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Introduction

This guide is to try and get some consistency in Road type designations used in WME (waze map editor) for New Zealand.

Road Type Classifications

Freeway

The USA Freeway is the equivalent to the New Zealand Motorway

Highways

See New Zealand State Highways

Major Highway

Roads are named from SH1 to SH99

Minor Highway

Roads are designated as Urban Route or Tourist routes

Streets

Primary Street

All other major roads not listed as State Highways, Urban Route or Tourist routes should be "Primary Street"

Street

All other roads

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If the road is dirt or any surface that requires a 4 wheel drive, list it as dirt.

Many roads in New Zealand are gravel but can be navigated with a normal passenger vehicle, these roads are not classed as dirt.

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Try to avoid adding Private driveways as private roads particularly in built up urban areas.