TV3 'Story' ran a segment on The Pike River mine disaster last night and how Whanganui High School's winning Stage Challenge entry this year turned one of NZ's worst mining tragedies...
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Two from two on the park
WINNING RUN: The Wanganui U18 team make it two from two representative match-ups after first beating Thames Valley 22-18 then Horwhenua-Kapiti 46-14 last Saturday. The Air Chathams U18 Wanganui...
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Two sides still unbeaten - June 2016
TWO teams continue to dominate the top of the table in the Wanganui Premier One netball championship after the fourth round on Monday night. Phillips Electrical Whanganui High School and Wanganui...
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Two Whanganui students Boston bound
SMART KIDS: WHS student Sidney Filer, left, and Reuben Stedman who will soon be travelling to Boston for the Clubhouse Teen Summit. Thirteen-year-old Sidney Filer has never left New Zealand - he's...
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Two-thirds of drivers pass their test - May 2015
HAPPY: Jack Kennedy pictured with a successful WHS student Shea-Lee Phillips back in 2012. The success rate for the restricted driving test in Wanganui is the highest it has been in four years...
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Tyson 2nd in Miss World NZ pageant
Karla de Beer was crowned Miss World NZ 2016, along side runners up Jess Tyson, left, and Cosmiana Brown, right. Former WHS student Jessica Tyson came second in the Miss World NZ pageant on Saturday...
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U-16 team start in style - September 2015
The Wanganui Under-16 team had a strong start to their Hurricanes Division B tournament in Levin, beating East Coast U-16 29-7 in Levin yesterday. Leading 17-0 at halftime, Wanganui tackled very well...
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U15 boys reach final, girls bow out - October 2015
Triumph and heartbreak marked the semifinals for the Wanganui Under-15 teams at their national tournaments in Wellington and Christchurch yesterday. The Wanganui boys have got themselves back to the...
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U15 Boys Rep Hockey winners
Well done to our WHS boys who were part of the U15 Rep Hockey Team captained by WHS's Connor Hoskin winning the Tier 2 Nationals in Invercargill today! (7 October 2017) PHOTO: Left to right -...
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U15 girls go for glory
WHS student Rebecca Baker (left) has been a prolific goal scorer for the Wanganui Under 15 girls team in the national championship tournament in Nelson. The Wanganui Under 15 hockey girls team...
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U15s faring well at national champs - September 2015
The Wanganui Under-15 boys and girls hockey teams are faring well at their respective national age-group championships. Playing in Wellington the Andrew Spence-coached boys side has won two from two...
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U18 Girls Sevens team win curtain raiser
WHS Girls Keilani Tyrell, Kahurangi Sturmey & De-Ann Tyrell are part of the Wanganui U18 girls sevens team who played and beat Horowhenua/Kapiti girls in the curtain raiser of the Wanganui v...
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U18 Hurricanes Rugby Camp
Good Luck to Dylan Bowater, Griffin Culver and Adam Bolt (Cullinane) from our WHS 1st XV who are this week at the U18 Hurricanes Rugby Camp along with Harry Unsworth from Collegiate. The...
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U20s show grit to retain regional crown - September 2015
HARD EARNED: WHS student Daniel Kauika had another solid game at fullback and made good breaks out wide in the Wanganui Under-20s victory game at the International Rugby Academy in Palmerston...
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Ultimate Frisbee Tournament
WHS Ultimate Frisbee team went to Owen Delany Park in Taupo on 27 & 28 March to compete in the 2017 NZSS Ultimate Champs. WHS Ultimate Frisbee finished their NZSS nationals yesterday with the...
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