The talented students at Stratford Primary School took us on a music and dance tour through the decades. Stratford Press Managing Editor, Ilona Hanne, caught some of the action.

Daffodil Day in Stratford and Inglewood

The 100 year anniversary of the Battle of Chunuk Bair was commemorated in Stratford on Saturday, August 8, with a charter parade. Members of the 5/7 Battalion of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment marched through the streets to the Malone Gates. PHOTOS: ILONA HANNE

Police dogs and puppies in training with handlers. Photos/supplied.

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.

Stratford Rugby and Sports Club rugby matches from Queens Birthday Weekend.

For quarter of a century, Matau farmer Jack Rawlinson has saddled up his horses and mustered his stock the old fashioned way, on horseback.

Residents and visitors came out in force to help Inglewood celebrate a very special birthday on Saturday November 19. The band rotunda is now 102 years old, while the town hall is 100. Local photographer Bryce Hollands was there and took some pictures that he has kindly sent to the Stratford Press.

Students from the Diann Jeffares school of dance showed off their talent to staff and residents at the Maryann Rest Home last week. The audience was treated to a range of dance styles, from the hornpipe to a dance version of the Wizard of Oz.

More than 400 service men and women are buried at the Eltham cemetery. On Thursday Eltham locals, visitors and dignitaries paid homage to these heroes, as well as those buried overseas, with a dawn service, a parade through town, the laying of wreaths at the memorial at Eltham Primary School and the laying of memorial crosses at the cemetery. Anzac Day memorial services were also held in Stratford, Inglewood and Kaponga.

A round up of some of the events which went on around Stratford this week.

The country saw one of the largest dump of snow in decades over the past week and Central Taranaki was no exception. Here are some photos of locals having fun in the snow.

New Zealand was blanketed by snow after a cold front from the artic blew across the country.

Photo of two girls playing snakes and ladders in the sun at the garden festival

Photo of the train AB 745, about to start restoration

photo of new exhbition at Percy Thomson Gallery

photo of catherine's greenhouse with tomatoes

photo of gordon's gates with man who made them

photo of the graduates for 2010