Meghan defeats Harry in New Zealand gumboot toss

Gumboot throwing is famously associated with the rural town of Taihape, around 420 km (260 miles) south of Auckland, which hosts an annual gumboot festival.

Mike Jebsen, chief executive of the QEII National Trust,

said the mayor of Taihape gave his blessing to hold the gumboot competition.

"We wanted to give the royal couple a taste of rural New Zealand, and there's nothing more quintessentially Kiwi than a gumboot throw!" he said.