

Taihape is located near the middle of the North Island in the Rangitikei District of New Zealand. It services a large rural community and lies on State Highway 1, which runs North to South through the centre of the North Island.
The Taihape Cemetery is located off SH1, about 3 kilometres south of the town of Taihape.
Taihape Cemetery contains the official war graves of 2 men who served in the New Zealand forces during the First World War: Private William Henry Shewan and Trooper John Carville Munro.