Elite rowers paddle on through holiday season
January 24, 2018
Aramoho Wanganui rower Luke Watts was one of the stars of the Hawkes Bay Cup regatta winning the men's 250m Single Scull Sprint earlier this month. PHOTO / Steve MacArthur Like many summer sports...
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Whanganui sending 20 riders to National Motocross
January 24, 2018
With two years to go in the 15-16-year grade, Whanganui junior rider James Rountree looks to step it up a notch at the Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville this weekend.PHOTO...
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Record, PBs as skiers warm to task
January 23, 2018
Former WHS student Lily Meade was a standout in the U17 slalom girls and set a personal best in the jumps event at Lake Wiritoa. Looking to obtain both world and national ranking points served as the...
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Andersons opens dedicated school uniform shop
January 18, 2018
Andersons opens dedicated school uniform shop. Andersons Menswear has been supplying school uniforms for a long time but now they have opened a second store in the old Eades Sports shop at 184...
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Whanganui students in Wellington Jazzfest
January 18, 2018
Whanganui High School student David Marks in Wellington Jazzfest.PHOTO / Rodger Fox Two local high school students are enjoying the time of their lives in Wellington this week thanks to the Whanganui...
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Judo sensation Keightley Watson wins gold in Holland
January 17, 2018
DECKED: Teenage Whanganui judo prodigy Keightley Watson decks an opponent on his way to gold at the Matsuru Dutch Open Espoir in Holland on Sunday morning New Zealand time. Four weeks intensive of...
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Wanganui skaters punch well above their weight
January 13, 2018
WHS students' Monique Cleeve and Renee Teers were awesome at the NZ Speed Skating Nationals. The Wanganui Amateur Roller Skate Club skaters had an excellent week at the 2018 NZ Speed Skating...
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Massive test for Whanganui judoka
January 10, 2018
BIG TIME: Whanganui judoka Keightley Watson (left) mixes it with Dutch mentor Grim Vuijsters and an English training partner in the Netherlands. Whanganui heavyweight judoka Keightley Watson has a big...
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Former Whanganui student killing it with design
January 9, 2018
Former Whanganui High School student Gabby MacDonald in her new office. PHOTO / supplied EMMA RUSSELL continues her series charting the stories of former Whanganui students who have gone on to success...
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Hinds' Watkin mentors youngsters
January 4, 2018
MENTOR: Classy CD Hinds all-rounder Jessica Watkin is mentoring her youthful hometown Whanganui team in the Cricket Express Girls Under-18 Tournament at Victoria Park this week. PHOTO / Stuart Munro A...
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Whanganui motorcycle riders clean up on Nelson st circuit
January 3, 2018
The Whanganui team Jayden Carrick (left), and former WHS students' Ben Dowman, Richie Dibben and Scott Dowman stand ready to do battle on the streets of Nelson on Tuesday. A brilliant ride in the rain...
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App idea makes for happy campers
January 2, 2018
Former Whanganui High School student Adam Hutchinson receiving a national award for his tourism app that started as a hobby. PHOTO / Supplied EMMA RUSSELL continues her series charting the stories of...
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New principal welcomed at High School
February 8, 2017
New Whanganui High School principal Martin McAllen. PHOTO: Bevan Conley Whanganui High School has welcomed its new principal. Martin McAllen started at the school about three weeks ago, replacing...
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"Flight of Discovery" winners
Sophie Baldwin and Jack Walker, both from WHS, enjoyed their 20 minute “Flight of Discovery” in the October school holidays at the Commercial Pilot Academy in Wanganui. Commercial Pilot...
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"In Our Hands" Youth Art Exhibition
The prizewinners who were at the prizegiving. Eloise Young, 3rd from left, Mikayla Baldwin 4th from left and Ara Moljin far right. We are super proud of our Whanganui High School students for...
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