Marton in the Rangitikei is a superbly located town for a future where cheap energy will not be able to be taken for granted. Geographically Marton is a node between Wanganui and Feilding/Palmerston North, and is at the junction between the main trunk railway line and the Taranaki - Hawkes Bay railway line. As anyone who lives here knows it is situated in a prosperous agricultural/pastoral area, with plenty of schools and affordable housing.