Inland Kaikōura Road

State Highway 70
State Highway 70
Route information
	Maintained by Kaikōura District Council; Hurunui District Council
Tourist; routes	Alpine Pacific Triangle
Major junctions
North end	SH 1 south of Kaikōura
South end	SH 7 north of Culverden
Location
Country	New Zealand
Primary; destinations	Mt Lyford, Waiau, Rotherham
Highway system
	New Zealand state highways; Motorways and expressways; List;

The Inland Kaikōura Road, formerly designated State Highway 70, is a provincial highway in the South Island of New Zealand that runs from just south of Kaikōura to just north of Culverden via Waiau and Rotherham. White shields are used to signify this highway. It forms part of the Alpine Pacific Triangle tourist route. It also serves as an alternative inland route in cases where SH 1 is closed near the South Kaikōura Coast. Following the 14 November 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, all roads into Kaikōura were closed including SH70; after extensive regrading and clearance the Inland Road was the first road connection to Kaikōura to reopen and was a lifeline for the community.

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