Riders tame the resurrected Okoia Hill Climb
December 31, 2018
WHS old-boy Scott Dowman set the second fastest time of the day at the Okoia Hill Climb.PHOTOS / Lewis Gardner Whanganui's Tarbon Walker was the fastest up the resurrected Okoia Hill Climb on...
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Beach riders race each other - and the incoming waves
December 29, 2018
Mitch Rowe, right, was winner of the Offroad Motocross (Overs) division, with WHS old-boy Ben Dowman runnerup. Whanganui Speed Week transferred from the streets and the hills onto the sand as the...
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Felix Newton remembered as surfer with 'infectious smile'
December 28, 2018
Whanganui surfer Felix Newton died after crashing his ute into Whanganui River in the early hours of Christmas Day 2018. Photo / Supplied Whanganui teen and former WHS student Felix Newton will be...
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Sun comes out for race day
December 27, 2018
Former WHS student Millie Prince was selling t-shirts the Cemetery Circuit merchandise tent. PHOTO / Zaryd Wilson Christmas Day rain made way for more summer-like weather just in time for Whanganui's...
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Carrying on a family tradition at Cemetery Circuit
December 26, 2018
Craig (Cudge) Scott has been part of the track set up crew for over 40 years and now son Alex Scott (WHS student) is taking over his jobPHOTO / Stuart Munro The end of an era is looming for a...
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Motard champion Richie Dibben steps up to F2
December 26, 2018
The Barracks crew, Richie Dibben left, Brian Bernard, Paul Blinkhorne, Chris Dibben, Mick Paul and Logan Kenny are ready for battle. For one Whanganui race team it's all about fostering new young...
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Well done Richie Dibben!
December 26, 2018
Well done Richie Dibben winning both the Super Motard races on Boxing Day, his first racing of the series...
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Siblings to fight it out in Suzuki Series
December 20, 2018
Siblings, Michael and Lucy Dowman (past/present WHS students), to fight it out in Suzuki Series. The Suzuki Gixxer 150 class in this year’s Suzuki Series will be one for locals to watch,...
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Whanganui athletic season performances
December 20, 2018
Former national junior champion Rebecca Baker (WHS) is now second seeded senior middle distance runner and Whanganui's best.Photo / File Christmas and New Year are a time of looking back and of...
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Ranginui keeps Project Runway loss under his hat
December 19, 2018
Whanganui Project Runway NZ contestant Kerry Ranginui is out but not down after missing the top spot on the final episode. Photo / Supplied Kerry Ranginui has known for six months that he is not the...
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School bands join the line-up
December 19, 2018
Whiskey Mama is hosting two Whanganui High School bands at Rock on the River on January 6. It’s new to Caroline’s Boatshed — bands on the back of a truck in the carpark...
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U15 girls claim welcome win at tournament
December 19, 2018
The Eileen Hodges-coached under-15 Whanganui girls' rep team posted their first win against Manawatu at the Central Districts age-group cricket tournament in Palmerston North last week.Photo /...
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Dick Whittington pantomime delivers a laugh a minute
December 18, 2018
Phil Hudson as the wicked widow takes centre stage in Dick Whittington and his Cat at Wanganui Repertory Theatre. Photo / Supplied Review by Liz Wylie If the brief was to take a burly bloke in drag...
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Bike park is wheelie fantastic fun
December 17, 2018
WHS student Lochlan Watson pulls a scooter trick on the senior track at the official opening of the Whanganui Community Bike Park on Saturday.PHOTO / Stuart Munro If you build it, they will come...
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Great Vibe at music festival
December 17, 2018
Plenty of people lined up for the closest view of acts such as Kings, Nomad, Late Night Tales, Whenua Patuwai, Ra Costelloe, The Remnant and Aotea Empire. PHOTO / Stuart Munro An estimated 800 people...
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