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Stratford
Taranaki
New Zealand

Stratford is in the Taranaki Region, in New Zealand's North Island, located approximately half-way between New Plymouth and Hawera.  It is the closest main centre to Egmont National Park.  

Stratford was named in honour of Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon in England.  That's why most of the street names have a reference to the great playwright.  You can watch a five-minute rendition of his famous play, Romeo and Juliet at the town's famous Glockenspiel clock tower.  Life like animated models emerge for the balcony scene four times a day, reaffirming their vows of love.

A great place to live, work and enjoy

               

Stratford - highlights 

  • Glockenspiel clock tower in the town centre - one of a kind in New Zealand
  • Stratford Speedway - stock car racing
  • Malone memorial gates - largest war memorial for an individual soldier
  • Colonel Malone bronze statue - commerates the war hero
  • Swimming holes along the Patea River in Stratford
  • Swingbridge - installed in 1902
  • Last fuelling point before the 150 kilometre Forgotten World Highway
  • Shopping and business
  • Variety of restaurants and takeaways
  • Multipurpose sports, recreation, and events complex
  • Library
  • Cinema
  • Theatre - the first in the Southern Hemisphere to show talking pictures in 1925
  • Public art gallery
  • Community centre
  • Aquatic centre - open all year
  • Walking trails, in, around, and all over Stratford
  • Beautiful parks and gardens
  • Accommodation of all types
  • Health Care Centre
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