[2] The Kaituna Track, which runs between the hamlet of Aorere and Whanganui Inlet, follows the river from the end of Carter Road to Kaituna Forks, from where the track climbs up onto the ridge east of the river valley.

[1] New Zealand's first gold rush occurred in the Aorere Valley and surrounding areas from 1857.

The resulting flood wave washed a shipping container off a farm property that damaged the Kaituna River Bridge in Aorere.

[5] This closed access for locals and the tankers that collect the milk from 1,000 dairy cows.

The third bridge over the Kaituna River, further downstream off Solly Road and privately owned, was used after farmers and local contractors built a new 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) road through a paddock to make a connection to the cut off-road network.