Whanganui students get hands-on experiences at careers expo
March 27, 2021
Junior high school students from across the Whanganui region got hands-on work experience at the Wanganui Racecourse this week. Virtual crime-solving, donning full military combat equipment, using...
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Rugby league: Three Whanganui players stand-outs in national under-20 series
March 27, 2021
Three key players in the national rugby league under-20 series-leading Central Districts Under-20 team are itching to perform in front of a home crowd at Cooks Gardens in Whanganui on Sunday, March...
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'It's bloody tough': New rules and the Whanganui market
March 27, 2021
Jason George (former WHS student) has been seriously looking to purchase a home in Whanganui in recent months but still can't see how he'll finally get on the ladder in the current market. "I've been...
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Awesome results at the Wanganui Rugby Rippa Tournament!
March 26, 2021
Well done to our WHS Rippa Rugby teams who played in the Wanganui Rugby Rippa Tourney today! We won all the secondary school grades!! 💚💛🎉 Results were: Y9-10 Boys finals - WHS vs Cullinane...
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⭐️ Whanganui High School Newsletter - March 2021 ⭐️
March 25, 2021
Celebrating Success of our Amazing Students!! 🥳 🥳 Take a LOOK at the March 2021 edition of our School Newsletter️ To read other Newsletters see our School Newsletters page.
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Athletics: Leading performances at Whanganui Secondary Schools Champs bode well for upcoming events
March 25, 2021
As mentioned previously in this column, Whanganui athletes have performed well nationally from such a small centre and the leading performances reported on last week bode well for forthcoming major...
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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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