Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The Taoroa Suspension Bridge, 18 kilometres from Utiku spanned 86 metres above the Rangitikei River. It opened in May 1911. In 1960, a farmer transporting sheep died when the ...

Creator:      Val Burr
Place:          Rangitikei

The remains of the Tane Hemp Company Ltd Suspension Bridge and Flaxmill,  on the banks of the Manawatu River near Opiki.

Creator:      Francesca Cork
Place:          Opiki
Date:          2017

This aerial photograph looks eastwards towards the Tararua Ranges. The Opiki side of the river is on the right of the photograph and the Palmerston North side on the left. The Opiki Toll Bridge can be seen in the centre middle distance and the t...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Opiki, Horowhenua Region
Date:          February 1953