This image is believed to have been taken by Palmerston North Engineer Edwin Daniel Berry or his son Frank, on a trip to Auckland.

Creator:      Berry Family
Place:          Auckland
Date:          1910s

A punt operated from from 1871 to 1886 when the first wooden bridge across the river was built. The photograph is looking towards the Tararua Ranges. People identified as Mrs Septuagesima Shailer and her children, and ferryman William Allwright o...

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1884

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. At least seven ferry services operated on the Manawatū River between 1841 and 1909. A "ferry" was a designated crossing point, while the floating conveyance, attached to a wir...

Creator:      Val Burr
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          August 19, 2023

This punt was in operation from 1895 until 1909. It was the second punt to operate on the Manawatu River at Ashhurst, the first being in use from 1871 until the construction of the first bridge in 1886. The bridge (in the background) was damaged i...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Ashhurst, Manawatu
Date:          circa 1900

Sections of the Ashhurst Bridge were swept away in the Easter flood of 1895. Prior to the construction of the new bridge in 1909 a punt, as seen in the photograph, was used for crossing the river.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Ashhurst Bridge, Ashhurst
Date:          1895