Guitars-a-fire & Ben Power were on fire!
December 9, 2018
Guitars-a-fire and Ben Power were on fire, performing at the Wanganui Male Choirs 120th Jubilee Concert last Sunday, 9 December. "The skill and ability these students showed belied their youthful...
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Whanganui High School Outdoor Education teacher, Mr Barnett - 2nd in his age group at the 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 Taupo on Saturday 8 December! Woohoo well done Josh, fantastic role model and such an...
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Vilimoni nominated for NZ Sevens Player of the Year
December 7, 2018
Expat Whanganui player Vilimoni Koroi is nominated for NZ Sevens Player of the Year, while his Commonwealth Games gold medal winning side is nominated for NZ Team of the Year. While Steelform Wanganui...
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Winning week for Project Runway star Kerry Ranginui
December 7, 2018
Kerry Ranginui appraises the outfits of Ballet School Dropouts Dahlia Dangerous and Trillian at the Whanganui Christmas at the Races event. PHOTO / Bevan Conley Sitting in a judge's seat at the...
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Christmas Panto - Dick Whittington & His Cat at Repertory
December 6, 2018
Some of the cast of Dick Whittington and His Cat at Carlton School to promote the upcoming show. L>R; Ronan Shaw, Chris McKenzie, Maddison McKenzie and Heath McKenzie. Repertory...
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Good luck to our Touch Team heading off to Nationals
December 6, 2018
Good Luck to coach Sean Brown and our WHS Touch team in Auckland this weekend for the NZSS Nationals! 7-9 December, Pulman Park, Takanini, Auckland. Go hard girls!! Lisa MurphyWHS Director of...
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Paddling for Gold at Kayak Regatta
December 6, 2018
Whanganui paddlers Toby Brooke, (left) and Max Brown are fresh out of the water after winning the K2 1000m at the Blue Lakes 2 Sprint Kayak Regatta in Rotorua at the weekend.Photo / Supplied New...
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WHS students pack out the podium at cooking competition
December 6, 2018
Britney Walsh, Caitlyn Butlin, Zoe Henry Watson and Kelahn Te Awhe (back) with their medals. The road to Hell’s Kitchen begins at home and is paved with toffee-broccoli cupcakes and omelettes...
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Heath ready to play Dick Whittington
December 5, 2018
Fifteen-year-old Heath McKenzie, a year 10 student at Whanganui High School, is a busy lad, playing football, cricket and athletics when he's not rehearsing for his lead role in Dick Whittington...
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NZSS Champs a medal-fest for Whanganui athletes
December 5, 2018
Travis Bayler (centre) ran the race of his life to win the Senior 400m after an outstanding surge from an outside lane to record a magnificent personal best and his first sub 50 second effort (49.92)...
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Fashion in the field a glitzy event
December 3, 2018
The crowd at Whanganui's Christmas at the Races was so well dressed that more could have entered the Fashion in the Field event, judge Kerry Ranginui said.PHOTOS / Bevan Conley He's a pattern maker...
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Mahe wins his fifth Billy Webb Challenge
December 3, 2018
WHS students Niamh Monk, Ally Bennett and Blake Hogan all had fantastic results in their races at the Billy Webb Challenge event on the Whanganui River.PHOTO / Bevan Conley Mahe...
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170-year race milestone to be celebrated
December 1, 2018
Kerry Ranginui is the celebrity judge for today's fashion stakes at the Wanganui Jockey Club Races.
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Best from young, old at annual exhibition
December 1, 2018
Judy Webby of Wanganui Arts Society with her painting depicting an old barn on the O'Leary farm. Photo / Stuart Munro Artworks on show at Whanganui's Cooks Gallery cover a broad spectrum of mediums...
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Come fly with me
December 1, 2018
Former WHS student Jared Kirk wants a future where he can share the joy of travel with his family through his flying.PHOTO / Jacob McSweeny A new international pilot school in Whanganui has more...
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