Saturday's rainfall lead to a state of emergency in Taranaki. There are lots of slips and areas of flooding around the area. The Stratford Press went out to see some of them on Sunday morning.
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Tamariki from Central Taranaki schools gathered for the Te Kāhui Ako o Taranaki Mohoao kapa haka festival on Wednesday, October 18. Photos / Alyssa Smith
A ceremony to honour the anniversary of the Battle for Chunuk Bair was held in Stratford on Thursday, August 8.
Martial art students from across the country competed in the 2024 MOKNZ (Mas Oyama Karate New Zealand) Stratford Novice Tournament on Saturday, July 27. Photos / Alyssa Smith
Egmont Village School pupils enjoyed a visit to Taranaki's John Deere Maketawa Musem after winning The Hits and Brandt Stratford competition. Photos / Alyssa Smith
The 2024 Taranaki Foundation Emergence Awards ceremony took place on Friday, June 28. Photos / Alyssa Smith and Ilona Hanne
A large crowd gathered for Eltham's Anzac Day civic service, which took place in front of the town's memorial gates.
Rain didn't stop the fun on Saturday, April 20 when the Stratford Park fundraising Motorfest and Swap Meet took place at the Stratford A&P Showgrounds. Photos / Ilona Hanne
Medieval festivities hit Stratford for Baldrick's Big Day Out on Saturday, April 13. Photos / Alyssa Smith
Taranaki students brought Shakespeare's plays to life at the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival last week.
Toko School pupils and Stratford High School’s head students and principal Cameron Stone took part in a Relay Your Way event.
Participants from across the North Island competed in the Taranaki Masters Games events in Stratford. Photos / Alyssa Smith
Taranaki kids gave it a try at Ngāmotu Beach for the New Plymouth Weet-Bix Kids Tryathlon.
Inglewood TET Stadium and Events Centre was packed for the 2024 Taranaki Relay for Life event. Photos / Alyssa Smith
Photographer Ilona Hanne was at Womad NZ 2024 to capture some of the fun of the three-day festival that ran over March 15 - 17, 2024.
Stratford families flocked to Taranaki Pioneer Village in Stratford for Thomas's Teddy Bear Picnic. Photos / Alyssa Smith
Star Wars, Harry Potter, Winnie the Pooh and all sorts of other characters and ideas were on show at the 2020 Eltham Brickshow.
700 cars packed Broadway in Stratford for Americarna on Friday, February 23.
Taranaki Diocesan School for Girls' students took part in the school's annual athletics day event on Friday, February 16. Photos/ Alyssa Smith
Stratford High School students participated in the school's annual swimming sports competition on Thursday, February 15.
New entrants have started their schooling journey in Taranaki.
Over 260 vehicles lined the Inglewood High School field for the 28th Inglewood Rotary Club Charity Car Show on Sunday, January 21. Photos / Alyssa Smith
Crowds braved the wet weather to attend the first Nightmare on Flint Road fright night at the Stratford A&P Showgrounds. Photo / Alyssa Smith
The Inglewood Lions Club Christmas parade took place on Saturday, December 9.
Over the next eight weeks, 300 Kiwi are moving out of Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari, located between Te Awamutu and Putāruru, to boost existing populations in three areas across the North Island. Before their departure, the birds undergo health checks. Video / Danielle Zollickhofer
Americarna cars roll into Stratford, Taranaki ahead of their scheduled Americana event today.
From a north Taranaki farm to Kenya to a New Plymouth brew pub, local entrepreneur Dan Radcliff says "things don’t have to be boring to do good.” Video / Ilona Hanne / IVHQ / NZ Herald
