The motorway passes to the side of the location of the Battle of Battle Hill, where the final stand-off between Te Rangihaeata and forces loyal to the British Empire took place before Te Rangihaeata retreated to Poroutawhao in the Horowhenua District.
The motorway runs alongside the location where the Battle of Battle Hill occurred, a place where Te Rangihaeata fought against British loyalists before moving to Poroutawhao in the Horowhenua District.