New Zealand State Highway 2
State Highway 2 is second-longest highway in the New Zealand's North Island, after State Highway 1, which runs the length of both of the country's main islands. It runs north-south, connecting the outskirts of Auckland and Wellington via Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty; Gisborne; and Napier and Hastings in Hawkes Bay.
For most of its length it consists of a two-lane single carriageway, with at-grade intersections and property access. SH 2 passes through 5 of New Zealand's 16 cities, Tauranga, Gisborne, Napier, Hastings and Wellington.
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