RNZ's Maori Correspondent & former WHS student, Leigh-Marama McLachlan will now report out of Whanganui.PHOTO / Jacob McSweeny There's a long list of reasons why Leigh-Marama McLachlan has moved...
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Whanganui Kauika brothers among new frontline cops
January 26, 2019
WHS old boys' Joshua and Riki Kauika are award winning graduates from the Royal New Zealand Police College.Photo / Supplied Whanganui woman Anne Kauika can be very proud of her two sons Riki and Josh...
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Action packed at Oceanview Speedway
January 24, 2019
The wing goes flying from 68V Jason Roberts' car as Trev's Concrete Shootout winner Mizaan Lees uses the bumper during Sunday's action at Fast Lane Spares Oceanview Family Speedway.Photo / Supplied A...
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Outstanding results for students at Long Course Champs
January 24, 2019
Outstanding results for students at the Wellington Long Course Championships. The Whanganui Swimming Club may now come under the Swimming Manawatu banner, but that didn’t stop them going on a...
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Dennison wins at North Island Junior Motocross
January 23, 2019
Consistency pays handsomely for Whanganui's latest motocross champ and former WHS student Ollie Dennison.Photo / Supplied Consistant performances has earned Whanganui teenager Ollie Dennison the...
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Rountree King of Mountain at the double
January 23, 2019
Whanganui's James Rountree (Yamaha YZ250F), on his way to winning his second major motocross trophy for the summer. PHOTO / Andy McGechan It seems these days that every time James Rountree leaves the...
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Impressive Watkin can't save Hinds from a hammering
January 21, 2019
Whanganui's White Fern Jessica Watkin impressed with the ball against the touring Indian Women's team, but it wasn't enough to prevent a 138 run hammering for her Central Districts Hinds in Napier on...
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Thriller at Softball Park
January 21, 2019
The Mustangs and Kapiti pose together after a tight cup final at Softball Park this afternoon.PHOTOS / Bevan Conley The Mustangs Cup will not be staying with the Whanganui club it is named after as...
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Couple's unconventional journey into teaching
January 19, 2019
Tim and Maggie Pauro spent three years studying a bachelor of teaching while raising five children at their Ranana home on the Whanganui River Road. PHOTO / Stuart Munro Tim Pauro remembers getting...
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2019 Cooks Classic review
January 18, 2019
Connor Munro should be delighted with his debut, winning the 400m hurdles at the Cooks Classic on Tuesday.PHOTO / Stuart Munro What a difference a day might have made, as the gust cold winds on...
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Sunflowers brighten life on Whanganui farm
January 18, 2019
Rachel (formerly Rachel Nixon, WHS student) and Chris Davison have added sunflowers to maize and turnip plantings on their Rapanui Rd dairy farm. PHOTO / Lewis Gardner Sunflowers edging a large field...
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Laura wins prestigious NZ Law Foundation Prize
January 17, 2019
Ex Whanganui High School student, Laura Hardcastle, wins prestigious New Zealand Law Foundation Prize. Photo by Martin Stewart Timeframe Photography Laura Hardcastle did well at Whanganui High...
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Watson launches year with bronze medal
January 17, 2019
Whanganui judoka Keightley Watson, right, and his fellow medal winners in the Junior Men U21, 100kg+ grade at the 43rd Matsuru Dutch Espior Judo Open in Holland at the weekend.Photo / Supplied Teenage...
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Whanganui Arts Society's Heritage Exhibition
January 17, 2019
Wanganui Arts Society publicist Judy Webby looks at John Singleton's painting of a soldier, Woodbine Willy. PHOTO / Stuart Munro The past will be celebrated in a Wanganui Arts Society exhibition timed...
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New chairwoman starts
January 16, 2019
Gillian Tasker (left) and Mary-Ann Ewing toast the success of the Literary Festival.PHOTO / Paul Brooks Since 2014 Gillian Tasker has chaired the Literary Festival Trust through two festivals. Now she...
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