Rest Areas Oceania

Service centre

Papakura Motorway Service Area

1 State Highway 1 (North Island) Southbound km 452

Papakura Motorway Service Area is a service centre on State Highway 1 (North Island) (SH1), Auckland, New Zealand. It serves southbound traffic. It has toilets, fuel, food, a café, a shop and truck parking.

At a glance

Toilets
Yes
Drinking water
Not recorded
Truck parking
Yes
Dump point
Not recorded

Facilities

  • Toilets
  • Fuel
  • Food
  • Café
  • Shop
  • Truck parking

Can I stay overnight here?

Resting or sleeping at the roadside to avoid fatigue is not freedom camping. Camping generally needs a certified self-contained vehicle, subject to council bylaws and DOC rules.

Signs at a rest area always override the general rule. Full rules and sources →

Along State Highway 1 (North Island)

Towards Wellington

Next stop
Rest area near Maungatautari 123 km
Next toilets
Rest area near Maungatautari 123 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
None recorded

Towards Te Hāpua

Next toilets
Raetea North Side Campsite 323 km
Next drinking water on record
None recorded
Next truck parking
Dairy Flat Motorway Service Centre 58 km

Counts only stops a driver going that way can pull into, and only facilities recorded in our data; there may be others. State Highway 1 (North Island) rest areas →

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Where this information comes from

  • Location and map features: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • Directory updated 27 September 2026.

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