl. SH 29A)
1133:SH 25 (incl. SH 25A)
437:improve this article
112:Rangitaiki River at
1613:Inland Scenic Route
409:Major intersections
360:Waikaretaheke River
259:) is a road in the
152:(Bridge Street) at
63:NZ Transport Agency
27:Road in New Zealand
1041:SH 7 (incl. SH 7A)
1036:SH 6 (incl. SH 6A)
1021:SH 3 (incl. SH 3A)
300:Whakatane District
1631:
1630:
923:Hawke's Bay Today
908:of Genesis Energy
833:. 31 March 2017.
779:
778:
454:
453:
348:Lake Waikaremoana
250:
249:
246:
245:
56:Route information
16:(Redirected from
1651:
1058:
972:
965:
958:
949:
948:
942:
941:
939:
937:
925:. 14 June 2019.
915:
909:
903:
897:
896:
894:
892:
886:
878:
872:
871:
869:
867:
856:
850:
849:
847:
845:
821:
815:
810:
755:
754:
738:
737:
703:Tiniroto Road –
632:Ngatimanawa Road
599:Kopuriki Road –
562:Kaingaroa Forest
526:
525:
513:
512:
474:
469:
456:
455:
449:
446:
440:
421:
420:
413:
324:Kaingaroa Forest
253:State Highway 38
242:
238:
237:
227:
223:
222:
214:
213:
148:
147:
97:
96:
51:
42:State Highway 38
40:
32:
31:
21:
1659:
1658:
1654:
1653:
1652:
1650:
1649:
1648:
1634:
1633:
1632:
1627:
1566:
1450:
1287:
1059:
1050:
999:
981:
976:
946:
945:
935:
933:
917:
916:
912:
904:
900:
890:
888:
887:(Press release)
884:
880:
879:
875:
865:
863:
858:
857:
853:
843:
841:
823:
822:
818:
811:
807:
802:
784:
752:
750:
735:
523:
521:
510:
450:
444:
441:
431:Please consult
430:
422:
418:
411:
387:
356:Āniwaniwa Falls
334:, leading into
320:
304:Wairoa District
235:
233:
220:
218:
145:
94:
41:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1657:
1647:
1646:
1629:
1628:
1626:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1610:
1605:
1600:
1595:
1590:
1585:
1580:
1574:
1572:
1571:Touring routes
1568:
1567:
1565:
1564:
1559:
1554:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1458:
1456:
1452:
1451:
1449:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1297:
1295:
1289:
1288:
1286:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1235:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1069:
1067:
1061:
1060:
1053:
1051:
1049:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1007:
1005:
1001:
1000:
998:
997:
992:
986:
983:
982:
975:
974:
967:
960:
952:
944:
943:
910:
898:
873:
851:
816:
804:
803:
801:
798:
797:
796:
790:
783:
780:
777:
776:
773:
772:
767:
732:
730:
728:
726:
724:
718:
717:
711:
701:
699:
697:
695:
693:
687:
686:
684:
681:
679:
677:
675:
673:
667:
666:
661:
660:Aniwaniwa Road
658:
656:
654:
652:
650:
645:
639:
638:
633:
630:
628:
626:
624:
621:
620:
618:
615:
613:
611:
609:
606:
605:
603:
597:
595:
593:
591:
589:
584:
578:
577:
575:
572:
570:
568:
566:
564:
558:
557:
555:
552:
550:
548:
546:
544:
540:
539:
534:
507:
505:
503:
501:
499:
494:
488:
487:
484:
481:
478:
475:
470:
465:
462:
452:
451:
433:this guideline
425:
423:
416:
410:
407:
386:
383:
319:
316:
271:, and ends at
248:
247:
244:
243:
230:
228:
210:
209:
208:
207:
202:
196:
195:
185:
184:
183:Highway system
180:
179:
176:
175:
170:
166:
165:
161:
160:
157:
156:
142:
141:South end
138:
137:
134:
133:North end
130:
129:
126:
122:
121:
117:
116:
110:
106:
105:
91:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
74:
73:
70:
66:
65:
61:Maintained by
58:
57:
53:
52:
44:
43:
35:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1656:
1645:
1642:
1641:
1639:
1624:
1621:
1619:
1616:
1614:
1611:
1609:
1606:
1604:
1601:
1599:
1596:
1594:
1591:
1589:
1586:
1584:
1581:
1579:
1576:
1575:
1573:
1569:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1459:
1457:
1453:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1298:
1296:
1294:
1290:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1066:
1062:
1057:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1008:
1006:
1002:
996:
993:
991:
988:
987:
984:
980:
973:
968:
966:
961:
959:
954:
953:
950:
932:
928:
924:
920:
914:
907:
902:
883:
877:
861:
855:
840:
836:
832:
831:
826:
820:
814:
809:
805:
794:
791:
789:
786:
785:
774:
771:
766:
762:
758:
749:
745:
741:
723:
719:
716:
710:
706:
692:
688:
672:
668:
665:
664:SH 38 resumes
649:
644:
640:
637:
622:
607:
602:
588:
583:
579:
563:
559:
543:Rerewhakaaitu
541:
538:
533:
529:
520:
516:
498:
493:
492:Rotorua Lakes
489:
461:
457:
448:
445:November 2021
438:
434:
429:
424:
415:
414:
406:
404:
399:
396:
392:
382:
380:
379:Tiniroto Road
376:
372:
368:
363:
361:
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
315:
311:
309:
305:
301:
297:
296:state highway
293:
288:
286:
282:
278:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
241:
231:
229:
226:
216:
215:
211:
206:
203:
201:
198:
197:
194:
193:
189:
188:
186:
181:
177:
174:
171:
167:
162:
158:
155:
151:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
118:
115:
111:
109:East end
107:
104:
100:
92:
90:West end
88:
84:
80:
75:
71:
67:
64:
59:
54:
50:
45:
39:
33:
30:
19:
1293:South Island
1197:
1065:North Island
934:. Retrieved
922:
913:
901:
889:. Retrieved
876:
864:. Retrieved
854:
842:. Retrieved
828:
819:
808:
769:
663:
635:
537:SH 38 begins
536:
483:Destinations
442:
427:
388:
375:Wairoa River
364:
321:
312:
289:
261:North Island
256:
252:
251:
190:
29:
936:14 February
636:SH 38 stops
439:if you can.
403:Shane Jones
367:Waiau River
173:New Zealand
844:17 October
800:References
770:SH 38 ends
715:SH 36
691:Frasertown
398:Ngāi Tūhoe
371:Frasertown
344:Te Urewera
306:Councils.
240:SH 39
225:SH 37
931:1170-0777
839:1170-0777
757:SH 2
740:SH 2
713:Formerly
705:Te Reinga
648:Āniwaniwa
601:Whakātane
582:Whakatane
528:SH 5
515:SH 5
340:Ruatāhuna
292:Te Whaiti
277:SH 2
265:SH 5
150:SH 2
99:SH 5
1638:Category
1004:National
782:See also
759:south –
748:Gisborne
742:north –
709:Tiniroto
587:Murupara
530:south –
517:north –
497:Waimangu
464:Location
332:Minginui
328:Murupara
285:Gisborne
269:Waiotapu
164:Location
114:Murupara
103:Waiotapu
891:19 July
866:21 July
519:Rotorua
281:Rotorua
169:Country
1547:SH 73A
1527:SH 57A
1517:SH 50A
1512:SH 49A
1507:SH 47A
1487:SH 15A
929:
837:
765:Wairoa
761:Napier
722:Wairoa
643:Wairoa
377:, the
273:Wairoa
154:Wairoa
125:Length
82:Length
69:Length
1562:SH 92
1557:SH 91
1552:SH 89
1542:SH 72
1537:SH 70
1532:SH 61
1522:SH 52
1502:SH 40
1497:SH 36
1492:SH 17
1482:SH 15
1477:SH 2B
1472:SH 2A
1467:SH 1F
1462:SH 1A
1446:SH 99
1441:SH 98
1436:SH 97
1431:SH 96
1426:SH 95
1421:SH 94
1416:SH 93
1411:SH 90
1406:SH 88
1401:SH 87
1396:SH 86
1391:SH 85
1386:SH 84
1381:SH 83
1376:SH 82
1371:SH 80
1366:SH 79
1361:SH 78
1356:SH 77
1351:SH 76
1346:SH 75
1336:SH 73
1331:SH 71
1326:SH 69
1316:SH 65
1311:SH 63
1306:SH 62
1301:SH 60
1283:SH 59
1278:SH 58
1273:SH 57
1268:SH 56
1263:SH 54
1258:SH 53
1253:SH 51
1248:SH 50
1243:SH 49
1238:SH 48
1233:SH 47
1228:SH 46
1223:SH 45
1218:SH 44
1213:SH 43
1208:SH 41
1203:SH 39
1198:SH 38
1193:SH 37
1188:SH 36
1183:SH 35
1178:SH 34
1173:SH 33
1168:SH 32
1163:SH 31
1148:SH 28
1143:SH 27
1138:SH 26
1128:SH 24
1123:SH 23
1118:SH 22
1113:SH 21
1103:SH 18
1098:SH 16
1093:SH 15
1088:SH 14
1083:SH 12
1078:SH 11
1073:SH 10
885:(PDF)
744:Mahia
532:Taupō
486:Notes
318:Route
267:near
257:SH 38
1031:SH 5
1026:SH 4
1016:SH 2
938:2020
927:ISSN
893:2016
868:2020
846:2017
835:ISSN
671:Tuai
480:Name
477:Exit
308:NZTA
302:and
205:List
395:iwi
101:at
1640::
921:.
827:.
763:,
746:,
707:,
473:mi
468:km
232:→
217:←
971:e
964:t
957:v
940:.
895:.
870:.
848:.
447:)
443:(
255:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
