Stratford mayor plays Santa for a day
A number of Stratford families received an early Christmas gift this year.
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New hospital wing for Taranaki's Maryann Residential Care Home
The extension to the Taranaki rest home has 18 bedrooms.
Popular Stratford High teacher retires after 53 years
Raewyn Lightoller loved the Stratford school so much that she never really left.
Stratford Christmas lights trail brightens up festive season
Stratford the most festive town in the region, says light trail organiser Kylee Lawrence.
Crowds flock for annual tattoo festival
Organiser Brent Taylor says the festival gets bigger and better each year.
Search begins for delicious creations
After the success of an Eltham-based pop-up, a similar pop-up will be at Womad next year.
Review: Upu brings poetry to beautiful life
Upu is a beautiful demonstration of the power of words.
Touchwood brings locally made homeware to market
The market has grown, and so has Adele and Pierce Devlin's business.
Fun, quirky and affordable items make the cut for Hummingbird Designs
Nicole always has a range of affordable and child-friendly items available.
Popular fete offers early start for Christmas shopping
A wide range of regular and new stalls will be there this year.
111-year-old Whanganui home given away
With the building gone, the property owner plans to subdivide the section in two.
New principal on the power of education
Power of education in teaching students they can achieve anything, says the familiar face.
Stratford author looking for help to get book into schools
Siubhan says the book contains a message that all New Zealand children should hear.
Six more acts announced for Womad 2024
The quartet is one of seven acts currently named in next year's lineup.
Loss of Contact’s Stratford peaker will affect electricity market - analyst
One of Contact Energy's peakers will be out of action until 2025.
'Poorly written': Woman forged will to net multimillion-dollar estate
But her efforts made a lawyer suspicious, so he called in an expert.
Review: Woven Pathways shows the true art of music
Technical precision combined with flair, passion and sheer talent in this performance.
Obituary: Peter Seymour Dalziel
Peter was an integral part of the Stratford community and will be greatly missed.
Stratford's finest: Citizen Award recipients announced
The six recipients have all made a substantial positive difference to their community.
Opinion: What's the future for our councils?
Opinion: The Future of Local Government report is out, so what happens now?
'A lot at stake': Whanganui MP Steph Lewis kicks off campaign
“The candidates have changed, but my approach to campaigning hasn’t."
Construction has begun on the two lane bridge project
Members of Ngāti Ruanui and Ngāti Maru opened the ceremony on Tuesday morning.
New Zealand jockey gone to the trots
Senior jockey Darryl Bradley is course manager an Manawatū Raceway
Local Focus: Art, coffee and gin are the secrets to success for entrepreneurial couple
Horopito, kawakawaka, miro berries and stamens of pōhutukawa are fun to find and distil.
One dead in crash between ute and truck in Stratford
One of the drivers died at the scene, the other has moderate injuries.
Car tries to ram police in chase that led to arrest of seven youths
Two cars were involved in the chase, one tried to ram police as it attempted to flee
Taranaki Electricity Trust trustee censured after code of conduct complaint
Lawyers were brought in by both the trust and the individual trustee involved.
Star of TVNZ's international drama reveals her run-in with 'Princess Diana'
She stars in TVNZ's new show The Gone, but who is Acushla-Tara Kupe?
Brenda Buchanan - A much-loved friend of many
Brenda was remembered as being someone who gave her all to everything and everyone.
Eid Mubarak - hundreds attend community Eid celebration
The event was organised by the Pakistan Association of New Plymouth and was open to all.
Man found with record meth haul blames Bali bombings for drug offending
The dealer was found with 443g of meth and $350,000.
Firefighters battle large house fire in Stratford
A spokesperson says fire crews were called out at about 8.30pm.
Man in court accused of shooting at police in lengthy armed stand-off
The 33-year-old was arrested after a lengthy impasse with police.
Stratford standoff: Man taken into custody after hours-long standoff with armed police
The gunman shot at police a total of three times throughout the incident