Economic Development Featured Prospero Markets Prospero Markets is a fun filled community event held on the last Saturday of each month between 9:00am and12:00pm in Prospero Place, Stratford. Stratford 2035 Stratford 2035 - Making it Real is Council's umbrella term for a number of economic development projects and strategies. Venture Taranaki Venture Taranaki Trust is Taranaki's Regional Development Agency, and exists to help current and future Stratford and Taranaki businesses grow.