Rural women blow away judges with their fencing skills.

Talks have begun on the "most severe" Treaty grievance in the country - Mt Taranaki.

Stratford mayor Neil Volzke says he is "beyond frustrated" with the lack of work being done on SH43. "I drove along SH43 in late

"It's a really sad day for the members of the Stratford RSA to find themselves in this predicament, however I think it has been apparent

Members of Stratford's RSA are considering putting the south Taranaki association into liquidation. One former committee member describes

Labour's Whanganui candidate to contest September's general election says she can wrest back the electorate from National and has

"But why?" I have heard repeatedly, incredulously. "Why, Stratford?" "But why on earth not?" I always reply, somewhat amused at how

Most people probably think they have some sort of handle on the methamphetamine problem. They will be aware that Customs is kept busy

Last month Station Officer Richard (Ritchie) Kuklinski became the 26th member of the Inglewood Volunteer Fire Brigade to be awarded

The readers were the winners on Thursday night last week, when Team Book Club, made up of members from one of the Stratford Library

Jack Jordan won the Young New Zealand Rural Sportsperson of the Year award.

The Stratford Agency of New Plymouth Citizens Advice Bureau is on the lookout for new volunteers. So if you are interested in people

It was time for students to question the media and their MP when some Year 9 Stratford High School students met Chester Borrows and

Fleece will be flying when the Taranaki Shears visits Stratford.

Taking creativity to a new level, the fridge outside Verdigris Studio on Broadway in Stratford has been repurposed into a magical

Are you a gallant rural gent who is more at home behind the wheel of a tractor than in the backseat of an Uber? Then you might just

Dairy farmer Judy Brown loves a challenge, especially if it involves scissors and a hot glue gun. The Hawera grandmother designed

On Friday, February 17 Kaponga Primary School was lucky enough to have the Rugby League World Cup come to the school. The tour was

Dave Hunger is closing the gate on open days at the farm due to safety concerns.

There will be no pests near their nests for the two young kiwi, Piko and Hori, who are settling into their new home at the Rotokare

"It's bad to throw away lots of plastic. That's why we put it in the special box." She's only four years old but Harmony Leigh knows

"Just one hour a week can change the course of a young person's life." Brenda Buchanan, case manager for the Stratford branch of

An 800-cow farm at Kapuni has produced Taranaki's top dairy trainee for the second year in a row.

Anyone involved in fundraising for voluntary community groups knows at times it feels like hard work securing funding for projects

Established in New Zealand since 1885, St John has been woven into the tapestry of our communities and has grown to become NZ's most

On March 1st, 1892, a few Freemasons from Taranaki met in the Midhirst Hall to hold the first meeting of Lodge Hinemoa. The Charter

During the school holidays the 21st New Zealand Scout Jamboree was held in the South Island. Nine scouts and four support staff from

It's Girl Guide biscuit time again so keep an eye out for stalls run by members of the association such as Morgan and Madeline Hobo

Sales are blooming in Stratford, at least when it comes to Shiseido's Ever Bloom fragrance at Moss, Rocard and Smith Chemist. Shiseido

Armed police are guarding a property where a car is believed to house a meth lab.