New Zealand State Highway 27

State Highway 27
Route information
Maintained by New Zealand Transport Agency
Length:	92.4 km (57.4 mi)
Major junctions
North end:	SH 2 at Mangatarata
South end:	SH 1 at Tirau
Location
Major cities:	Waharoa, Matamata
Highway system
New Zealand state highways Motorways and expressways List Unused ← SH 26 SH 28 →

State Highway 27 (SH 27) is a State Highway in the Waikato Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an important north/south link along the Waihou/Piako valley and forms an important transport route across the mostly dairy farming Matamata-Piako District. SH 27, in conjunction with SH 2 is often used as an alternative route between Auckland and Tauranga, Rotorua and Taupo. Apart from the windy northern section around Kaihere the road is very straight with few bends. The highway is entirely single laned.^[1]

Major junctions

Territorial authority	Location	km	jct	Destinations	Notes
Hauraki District	Mangatarata	0		SH 2 north – Pokeno, Auckland SH 2 south – Paeroa, Tauranga	SH 27 begins
Matamata-Piako District	Springdale	31		Paeroa-Tahuna Road
	Tatuanui	45		SH 26 east – Te Aroha, Coromandel Peninsula SH 26 west – Morrinsville, Hamilton
	Matamata	73		SH 24 (Broadway) – Te Poi, Tauranga Peria Road
	Hinuera	82		SH 29 west – Cambridge, Hamilton	Staggered T-junction
				SH 29 east – Te Poi, Tauranga
South Waikato District	Tirau	92		SH 1 south (Main Road) – Rotorua, Taupo SH 1 north – Cambridge, Hamilton	SH 27 ends

See also

• List of New Zealand State Highways
• List of roads and highways, for notable or famous roads worldwide

References

External links

• New Zealand Transport Agency

New Zealand state highways
List of New Zealand state highways List of unused highways in New Zealand List of motorways and expressways in New Zealand
National	SH 1 (incl. SH 1B, SH 1D) SH 2 (incl. SH 2B) SH 3 (incl. SH 3A) SH 4 SH 5 SH 6 (incl. SH 6A) SH 7 (incl. SH 7A) SH 8 (incl. SH 8A, SH 8B)
North Island	SH 10 SH 11 SH 12 SH 14 SH 15 SH 16 SH 18 SH 20 (incl. SH 20A, SH 20B) SH 21 SH 22 SH 23 SH 24 SH 25 (incl. SH 25A) SH 26 SH 27 SH 28 SH 29 (incl. SH 29A) SH 30 (incl. SH 30A) SH 31 SH 32 SH 33 SH 34 SH 35 SH 36 SH 37 SH 38 SH 39 SH 41 SH 43 SH 44 SH 45 SH 46 SH 47 SH 48 SH 49 SH 50 (incl. SH 50A) SH 53 SH 54 SH 56 SH 57 SH 58
South Island	SH 60 SH 62 SH 63 SH 65 SH 67 (incl. SH 67A) SH 69 SH 71 SH 73 SH 74 (incl. SH 74A) SH 75 SH 76 SH 77 SH 78 SH 79 SH 80 SH 82 SH 83 SH 84 SH 85 SH 86 SH 87 SH 88 SH 90 SH 93 SH 94 SH 95 SH 96 SH 97 SH 98 SH 99
Former state highways	SH 1A SH 2A SH 15 SH 15A SH 17 SH 36 SH 40 SH 47A SH 49A SH 52 SH 57A SH 61 SH 70 SH 72 SH 73A SH 89 SH 91 SH 92
Touring routes	Twin Coast Discovery Highway Thermal Explorer Highway Pacific Coast Highway Classic New Zealand Wine Trail Alpine Pacific Triangle Great Alpine Highway Foothills Scenic Route Inland Scenic Route Southern Scenic Route