A little footbridge trivia: noticed in the Horowhenua District Council building corridor a framed photo of the old Waikawa Beach footbridge with a plaque below.
The plaque reads:
WAIKAWA BEACH FOOTBRIDGE CIRCA 1976
BORN 1931 DIED 13 MARCH 1990
PRESENTED TO HOROWHENUA DISTRICT COUNCIL BY THE WAIKAWA BEACH RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION (INC) IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR GRATEFUL THANKS ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE NEW FOOTBRIDGE 4 JANUARY 1992.
Turns out that bridge lasted almost 60 years. The new
bridge has already had some repair and upgrade work but needs a whole rebuild apparently. After 30 years. That work is planned to be carried out within the next few years.