Arlo smashes his first attempt in the Downhill event at the North Island Schools MTB Championships 2021
March 25, 2021
Arlo Johnston and George Davies recently returned from a successful 2 days of MTB racing in Auckland at the North Island Schools MTB Championships. Both did very well on Day 1 for the Enduro event,...
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Lauren Phillips is excelling at Polocrosse!
March 25, 2021
Woohoo!! 🎉🎉 Year 12 student, Lauren Phillips is excelling in the sport of Polocrosse!! 🏇 * Selected in NZ Polocrosse Junior U16 Team for 2021 👏 * Recipient of NZ Polocrosse Junior U16...
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Trinity's Scholarship to attend the NZ Coastal Restoration Trust's annual conference
March 24, 2021
I recently won a scholarship to attend the New Zealand Coastal Restoration Trust's annual conference held in and around Whanganui from 9-12 March 2021. The annual conference is an event where...
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Inter-House Touch - Round one results
March 24, 2021
Results for round one of the inter house touch. Moana vs Whenua - Moana won 4-1 💛 Awa vs Maunga - Maunga won 4-0 ❤️ Well done to Moana and Maunga on their wins!! 💛❤️💚💙
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Mrs Coombs - NZ House and Garden
March 24, 2021
Look who's work is featured in the latest NZ House and Garden magazine... ARTIST OPEN STUDIOS this weekend. Saturday and Sunday 10am-4pm. 56 - MRS KAYE COOMBS...
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Dance spectacular marks 50 years
March 24, 2021
How do you celebrate 50 years of teaching dance in Whanganui? You put on a show, of course. Sharyn Underwood School of Dance presents Moving with the Times, a dance spectacular at the Royal Wanganui...
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Whanganui Walls shows what can be done at Majestic Square
March 23, 2021
I would have said that watching reformed rockers Pluto headline the Whanganui Walls music festival at Majestic Square on Saturday night was an exercise in joyous nostalgia, but their opening song,...
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Rowing: Whanganui's best ready for Maadi Cup
March 23, 2021
After the 2020 Aon Maadi Cup was cancelled for the first time in its 74-year history due to Covid-19 lockdown and the recent North and South Island Secondary School Champs also cancelled with the...
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Fantastic time had at this years Prefect Camp in Wellington
March 22, 2021
On the 18th of March, the Whanganui High School Prefect team headed down to Wellington for an overnight stay full of fun, team-bonding activities and the exciting “Amazing Race”. The prefect camp...
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Whanganui's Kyokoshin Karate heads to Napier for showdown
March 20, 2021
Nine fighters from a local dojo are heading to Napier this weekend to compete in the New Zealand Match Fight Championships. Kyokoshin Karate, based on St Hill St, haven't competed in an event since...
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That's a wrap! Whanganui Walls street art festival a hit
March 20, 2021
Whanganui's central city looks even more colourful thanks to the work of some of New Zealand's most talented street artists. Officially wrapping up on Sunday afternoon, the second Whanganui Walls...
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Mad Loot Games in 'The Marketplace'
March 20, 2021
Two local game enthusiasts have turned their passion and hobby into a store. First-time business owners Nic Plane and Kelly Thurston have opened Mad Loot Games, a store focusing on Magic: The...
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Good Luck to our teams heading away to Summer Tournament Week
March 19, 2021
Good luck to our teams heading away this weekend to Summer Tournament Week. Our rowers are at Lake Karapiro at Maadi Cup. Our volleyball teams are in Palmerston Nth at the Nationals. Our Mountain Bike...
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WHS teachers involved in Artists Open Studios this weekend
March 19, 2021
We are so lucky to live in such a creative community. ARTIST OPEN STUDIOS start this weekend. Saturday and Sunday 10am-4pm. Five studios worth noting: 42 - MR HALL...
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Whanganui rider Rebecca Benge at NZ Mounted Games aiming for clean sweep of open titles
March 19, 2021
Whanganui riders continue to feature among the elite group at national level of the New Zealand Mounted Games. Former Whanganui High School student, Rebecca Benge, 20, only needs the national...
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