| State Highway 26 | ||||
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| Maintained by New Zealand Transport Agency | ||||
| Length: | 96 km (60 mi) | |||
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| Southwest end: | Hillcrest, Hamilton | |||
| Northeast end: | Kopu | |||
| Location | ||||
| Major cities: | Morrinsville, Te Aroha, Paeroa | |||
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New Zealand State Highways
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State Highway 26 is a State Highway in the North Island of New Zealand, linking Hamilton with the Coromandel Peninsula. It starts in the southeastern Hamilton suburb of Hillcrest, and travels 96 kilometres to Kopu, 6 kilometres south of Thames, where it joins with State Highway 25. It passes through Morrinsville, Te Aroha and Paeroa.
| Territorial authority | Location | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hamilton City | Hillcrest | 0 | SH 1/Thermal Explorer Highway south Airport, Rotorua |
SH 26 begins |
| SH 1/Thermal Explorer Highway north City Centre, Auckland |
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| Waikato District | Newstead | 6 | SH 1B north Taupiri |
SH 26/SH 1B concurrency begins |
| 7 | SH 1B south Cambridge |
SH 26/SH 1B concurrency ends | ||
| Matamata Piako District | Tatuanui | 35 | SH 27 south Matamata, Tirau |
Split crossroads - SH 27 runs concurrent with SH 26 for 50 metres |
| SH 27 north Auckland |
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| Hauraki District | Paeroa | 69 | SH 2 south Tauranga |
SH 2/SH 26 concurrency begins |
| SH 2 north Auckland |
SH 2/SH 26 concurrency ends | |||
| Thames Coromandel District | Kopu | 95 | SH 25A Tairua, Whitianga, Whangamata |
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| 96 | SH 25/Pacific Coast Highway west Auckland |
SH 26 ends | ||
| SH 25/Pacific Coast Highway north Coromandel Township, Thames |
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