Day 9 - Home time......Maadi Cup, Twizel 4 A Finals, Girls U17 coxed quad 4th in NZ, Girls U17 single 8th in NZ, Boys U18 pair & double 6th in NZ. Great week of rowing from our squad...
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Keeping the beat
March 24, 2018
Michael teaches WHS student Curtis Jurgen the drums at the Gat Shack. PHOTOS / Stuart Munro We settle in a cafe across the road, and he takes me back to where it all began. His first lessons started...
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Overweel catches Cambridge's best by surprise
March 24, 2018
Jack Overweel had great success with multiple titles at the national secondary school track champs in Cambridge during the week. PHOTO / Bevan Conley Whanganui High School's Jack Overweel only thought...
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3x3 Boys Basketball Tournament
March 23, 2018
Our 3x3 Boys Basketball team finished their tournament off on a high note today (23 March 2018) winning both their games. The boys have had a great time regardless of the final result which is what...
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Fantastic time had at the Waka Ama Champs
March 23, 2018
National Secondary School Waka Ama Championships 2018 Photo (L>R); Kerwyn Morgan, Mairangi Winter, Taina Nauga, Katelyn Satherley, Iriaka Mason, Mikayla Macdonald. Venue: Tikitapu - Blue Lake Date:...
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Move to Whanga-vegas no-brainer
March 23, 2018
Whanganui returnee Nick Robertson and Whanga-newbie Rebecca Hay are laying down the law. PHOTO / Stuart Munro Emma Russell continues her series charting the stories of former Whanganui students who...
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Volleyball Boys great ambassadors
March 23, 2018
This year WHS just took the boys team to National tournament in Palmerston North as the girls team is rebuilding after losing a lot of senior players last year. The boys were placed...
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WHS NISS Athletics Team
March 23, 2018
Congratulations to the below WHS athletes who have made the Wanganui Secondary School Athletics team to compete at the North Island Secondary School Champs in Wanganui on April 6-8. ...
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Broadcaster returns to her roots
March 21, 2018
ON AIR: Whanganui returnee Nicky Rennie will soon celebrate 30 years in broadcasting. PHOTO / Supplied Nicky Rennie has returned to Whanganui after moving away 30 years ago and will soon celebrate...
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Cooks Gallery filled for Open Studios
March 21, 2018
Judy Webby (former WHS teacher) with some of the work on display at Cooks Gallery. PHOTO / Paul Brooks Once again the talented people of Wanganui Arts Society — members and contributing artists...
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High-flying canine guide dog breeder
March 21, 2018
Whanganui High School students Evan Ross (17) and Portia Sharp (17) lead the way organising a fundraiser for guide dogs like Abbot. PHOTOS / Bevan Conley Whanganui golden retriever Abbot is a dog like...
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Artists Open Studios - 2018 Cover winner
March 20, 2018
Whanganui High School student Mikayla Baldwin was the recipient of the 'Artists Open Studios Whanganui - Peoples Choice' and was awarded the honour of having her work as this years cover of the guide...
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History and modern design recipe for art
March 20, 2018
Lily Frederikse says this installation by Raewyn Tauira Paterson at Hasting's City Art Gallery is one of her favourite places. PHOTO / Bill Kearns Whanganui born designer and historian Lily Frederikse...
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Rise to the moment at Maadi Cup
March 20, 2018
BEST OF THE BEST: Thousands of rowers will line up for hundreds of races this week in the NZ Secondary School Rowing Champs and the Maadi Cup.PHOTO / File The grand finale, most prestigious and...
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Whanganui High ride to sixth place
March 20, 2018
TOP 10 EFFORT: The WHS motocross crew at the Rotorua School event. From left, Jaxon Watt, Riki Wainhouse, Michael Ross, Alex Luff-Scott, Tom Gilligan, Scott Emerson, Flynn Phillips, Troy Bullock,...
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