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Activities, Competitions and Entertainment on Gumboot Day......
2012 Gumboot Day will be held at the Taihape Memorial Park off
Kokako Street. People will be entertained throughout the day and the major
draw card to the event is the Gumboot Throwing Competition.
The Gumboot Throwing competition will be held on the recreation grounds at
Memorial Park in front of the Grandstand and is expected to be the major ‘hub’ of
the day with people from all ages, backgrounds and abilities able to throw a gumboot
and set a new record! The event will be surrounded by the typical New Zealand Kiwiana
feeling with live music, gumboot art, kids entertainment and craft and food stalls 
The Taihape Community Development Trust will be organising this year’s
event again and has assembled a committee that will guarantee that
iconic Gumboot Day feeling will once again return.This year’s event will
take place on Saturday 10 March 2012 and will officially start at
10am and finish at 4pm.
Gumboot Day was first held in 1985 and its purpose was to provide a promotional
activity to entice travellers to stop and see what Taihape had to offer. Over the years
the event has grown into a national draw card for people from throughout New
Zealand and it has even acclaimed international fame. Click here for information
on the Gumboot Day History |
Stall holders & Activities
