Wiri

Wiri

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By 1855 the [[Great South Road, New Zealand|Great South Road]] passed through Wiri, constructed by British Army troops.{{citation needed}}
By 1855 the [[Great South Road, New Zealand|Great South Road]] passed through Wiri, constructed by British Army troops.{{citation needed}}


[[State Highway 20 (New Zealand)|State Highway 20]] (SH20), also known as the Southwestern Motorway, is to the north of Wiri. It forms the southern part of the [[Western Ring Route]], a {{convert|48|km}} motorway route bypassing central Auckland. State Highway 20B (SH20B) runs through Wiri, connecting the SH20 to [[Auckland Airport]]. The creation of SH20B, linking the airport to the east, began through a series of widening and extension projects on Puhinui Road, including the creation of the Pukaki Bridge in 1996. In August 2003 the Puhinui Road Interchange opened, replacing the Puhinui Road/Southwestern Motorway roundabout.{{cite book|title=Auckland Motorways|url=https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/resources/auckland-motorways/docs/2008.pdf |publisher=[[NZ Transport Agency]] |year=2008 |isbn= 978-0-478-10554-4 |access-date=27 October 2021}}
[[State Highway 20 (New Zealand)|State Highway 20]] (SH20), also known as the Southwestern Motorway, is to the north of Wiri. It forms the southern part of the [[Western Ring Route]], a {{convert|48|km}} motorway route bypassing central Auckland. State Highway 20B (SH20B) runs through Wiri, connecting the SH20 to [[Auckland Airport]]. The creation of SH20B, began through a series of widening and extension projects on Puhinui Road, including the creation of the Pukaki Bridge in 1996. In August 2003 the Puhinui Road Interchange opened, replacing the Puhinui Road/Southwestern Motorway roundabout.{{cite book|title=Auckland Motorways|url=https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/resources/auckland-motorways/docs/2008.pdf |publisher=[[NZ Transport Agency]] |year=2008 |isbn= 978-0-478-10554-4 |access-date=27 October 2021}}


==Geology==
==Geology==