Competition Terms and Conditions

The Summer in Stratford Bingo game is organised by Stratford District Council.

How to enter:

• Pick up a photo from the Stratford Library and Visitor Informationc Centre or Wai o Rua - Stratford Aquatic Centre.
• Visit the places pictured on the Bingo card.
• Take a photo at each place you visit and mark your Bingo card.
• Each completed line is eligible for one entry in the prize draw. Complete more lines for more entries!
• Email a photo of your Bingo card, along with the photos of your travels around the Stratford district, and contact details to yoursay@stratford.govt.nz by 1 February 2026.

Eligibility:

• Participants under 18 years must have permission from a parent or legal guardian to enter.
• Staff and elected members of Stratford District Council, and their immediate family members, cannot enter.
• Only photos taken by the participant during the promotion period (28 November 2025 to 1 February 2026) are eligible.
• By entering, participants confirm the photos are their own original work.

Guide to good photos:

• Be safe. Don't put yourself or others at risk when taking your photos.
• Be respectful. Don't photograph illegal, unsafe, or inappropriate behaviour, or take photos of people without their consent.
• Photos can be horizontal or vertical in layout, choose what works best for the environment you're photographing.
• Avoid blurry photos, we want to see your beautiful snaps with ease!
• If you choose to have people in your photos, show off those smiles, and make sure people have given consent as your photo may be used for promotional purposes by Stratford District Council.

Prizes (the fun stuff!)

• Entries go in the draw to win one of the below options:
  • one-night accommodation package at Ngātai Ruanui Stratford Mountain House (valued at $380); or
  • a personalised Summer in Stratford Prize Pack up to the value of $250.
• Prizes are not transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
• The winner will be drawn at random from eligible entries, and notified by email.
• If a winner cannot be contacted within 7 days, the Organiser may select another winner.
• Stratford District Council's prize draw is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• The Summer in Stratford Prize Pack will only be delivered to a New Zealand address.

Privacy and Use of Images

• By entering, participants give Stratford District Council permission to use submitted photos for promotional purposes.
• Stratford District Council will inform participants if their photos are chosen for promotional purposes at the end of the competition.
• Photos may be used with the participant's first name only.
• Personal information will be held and used in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020. Read our Privacy Policy here.

Stratford District Council reserves the right to disqualify any participant who breaches these terms and conditions, and cancel or amend the competition if necessary.

Stratford District Council (SDC) is running a competition called “Send ya lids off to school” for schools and early childhood education centres (ECE) within the Stratford district.

The competition calls for schools and ECE to collect clean plastic milk and cream bottle lids of all colours from their school community.

To be entered into the competition, schools and ECE need to:

1. Be within the Stratford district boundary
2. Confirm their participation to SDC’s Waste & Water Education Officer by 16 August 2024
3. Be prepared and able to collect clean milk and cream bottle lids from their students, school community, and members of the public
4. Be able to provide an accurate number of the families enrolled at their school or ECE that live at a single address.

The participating school or ECE, that collects the highest number of bottle lids for each family that attends the school or ECE, will win a $1,000 voucher for a local business of their choice. For the purposes of this competition, a family is counted as one family if they live at a single address.

At end of term 3, between 1 October and 4 October 2024, SDC will complete a halfway count of collected milk and cream bottle lids and after that point will let participating schools and ECE know how their collection numbers compare to others participating.

• The competition period runs during terms 3 and 4 of 2024, starting at 7am Monday 22 July and ending at 4pm Friday 13 December.
• Prizes can't be exchanged for cash or different products or services.
• SDC will contact the winner via phone or email by 4pm Wednesday 18 December. Winners will have 7 days to respond before the prize is instead given to the school or ECE who received the next highest number of lids collected for each family enrolled.
• By entering the competition, participants give SDC permission to use the name of their school or ECE and to take photos of staff and / or students as part of future promotional and marketing material.
• For any questions, please contact WasteMinimisation@Stratford.govt.nz or call 06 765 6099