page_title: List of tunnels in New Zealand
section_title: Road tunnels
hierarchical_section_title: List of tunnels in New Zealand / For transportation / Road tunnels
caption_attribution_description: Tunnel and bridge (in foreground) on Okau Road, some 5 km drive from Ahititi in Taranaki, New Zealand.
context_page_description: This is a link page for railway, road and waterway tunnels, including hydroelectric intakes and tailraces and gun battery tunnels. It includes artificial chambers but excludes New Zealand caves and New Zealand mines.
context_section_description: On State Highways
  Arras Tunnel – on SH 1 underneath the Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Te Aro, Wellington, three lanes northbound. Opened 29 September 2014. The tunnel is named after the town of Arras in France, under which the New Zealand Tunnelling Company dug tunnels during the First World War.
  Awakino Gorge Tunnel – on SH 3 between New Plymouth and Te Kuiti. Single lane. This tunnel will be bypassed by two bridges across a corner of the Awakino River, on the other side of the river to the tunnel.
  Homer Tunnel – on SH 94 between Hollyford Valley and Milford Sound, Fiordland, 1200 m long. Completed 1953, opened 1954,  Mean altitude 945 m. Unlined rock.
  Johnstone's Hill Tunnels – twin tunnels on SH 1 Auckland Northern Motorway extension (Toll) near Puhoi, 340 m long. Opened 25 January 2009.
  Lyttelton road tunnel – on SH 74 under the Port Hills between Lyttelton and the Heathcote Valley in Christchurch, 1900 m long. Opened 1964.
  Moki Tunnel – on SH 43 between Whangamomona and Taumarunui, approx 200 m long. Single lane, uses wooden shoring.
  Mount Messenger Tunnel – on SH 3 between New Plymouth and Te Kuiti. This section of State Highway 3 will be bypassed by about 5km of new highway alignment that will include a short tunnel, east of the present tunnel.  NZTA 2017
  Mount Victoria Tunnel – on SH 1 under Mount Victoria, Wellington, 623 m long, opened 1931.
  Paratitahi Tunnels – twin tunnels on SH 1, 11 km south of Kaikoura.
  Raramai Tunnels – twin tunnels on SH 1, 14 km south of Kaikoura.
  Terrace Motorway Tunnel – on SH 1 under The Terrace, Wellington, 460 m long. Opened 1978, three lanes (two northbound, one southbound),
  Victoria Park Tunnel – on SH 1 in central Auckland, 440m long, 3 lanes of northbound traffic (none southbound). Opened 14 November 2011. The positioning of the tunnel allows a southbound tunnel to be built in the future (project yet to receive construction funding).
  Waterview Tunnel - on SH20 from Mt Roskill to Point Chevalier in West Auckland. At 2,400m it is the longest road tunnel in New Zealand. It opened on 2 July 2017 as part of the Waterview Connection, carrying three lanes of northbound and southbound traffic as part of Auckland's Western Ring Route.
  On other roads
  Okaihau, a short tunnel north of Okaihau constructed for the Okaihau Branch railway, which is now part of the Opua to Horeke Cycleway.
  In rural Taranaki, all single lane:
  Huinga Tunnel, near the village of the same name, provides access to an isolated valley.
  Kiwi Road Tunnels: the eastern one on Kiwi Road, the western on Moki Road, near Uruti Road.
  Makahu Tunnel on Brewer Road, providing access to the small village of Makahu (white hawk).
  Matau Tunnel on Mangaoapa Road, connecting Matau and Douglas via Kiore.
  Moki Stock Tunnel, hidden away in the bush to the east of the Kiwi Tunnels.
  Okau Tunnel, approximately 100 m long, on the Tongaporutu-Ohura road 4 km from SH 3, which is unusual in that it abuts directly to a bridge.
  Tangahoe Tunnel in South Taranaki - was re-opened in 1997.
  Tarata Tunnel on Otaraoa Road, about 30 m long, built as the hill above was unstable.
  Te Horo Stock Tunnel, near the Whitecliffs Walkway
  Uruti Tunnel on Uruti Road, connecting the Pehu Valley with SH 3. It is both the longest (at about 200 m) and least stable tunnel in Taranaki.  It took seven years to construct and opened in 1923.  Signs at each end recommend not walking through it and stopping is prohibited.  It looks like a mine shaft with its inverted V shaped top, has a wooden ceiling, and reinforcing planks along its walls.
  Whangamomona Road Tunnels, two short tunnels, 4WD only
  Fraser Smith Road Tunnel. Short tunnel on gravel road near Awakino. Not to be confused with the Awakino Tunnel on State Highway 3. Provides access to nearby farms.
  There are 3 other tunnels on tracks in the Taranaki area;  Aukopae (closed), Graylings cattle tunnel, Waikawau beach tunnel.
  In Wellington:
  Hataitai bus tunnel - 388 m long, single lane - under Mount Victoria; opened 1907 as a tram tunnel.
  Karori Tunnel - 74 m long - between Kelburn and Karori; opened 1900.
  Moa Point
caption: Eastern portal of the Okau Tunnel, standing on the bridge
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