New Zealand - Marton - Rangitikei College - 3MEL - 1986 Do you have more information about the school or the people in this photo? Please use the comment section below to share. To search for other photos from this school, please type the schools name in to our search engine. Rangitikei College - Formerly known as Marton District High School Marton - A town in the Rangitikei district of the Manawatu-Wanganui region - Situated 35 kilometres southeast of Wanganui - 40 kilometres northwest of Palmerston North - The town of Marton is the largest in the Rangitikei district - Began as a private township in 1866 - At the time of the 2013 census, the town had 4,548 residents. - A service town for the fertile farming region of the Manawatu Plains - Butter, wool, and flour have been among its agricultural products. - The arrival of the railway in 1878 led to rapid growth in the area