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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NZ Transport Agency | ||||
| Length | 96 km (60 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| Southwest end |  SH 1 (Waikato Expressway) near Hamilton | |||
| Northeast end |  SH 25 (Ngati Maru Highway) at Kopu | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | New Zealand | |||
| Major cities | Morrinsville, Te Aroha, Paeroa | |||
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State Highway 26 (SH 26) is a state highway in the North Island of New Zealand, linking Hamilton with the Coromandel Peninsula. It starts from the Waikato Expressway at Ruakura on the eastern outskirts of Hamilton and travels 96 kilometres to Kopu, 6 kilometres south of Thames. It passes through Morrinsville, Te Aroha and Paeroa.