Two athletes flying Whanganui flag at World Roller Games
June 20, 2019
Whanganui athletes Dean Fitness, left, and Jimi Blinkhorne will fly the River City flag with the New Zealand Roller Hockey team at the World Roller Games in Spain next month.Photo / Supplied Two...
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Brown cements his K2 spot for World Champs
June 19, 2019
Whanganui paddler Max Brown (left), and Kiwi K2 teammate Kurtis Imrie have made the New Zealand team for the Canoe Sprint World Championships in Hungary in August.Photo / Supplied Whanganui's Max...
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Commission for local ATC cadet
June 19, 2019
Kalib Matthews (pictured) recently completed an eight-day New Zealand Cadet Forces Commissioning Course at the Royal New Zealand Air Force base at Ohakea. The course concluded with a passing out...
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Debut show mimicks paintings
June 19, 2019
Lily Claypole's exhibition Mimesis is on at Fine Arts Whanganui.PHOTO / Paul Brooks Mimesis is Lily Claypole’s debut solo exhibition at Fine Arts Whanganui. The 2018 Young Artists Scholarship...
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Experienced cast set for Dibley
June 19, 2019
Chris McKenzie on set at Amdram. PHOTO / Paul Brooks Chris McKenzie is directing Amdram's production of The Vicar of Dibley, which opens this week at Amdram Theatre. "It's going very well," he...
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Fast-paced action on roller skates
June 19, 2019
West Coast Bombers, including former student Lily Claypole.PHOTO / Jacs Rush Whanganui Roller Derby League the West Coast Bombers will once again host their foremost roller derby event All-Day...
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Lyric Singers join the band
June 19, 2019
Lyric Singers in concert last year. PHOTO / Paul Brooks Local student musicians feature as guest artists in the Lyric Singers' Taking Flight concert this Saturday. Apart from bringing people...
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Netball talk
June 19, 2019
Defending Netball Whanganui Premier A1 champions Kaiwhaiki continue to search for their top form despite a decisive 56-35 win over competition newcomers Kaierau A2 in the first game of round two on...
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Sam's playing top rugby in the US
June 19, 2019
Sam's playing top rugby in the US Sam Malcolm playing for Manawatu last year.PHOTO / Getty Images Straight as an arrow! And in true Johnny Wilkinson style it was a dropped goal that took the...
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Vicar's team ready for the stage
June 19, 2019
The cast of The Vicar of Dibley. PHOTO / Jacqui McKenzie JOAN: We open tomorrow! The Vicar of Dibley will be at Amdram Theatre for the next week. Mike and I have loved being part of the...
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WHS student wows judges with short story
June 19, 2019
A WHS student has impressed the judges with her creative mind in the New Zealand Secondary School Writing Competition...
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Year 9 students did us proud at the Manawatu Readers Cup
June 19, 2019
On Wednesday evening, WHS took a team of five Year 9 students to the Manawatu Readers Cup held at the Feilding Civic Centre. It was an evening of quiz questions on six novels, which had the WHS...
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Hockey Whanganui Men unbeaten
June 18, 2019
Patrick Madder and a predominantly young Whanganui men's team continued their unbeaten streak in Hockey Manawatu Premier Reserve grade after beating Marton Hockey Club on Saturday.Photo / File The...
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WHS Performing Arts Concert to showcase talents
June 18, 2019
WHS Performing Arts Concert 2019 Christian Garratt, winner of Whanganui SmokefreeRockquest will be performing at Battle of the Houses. PHOTO / Bevan Conley Whanganui High School students will...
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WHS renames gyms and courtyard
June 18, 2019
Three buildings and the school's courtyard have been renamed. PHOTO / Bevan Conley Whanganui High School has changed the names of some of its buildings and taken on additional names for others...
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