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Brown joins New Zealand's elite

Whanganui's Max Brown on his way to fourth place in the K1 1000m at the Blue Lakes regatta in Rotorua at the weekend.PHOTO courtesy of Jamie Troughton, Dscribe Media.  New location to bring new... Read More

Brown knows Pulse must notch up first win - March 2015

For ex-pat Wanganui netballer and Silver Fern Jodi Brown, the most important matches to win in this season's ANZ Championship are the Kiwi derbies. A netball nomad who has played in four of the five... Read More

Brown passes Level 2 Football referee exam

Well done to Charlie Brown in year 11 who has just passed his level 2 accreditation football referee exam. This now enables Charlie to referee men's league. Charlie already refs youth and women and... Read More

Brown recommits to Pulse for 2016 - September 2015

STAYING PUT: Former WHS student Jodi Brown has signed up for her second season with the Pulse. Wanganui expat shooter Jodi Brown has recommitted to the Mojo Pulse for the 2016 ANZ Championship as the... Read More

Brown set to battle it out in Master Electricians final

Former Whanganui High School student Nathan Brown set to battle it out in Master Electricians Challenge final. A passion for sound engineering led to Nathan Brown becoming an electrical apprentice... Read More

Budding stars on show at Cooks

MULTI TALENTED: Promising track runner Paris Munro proved she was also a dab hand at high jumping during the Whanganui High School Junior Track and Field Championships at Cooks Gardens yesterday... Read More

Busy time for Dibben

DIBBEN DOUBLE: Whanganui's Richie Dibben (former WHS student), interviewed by the course commentator after winning both super motard races at Manfeild on Sunday ahead of his Malaysian trip this week... Read More

Butters adds another trophy to family mantle

Whanganui's Paris Butters continued her family's fine legacy at the 2016 Dunlop Slazenger Wanganui Open by winning the women's open singles and doubles titles for the first time. In a small women's... Read More

Butters family cleans up in Hamilton

All former WHS students; Sam, left, Paris and Kyle Butters with their trophies from the Maori Tennis Championships in Hamilton on Thursday. It was another haul of tennis trophies for the talented... Read More

Call goes out for future champs

Class hockey player and Whanganui High School student, Emma Rainey is a prime example of a Whanganui Future Champion. The Mitre 10 Mega Wanganui Future Champions Trust funding round is now open and... Read More

Campaign to promote positive sideline behaviour

ROLE MODELS:  The Community Good Sports campaign was launched last week by, from back from left, Tess Petley (For Our Kids), Joshua Callaghan (Wanganui City College), Joline Henry (former Silver... Read More

Candidates go back to school

National candidate Harete Hipango sits with a Year 9 Chinese language student.Candidates go back to class at teachers' invitation at Whanganui High School. These days students are allowed to talk in... Read More

Capturing small town's images - November 2015

DUNEDIN-BASED photographer and former WHS student Samantha Matthews was faced with an unexpected challenge while putting together her latest exhibition. From Fordell is showing at Space Gallery until... Read More

Carnivorous plant musical opens

FEED ME: Former WHS student, Shaila Hawkins as Audrey and Chris Pedley as Seymour with carnivorous plant Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors. Shaila Hawkins says she is pumped and ready for her role... Read More

Cart race brings out the innovators, speedsters

DOWN LOW: WHS student Lily Rose Claypole had a different perspective than most of the competitors at the Soapbox Derby.PHOTO: Stuart Munro  There were plenty of thrills and not many spills at the... Read More
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