Local judokas rack up medals at nationals - October 2015
IT WAS ON for young and old at the 2015 National Judo Championships held in Tauranga from the members of Wanganui's two clubs. Held last weekend, the nationals saw Wanganui City College Judo's...
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Local kayakers represent NZ - April 2015
Former Wanganui High School students Max Brown (left) and Toby Brooke (right) join Aiden Nossiter (absent) to compete in the 2015 Junior and U23 World Sprint Championships in Lisbon, Portugal. In July...
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Local Mancer brothers playing in National Youth Band
Former WHS students Bradley Mancer and brother Jacob to the left of Bradley. Bradley and Jacob Mancer are both in the National Youth Brass Band and will be playing in the Band’s tour in New...
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Local presenter has plenty on boil - June 2016
FRIEND VERSUS FRIEND: Former WHS student, Lou Tyson [left] was in a cook-off against her friend Jethro Gardiner. Getting beaten by her best friend in a TV cooking show was all fun for former Whanganui...
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Local talent has hand in victory
HEARTLAND PRIDE: Ex WHS student Chris Breuer, Hamish Bennett, Dylan Gallien, Harry Symes, and captain Dylan Bowater (ex WHS) after the NZ Heartland XV defeated Auckland Development at the Jock...
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Local teen is off to junior world series - July 2015
Wanganui's outstanding women's cricket all-rounder Jessica Watkin has been selected in the New Zealand Under-18 Indoor women's team off to the 2015 WICF Junior World Series in Brisbane. The Wanganui...
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Locals hope for more success - January 2015
QUICK TIME: Laura O'Keeffe finished second in the New Zealand open water swim champs 16 and 17 year-olds 10km race. Wanganui swimmers Laura O'Keeffe and Jazmin Phillips head to the Wellington...
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Locals on board
FLYING: Former WHS students' Brittany Jones and Kaylee Morrison are two local women employed as flight attendants by Air Chathams.PHOTO / Paul Brooks By Paul BrooksWanganui Midweek 20/12/17
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Locals play each other for bragging rights
Whanganui High School and Wanganui Collegiate will play each other to see who finishes best of the locals on finals day at the lower North Island secondary schools tournament this morning at Laird...
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Locals steal the show - December 2015
Skaters from all around the country contested the sixth running of the St John's Club Rivercity Speed Skating Tour last weekend, but it was the locals who largely stole the show. The premier ladies...
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Loud Shirt Day at Churton School
The photograph shows students in Room 6, along with their teacher and former WHS student, Georgia Flower, giving a big shout out in support of a friend with a hearing impairment. Students at Churton...
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Maadi Cup Rowing
Whanganui High Schools week at Maadi Cup 27 March - 2 April 2017 2 AprilGreat week away for the WHS Rowing Squad at Maadi Cup coming home today! Thanks to our wonderful coaches - Peter Smith,...
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Machinery 'bug' becomes big business
Founder and owner of Matthews Agriculture Thomas Matthews with this seasons barley crop. PHOTO: Bevan Conley. Emma Russell continues her new series charting the stories of former Whanganui students...
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Machines make their mark at student show
MEASURED MOTION: Former WHS student Eva Harkness with her tape measure.PHOTO / Stuart Munro. The works on show at Edith Gallery in Taupo Quay are the result of 10 weeks' work by UCOL art and design...
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Making sweet music with a Grammy winner
Whanganui High School students listening to Panamanian musician Romulo Castro. PHOTO: Lewis Gardner Sounds from the music room of Whanganui High School blended with the expertise of a Grammy...
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