Three of Stratford Primary School's house captains, Toni Cameron, Dilan Roberston and Tarin Nicholls, visited Midhirst School with

The donation of a cordless drill made one caretaker's day, thanks to a generous donation by Stratford ITM. Mike and Kym Henry, owner

The Team HOPE annual cake sale was a huge success earlier this month with no cake left behind. Despite the wet weather, the local

Koby Willis (pictured) got getting stuck into the preparation work for the Daffodil Day luncheon last week. Koby and his big brother

'No age is too young to be discovering the wonder of the natural world' is one of the key philosophies for Eltham's newest early childhood

An exhibition of paintings by the 36 finalists for this year's Adam Portraiture Award, one of the country's premier art prizes, opens

Callouts for August: - August 2: Special service, assisted ambulance with lifting a patient on Page St. - August 5: House fire on

Year 13 students from St Mary's Diocesan School were inspired by leading women of New Zealand on a recent trip to Wellington. "One

BNZ Stratford, along with all BNZ stores in the country, closed their doors "for good" one day recently. More than 3200 BNZers spent

The children of murdered roadworker George Taiaroa have spoken of the enormous absence created by a father taken suddenly.

A jury yesterday found Quinton Winders guilty of the murder of George Taiaroa. David Fisher went in search of the killer's past.

The widow of murdered stop-go worker George Taiaroa says the crime won't break her family, despite major frustrations with the justice system.

Schools will today learn how much extra funding they will get as a result of having students "at risk" of educational underachievement enrolled.

Individuals and teams from Stratford High School (SHS) travelled to all ends of the North Island last week to compete in the secondary

"We must be doing something right!" Brian Sinclair, owner operator of Sinclair Electrical & Refrigeration Ltd, says he is thrilled

The jury has retired to decide the fate of Quinton Winders, the man accused of murdering George Taiaroa, a stop-go worker who was "a lovely man by all accounts".

The lawyers in the stop-go murder trial have addressed the court for the final time, with the Crown declaring there is only one conclusion

A man who shot Quinton Winders' goats says he lied about it when confronted because he saw a shotgun on Winders' lap and knew of his

Jurors were today given the chance to examine Quinton Winders' blue Jeep Cherokee - a key item in the investigation of stop-go worker

Quinton Winders' lawyer has continued to grill police witnesses about their conduct during the two and a half year investigation into

Pupils from Room 6, Turuturu School came to visit the Stratford aerodrome on a sunny Tuesday, August 23. Around 18 children, plus

It started with two fruit trees, and five years on Toko School's enviro-programme has also grown, with the fruits of their labour

Raewyn Rooney, chairperson of the Stratford Daffodil Day Committee, says she is thrilled with how well this year's event went. "Despite

After a lengthy judging session, the 10 finalists for the Stratford 5000 have been decided. Rebecca Harris, who along with her husband

We had much success in the national competitions as part of the 95th annual general meeting of the NZ Federation of Women's Institutes

Pupils from St Joseph's School Stratford joined their peers from 28 other schools around the region last Friday to participate in

Stratford mayor Neil Volzke refused to give house sale prices to Trade Me saying prices "should not be anyone else's business".

The eight grooves on a 1.849gm bullet fragment provide microscopic proof that it was highly likely fired from a rifle owned by murder-accused Quinton Winders, the Crown says.

The intricacies of a rifle's serial number may reveal the murder weapon used in killing of stop-go worker George Taiaroa.

Gotta catch them all. That was the mission facing the students at St Mary's Diocesan School in Taranaki last Wednesday, when they