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Greymouth taxi pioneer

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Greymouth taxi pioneer

Herbert McGlashan of Greymouth, believed to be the owner-operator of Greymouth’s first taxi – a 1912 Ford – poses with two children. Kennedy Brothers also operated in Greymouth around 1912, developing what became the West Coast’s largest taxi and bus operation.

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Jane Tolerton, Taxis and cabs – Taxis, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/20793/greymouth-taxi-pioneer (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Jane Tolerton, published 4 February 2010.