Whanganui's Sosoli Talawadua on rugby world cup postponement
March 6, 2021
Whanganui Black Fern Sosoli Talawadua was "gutted" but pragmatic about the likelihood of this year's women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand being postponed. Talawadua, who played in the Black Ferns at...
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2021 Pattillo Whanganui Arts Review winners announced - Whanganui Chronicle write up
March 6, 2021
If the 2021 Pattillo Whanganui Arts Review is anything to go by, people in our region have been busy creating in the past 12 months. While, undoubtedly, 2020 was one of the toughest years many of us...
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Care of coastline a labour of love
March 5, 2021
Castlecliff Coast Care's Graham Pearson was collecting seeds from the spinifex and pīngao plants in the sand dunes at Castlecliff Beach this week. The native sand-binding sedge plants are a vital...
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Ruby McIntyre wins both Secondary School girls' and Club Women's Final at Whanganui Tennis Champs
March 4, 2021
Representative player Tim McKenzie had a battle on his hands to finally wrest the Whanganui Tennis Club's senior men's title from the hands of the freshly crowned Secondary School champion. Sasha...
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Whanganui Walls and Music event, March 18-21
March 4, 2021
Whanganui Walls Street Art Festival started in 2019 and was to continue last year but Covid stopped that. Organisers, Shanti Sibbing and Simon Ormerod say, “We were up until early hours of the...
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Whanganui Jazz Club Opens with Classical Jazz
March 4, 2021
The first show of the 2021 season features a group of Whanganui musicians playing jazz from the classic jazz repertoire. Patron of the club, Angela Crawford, has been promoting and playing this music...
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WHS Visual Arts Alumni - Stefanie McKnight
March 4, 2021
We have reached out to some of our VISUAL ARTS ALUMNI to answer a few questions and will be posting their responses periodically. First up STEFANIE MCKNIGHT at WHS from 2003-2007 where she took Art,...
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Patillo Arts Review awards ceremony cancelled, but winners to be announced online
March 3, 2021
The 2021 Pattillo Whanganui Arts Review drew more than 180 entrants from around the Whanganui region. The opening night event and awards ceremony of the 2021 Pattillo Whanganui Arts Review, has been...
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Relay For Life 2021
March 3, 2021
Any students or teachers wanting to join the WHS Relay For Life team, please fill out the Google Form on bit.ly/whsrfl2021. The event will be held at Cooks Gardens on 13 and 14 March (4pm Saturday -...
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Cayden comes away winning 2 Cups at the annual Whanganui Bridge to Bridge Challenge
March 2, 2021
Swimmers dived into the Whanganui River over the weekend to compete in the annual Bridge to Bridge swim. Hosted by the Whanganui Multisport Club, 34 swimmers competed in the 3km event. Starting near...
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NEWSLETTER - March 2021
March 1, 2021
Following on from my message placed onto our main WHS Facebook page on Sunday, our WHS ALERT LEVEL 2 SAFETY PLAN is re-activated again until we return to Alert Level 1. Key summary points: Whanganui...
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Pride Week: Long lunch brings out the bright and the beautiful in Whanganui
March 1, 2021
All the colours of the rainbow were fluttering on Whanganui's Dublin St Bridge on Sunday as diners enjoyed lunch at tables along the city-side walkway. The long lunch was part of Whanganui Pride Week...
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Beach clean up 2021
March 1, 2021
The Community Prefects held the annual Beach Clean Up on Saturday 27 February. We managed to pick up about 50kg of rubbish and had heaps of fun!! A big thank you to those that participated as well as...
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Message from Principal, Mr McAllen, back on Alert Level 2 Safety Plan
February 28, 2021
Further to the Prime Minister’s announcement last night, our WHS Alert Level 2 Safety Plan is activated again. Please note: All student and teacher trips outside of Whanganui City limits between 1...
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INTRODUCING OUR HEAD PREFECTS 2021!!
February 25, 2021
Whanganui High School News - February 2021 ⭐️ INTRODUCING OUR HEAD PREFECTS 2021 ⭐️ Congratulations to you all!! 👏👏 READ about our Head Prefect Team in the February 2021 edition of our...
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