7 September 2021
| Timestamp | Visual information | Audio information |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00:00 | [Text] Ōpaoa Bridge: Investing in New Zealand | [Light music plays] |
| 0:00:08 | Different views of the new and old bridges side by side | [Narrator] The new $22.7 million Ōpaoa Bridge is safer, supports freight and has made the Marlborough region more resilient to natural disasters. |
| 0:00:17 | Aerial footage of the old bridge on the left and the new bridge on the right | It was built with huge support from the community |
| 0:00:20 | Crowd of people gathering at the open day with a large truck passing behind | and funded by the National Land Transport Fund. |
| 0:00:22 | [Text] Reg Thompsett – Master Carver, Tainui, Ngāti Maniapoto | [Reg Thompsett] To come into Marlborough, from the old bridge to the new pou whenua, wow. |
| 0:00:33 | Dawn blessing service with large wooden pou standing at the centre | [Narrator] The bridge was blessed in November 2020. |
| 0:00:36 | Carver using traditional tools to carve the pou | It includes a specially carved pou, which recognises the rich heritage of tangata whenua in the region. |
| 0:00:47 | People touching and blessing the pou at the dawn service | Having strong community support was vital to the success of this new bridge and landmark. |
| 0:00:52 | [Text] John Leggett, Marlborough District Council Mayor | [John Leggett] I’ve driven over the bridge a number of times already, and I think the way that it’s a little bit more elevated than the old banana bridge, |
| 0:01:00 | Interview with John Leggett | and it creates a magnificent view of the hills, and then you drop down into our town. |
| Signage at the entrance to Wairau with pou in the background at the dawn service blessing | It’s a really, really good entrance way for us. | |
| 0:01:10 | Aerial view looking down on pou at one end of the old bridge as traffic travels over the new bridge | [Narrator] The Ōpaoa Bridge is twice as wide as the previous bridge, helping make journey times more reliable. |
| 0:01:16 | View looking down the old Opawa Bridge, then side on with people walking across it | People will keep using the old Opawa Bridge for walking and cycling across the river. |
| 0:01:21 | Footage from open day with crowds of people walking across the old Opawa Bridge | [Light music plays] |
| 0:01:23 | [Text] Over the next three years, $289 million will be invested on transport projects across the top of the South Island. | |
| 0:01:30 | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and New Zealand Government logos |
Ōpaoa Bridge project
2021–24 NLTP Top of the South: Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough regional summary
