Taupō Driving Test Routes - Restricted & Full

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A sample Taupō test route starting from the centre at 42 Matai Street. It takes around 21 min 31 s to drive this 16.1 km practice route, in preparation for your Waikato Restricted (1R) and Full (1F) test.

Sample Route Map

Taupō driving test route map — Sample practice route only - always check before driving - accurate routes on the app.

16.1 km

Route Length

21 min 31 s

Duration

Steps

Routes in App

Sample Route Directions

#	Instruction	Duration	Distance
1	Head southeast on Mataī St toward Miro St	0 min 16 s	111 m
2	Turn left onto Miro St	1 min 24 s	816 m
3	Turn right onto Broadlands Rd	0 min 26 s	318 m
4	Head east on Broadlands Rd	0 min 27 s	447 m
5	Turn right onto the State Hwy 1/State Hwy 5/Thermal Explorer Hwy ramp to Airport/Napier/Palmerston N	0 min 31 s	339 m
6	Merge onto Thermal Explorer Hwy/SH 1/State Hwy 5	1 min 38 s	2.2 km
7	Head south on SH 1/State Hwy 5	0 min 5 s	69 m
8	At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Napier Rd heading to Taupo	1 min 51 s	1.5 km
9	Turn left onto Arrowsmith Ave	1 min 27 s	1.1 km
10	Arrowsmith Ave turns right and becomes Ingle Ave	0 min 23 s	241 m
11	Turn left onto Richmond Ave	1 min 32 s	1.1 km
12	Head west on Richmond Ave toward Grace Cres	0 min 28 s	343 m
13	Turn right onto Lake Terrace (signs for Lake Tce)	4 min 20 s	3.3 km
14	Turn right onto Rifle Range Rd	1 min 11 s	634 m
15	Turn right to stay on Rifle Range Rd	0 min 7 s	39 m
16	Continue straight onto Mere Rd	0 min 3 s	35 m
17	Head northwest on Mere Rd toward Rifle Range Rd	0 min 3 s	35 m
18	Turn right onto Rifle Range Rd Go through 1 roundabout	1 min 36 s	1.1 km
19	Head northeast on Rifle Range Rd toward Kōnini St Go through 1 roundabout	1 min 7 s	644 m
20	Turn right onto Tauhara Rd	1 min 4 s	799 m
21	Turn right onto Miro St	1 min 10 s	816 m
22	Turn right onto Mataī St	0 min 22 s	111 m

Important: Always check this sample route before driving to ensure it is safe and compliant with local traffic laws. For accurate 1R & 1F routes, download the app.

VTNZ Taupō - Practical testing only

Address: 42 Matai Street, Taupō, Waikato 3378

Phone: 07 378 6603

Hours: Monday to Friday: 8am to 5pm, Saturday: 8am to 12pm, Sunday: Closed

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Services at this centre

ORST (On-road Safety Test) Class 1 Restricted (1R) Class 1 Full (1F) Class 6 Restricted (6R) Class 6 Full (6F)

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