List of main streets of New Zealand cities
The following is a list of the names of the main streets of New Zealand's cities, and of the larger towns in New Zealand known unofficially as cities (see List of cities in New Zealand for explanation). In some cases, it is difficult to ascertain the single main street of a city - especially in the larger cities - and in these cases two or more main streets have been listed.
Main Street is defined as "... the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in many parts of the world. It is usually a focal point for shops and retailers in the city centre, and is most often used in reference to retailing."
North Island cities
Auckland urban area
Central (former Auckland City)
CBD: Queen Street, also
- Downtown: Customs Street
- Midtown: Wellesley Street, Victoria Street, Symonds Street
- Uptown: Karangahape Road
Newton: Symonds St
Newmarket: Broadway
East: Great South Road, Tamaki Drive, Penrose Road, Waipuna Road, Ellerslie-Panmure Highway, Panama Road, Lunn Avenue, Abbotts Way, Remuera Road, Green Lane West, Manukau Road, College Road, Hugh Watt Drive (Motorway), Mt Wellington Highway, Atkinson Avenue
West: Great North Road, New North Road, Balmoral Road, Dominion Road, Hillsborough Road, Mt Eden Road, Mt Albert Road, White Swan Road, Carrington Road, Pt Chevalier Road, Ponsonby Road, Queenstown Road, Pah Road
Manukau
Wiri Station Road, Puhinui Road, Roscommon Road, Mahia Road, Weymouth Road, Redoubt Road, Cavendish Drive, Ronwood Avenue, Lambie Drive, Te Irirangi Drive, Highbrook Drive, Pakuranga Road, South Western Arterial, Ti Rakau Drive, East Tamaki Road, Botany Road, Springs Road, South Eastern Highway, Cascades Road, Prestons Road, Bairds Road Great South Road (also Papakura)
North Shore
Lake Road, Taharoto Road, Wairau Road, Target Road, Northcote Road, Mokoia Road, Glenfield Road, Esmonde Road, Beach Road, East Coast Road, Albany Expressway
Waitakere
Great North Road, Lincoln Road, Royal Road, Universal Drive, Edmonton Road, Te Atatu Road, Clark Avenue, Rankin Avenue, Totara Avenue, West Coast Road, Wet Fart Drive.
Gisborne
Gladstone Road
Hamilton
Central: Victoria Street, Anglesea Street, Ward Street, Alexandra Street
East: Grey St, Clyde St, Peachgrove Road, Cobham Drive, Wairere Drive
West: Kahikatea Drive, Greenwood St, Avalon Drive, Te Rapa Road
Hastings
Hastings: Heretaunga Street East/West, Karamu Road, Maraekakaho Road, Nelson Street, Omahu Road, Pakowhai Road, Railway Road, Russell Street, Saint Aubyn Street East/West, Southampton Street East/West, Napier-Hastings Expressway
North (Flaxmere): Chatham Road, Flaxmere Ave, Henderson Road, Wilson Road
South (Havelock North): Te Mata Road, Napier Road
Masterton
City Centre: Chapel Street, Queen Street, Dixon Street
North: Opaki Road, Te Ore Ore ROad
West: Renall Street
South: High Street
Napier
City Centre: Marine Parade, Emerson Street, Dickens Street, Tennyson Street
North: West Quay, Nelson Quay, Ahuriri Bypass
West: Kennedy Road, Taradale Road, Prebensen Drive, Napier-Hastings Expressway
New Plymouth
Devon Street, Elliot Street, Coronation Avenue, St Aubyn Street, Northgate.
Palmerston North
North: Rangitikei Street (SH3), Tremaine Avenue, Grey Street
CBD: The Square, Broadway Avenue, Church Street
East: Main Street East, Napier Road, Princess Street (all SH3)
West: Main Street West, Pioneer Highway, Pitt Street
South: Fitzherbert Avenue, Tennent Drive, Ferguson Street
Rotorua
Fenton Street, Old Taupo Road
Taupo
Tongariro Street, Lake Terrace
Tauranga/Mount Maunganui
Cameron Road, Elizabeth Street, Grey Street, Devonport Road, The Strand, Fraser Street, Chadwick Road, Maunganui Road, Marine Parade, Domain Road
Wellington urban area
Wellington City
The Golden Mile: Courtenay Place, Cuba Street, Lambton Quay, Manners Street, Willis Street.
Lower Hutt
High Street, Queens Drive
Porirua
Titahi Bay Road (skirts south and west of business district); Lyttelton Avenue (through middle)
Upper Hutt
Main Street, Fergusson Drive
Wanganui
Victoria Avenue, Taupo Quay, Anzac Parade (SH4), Great North Road (SH3) ,Guyton Street, Carlton Avenue
Whangarei
Bank Street, Walton Street, Western Hills Drive, Kamo Road, Riverside Drive
South Island cities
Blenheim
Market Street, Main Street, High Street, Maxwell Road, Seymour Street, Grove Road, Sinclair Street, Nelson Street
Christchurch
CBD: Colombo Street, Worcester Street (these two orthogonal streets cross at Cathedral Square), Hereford Street, Cashel Street, Gloucester Street, Manchester Street, Montreal Street, Durham Street, Oxford Terrace, Cambridge Terrace, Tuam Street, Lichfield Street, Madras Street, Armagh Street, Barbadoes Street, Kilmore Street
North: Main North Road, Bealey Avenue, Marshland Road, Cranford Street, Sherborne Street, Innes Road, Papanui Road, Wairakei Road, Harewood Road
South: Moorhouse Avenue, Main South Road, Lincoln Road, Brougham Street, Opawa Road, Port Hills Road, Hoon Hay Road
West: Deans Avenue, Riccarton Road, Blenheim Road, Memorial Avenue, Springs Road, Fendalton Road, West Coast Road
East: Fitzgerald Avenue, Ferry Road, Pages Road, Dyers Road, Anzac Drive, New Brighton Road, Wainoni Road, Buckleys Road, Aldwins Road, Linwood Avenue
Dunedin
CBD: George Street, Princes Street (basically the same street, separated by the city centre (The Octagon)), Castle Street, Cumberland Street, Great King Street, Stuart Street, Moray Place, Rattray Street, High Street, Hanover Street, Frederick Street, Crawford Street
North: North Road, Pine Hill Road, Opoho Road
South: King Edward Street, Prince Albert Road, South Road, Caversham Valley Road, Hillside Road, Bay View Road, Forbury Road, Victoria Road
East: Portsmouth Drive, Andersons Bay Road (close to harbour end); Portobello Road, Highcliff Road (south of harbour); Ravensbourne Road (north of harbour)
West: Mornington Road, Kaikorai Valley Road, Mailer Street, Highgate, Taieri Road, Brockville Road
Invercargill
Dee Street, Tay Street, Herbert Street, Queens Drive, Tweed Street, Elles Road, Clyde Street, Esk Street, Spey Street
Nelson
Trafalgar Street, Hardy Street, Rutherford Street, Bridge Street, Halifax Street, Collingwood Street, Queen Elizabeth II Drive, Whakatu Drive
Timaru
Stafford Street, Hilton Highway, Wai-iti Road, Church Street, Theodosia Street, Evans Street, North Street, Otipua Road, Pages Road.