Much of New Zealand's state highway network is undergoing its "biggest-ever renewal season", with roadworks planned across the country.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency's forward works dashboard shows the expected State Highway Pavement and Surfacing renewal programme that will be completed in the current financial year.
The map shows the roads getting chipseal, asphalt, and pavement rehabilitation. Almost all state highways will have some type of roadworks within the year, according to the map.
Among the stretches of road with the highest number of roadworks planned are State Highway 1 in the central North Island, SH3 in Taranaki, and SH60 in Tasman.
The majority of roadworks involve chipseal treatments, which is both cheaper and better-suited for New Zealand's roads, Waka Kotahi said.
Alongside the renewal work, there are also regional projects happening across the country that Waka Kotahi has information on too.
News of roadworks on social media frustrated motorists.
"Is there a road left in Tauranga/Mount/Papamoa without roadworks at this point," one person asked.
"It's only the largest [renewal season] because of the lack of proper maintenance," another added.
But it's not the only map from Waka Kotahi that has road users angry. Just over a week ago, Newshub obtained a map showing all the roads Waka Kotahi identified as having an unsafe speed limit - and it was almost the entire state highway network outside of Auckland city.
But Transport Minister Michael Wood said he's only planning on reducing the speeds on a fraction of the roads.
"Where we put safer speed limits on roads where there is a high level of risk we do see a reduction in deaths and serious injuries," he said.
The only long stretches of safe-speed roads are the brand-new roads of national significance such as Transmission Gully north of Wellington, the Waikato Expressway between Hamilton and Auckland, and the eastern corridor south of Tauranga. The Napier-Taupō road is also marked as safe because it recently had its speed reduced to 80km/h.
