Wanganui Music Society is teaming up with Whanganui pianist Liam Wooding for a recital next month. Former WHS student, Mr Wooding will perform music by Beethoven, Lizst, Boulez and two New Zealand...
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Pianist Liam Wooding in concert
Pianist and former Whanganui High School student Liam Wooding returns to his home town to play at concert on July 7. Photo / File What's happening in our region this week: WHAT: Pianist Liam Wooding...
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Pirates face tough first battle - March 2015
CHANGING COLOURS: In a reversal of the recent trend, former Pirates midfielder and ex Wanganui High School student Kameli Kuruyabaki has moved over to Kaierau and will face his old team tomorrow...
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Play keeps spirit of panto alive
CAST: The very talented on-stage component of Red Riding Hood. PICTURE: Lizz Hudson Red Riding HoodA Pantomime By Roger HallLyrics by Paul Jenden, music by Michael Nicholas WilliamsDirected by Colin...
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Plenty of variety in talent quest for flood relief
Some of Wanganui's best young talent will be stage tonight in the Wanganui High School Hall for the Centre Stage 2015 talent quest. Facilitator and former WHS student Kiri Wilson said the talent quest...
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Poised to Pounce - May 2015
POISED TO POUNCE: Rebecca Baker (green, left), Wanganui High School runner, stalks the early leaders before clearing out to win the Year 9 Girls' event in Waiouru last week. The Whanganui Regional...
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Power providing the musical accompaniment
WHS student Ben Power is providing the musical accompaniment to the Repertory Theatre's production of Red Riding Hood. Chuckles galore as the newly selected cast of Roger Hall's Red...
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Prelude to rugby semi-final
WHS 1st XV will take on fully committed Metro men. The Wanganui High School 1st XV has slipped to third on the Manawatu McDonalds Colts division rugby championship table after a 27-13 loss to reigning...
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Principal Appointment
PRINCIPAL APPOINTMENT The Board of Trustees are delighted to confirm the appointment of Martin McAllen, as the new Principal of Whanganui High School. Martin will be commencing in...
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Quintet to race in new relay event - June 2016
FIVE Of the 16 Whanganui High School athletes heading to the New Zealand Secondary School Cross Country Championships in Rotorua this weekend will also represent the city in a newly-introduced...
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Rainey makes the NZ Junior Hockey Squad! - September 2015
A big congratulations to Emma Rainey, Y11 student at WHS who has made the NZ Junior Hockey Squad. Below is information on how she got there and the pathway it leads too. Well done Emma! Earlier in the...
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Rainey, Gray & Cohen - NZ U18 Hockey Development camp
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS .... EMMA RAINEY, RYAN GRAY & JORDAN COHEN - selected for the New Zealand U18 Development camp for Hockey in December in New Plymouth. Emma has also been selected in the NHL...
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Rare performance of classic New Zealand play
Three members of a fine cast of the play The Pohutukawa Tree - Carey Knapp (Clive Atkinson), former WHS student Shaila Hawkins (Sylvia Atkinson) and Karen Hughes (Isobel Atkinson). The Pohutukawa...
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Reality TV experience - "surreal"
Former Whanganui man Jack Judd-Nuttall talks to presenter Holly Willoughby in the British reality TV show Meet the Parents. Photo: Supplied At one point during Jack Judd-Nuttall's brief reality TV...
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Reardon champion in making
Whanganui's Seth Readon (former WHS student) claimed the Central Enduro Championship under 300cc class, but missed the overall series win by a whisker. Whanganui has a potential New Zealand champion...
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