New Zealand - Taihape - Street view from railway station - Circa 1915 - F. G. R - Photo Postcard Format #335699 Taihape - Located in the Rangitikei district of the Manawatu - Wanganui Region. - The town was founded in 1894, when European settlers arrived from Canterbury in the South Island - The town was first called Hautapu after the local river, then Otaihape ("the place of Tai the Hunchback"), and finally Taihape. - Taihape is home of the annual Gumboot Day, first celebrated on 9 April 1985. (Wikipedia)