New Zealand State Highway 50

State Highway 50
Route information
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length 91.5 km (56.9 mi)
Major junctions
North end Port of Napier
South end SH 2 near Takapau
Location
Towns Napier, Fernhill, Maraekakaho, Tikokino
Highway system
← SH 49SH 52 →

State Highway 50 (SH 50) is a New Zealand state highway that runs through the Hawke's Bay Region.

Route

SH 50 begins at the Port of Napier travelling down Breakwater Road, Ahuriri Bypass and Hyderabad Road. It shares a concurrency with SH 2 briefly before turning south-west onto Taradale Road. It then intersects SH 2B where it becomes the Hawke's Bay Expressway and heads southbound leaving Napier city. At the intersection with Links Road it turns west (the expressway southbound is SH 50A), continuing on rural road via Fernhill, Maraekakaho and Tikokino before terminating at SH 2 near Takapau.

Major intersections

Territorial authorityLocationkmjctDestinationsNotes
Napier CityNapier0Port of Napier
Breakwater Road		SH 50 begins
3.7 SH 2 north (Pandora Road) – Napier Airport, GisborneSH 50/SH 2 concurrency begins
4.2Prebensen Drive
4.5 SH 2 south (Hyderabad Road) – City CentreSH 50/SH 2 concurrency ends
6.9 SH 2B north (Napier-Hastings Expressway)/Hawke's Bay Expressway – Napier Airport, GisborneSH 50/Hawke's Bay Expressway concurrency begins
7.5Kennedy RoadNorthbound exit and southbound entry
10.8Meeanee RoadFull diamond interchange
13.2Pakowhai RoadTo be converted to a roundabout[1]
Pakowhai13.4 SH 50A south (Napier-Hastings Expressway)/Hawke's Bay Expressway – Hastings, FlaxmereSH 50/Hawke's Bay Expressway concurrency ends
SH 50 turns right onto Links Road, SH 50A/Hawke's Bay Expressway continues straight
To be converted to a roundabout[1]
Hastings DistrictWaiohiki15.5Waiohiki Road - Napier
Omahu22.4Swamp Road
Taihape Road - Taihape
Fernhill24.2Omahu Road - Flaxmere, Hastings
Maraekakaho33.6Maraekakaho Road - Hastings
Central Hawke's Bay DistrictTakapau91.5 SH 2 north – Waipukurau, Hastings
SH 2 south – Dannevirke		SH 50 ends

Spur section

State Highway 50A
Location Napier–Hastings
Length 16.5 km (10.3 mi)

State Highway 50A (SH 50A) is a spur section covering the southern section of the Hawke's Bay Expressway. It begins at the intersection of Links Road at SH 50. It travels in a general south-west direction between Hastings and Flaxmere and terminates at the intersection of SH 2 at Paki Paki Road and Railway Road.

Major intersections

Territorial authorityLocationkmjctDestinationsNotes
Napier CityPakowhai0 SH 50 north (Hawke's Bay Expressway) – Napier, Airport
SH 50 south (Links Road)		SH 50A begins
SH 50A/Hawke's Bay Expressway concurrency begins
To be converted to a roundabout[1]
Hastings DistrictHastings5.1Evenden Road
7.4Omahu Road
Flaxmere9.2York Road
Flaxmere Avenue
Longlands12.4Longlands Road
Maraekakaho Road
Pakipaki16.5Railway Road (Former SH 2 north) – Hastings
Te Aute Road – Havelock North
SH 2 south – Waipukurau, Wellington		SH 50A ends
SH 50A/Hawke's Bay Expressway concurrency ends

See also


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