New Ruapehu College principal Marama Allen has all the right connections
December 8, 2020
Ruapehu College has a new principal with a face that is familiar to everyone in the local community. Board of trustees chairman Elijah Pue has announced the appointment of former deputy Marama Allen,...
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Tobias wins the William Wallace Te Rakahinonga Auaha Creative Entrepreneur Award
December 7, 2020
Congratulations to Year 10 student, Tobias Perkins, for receiving the William Wallace Te Rakahinonga Auaha Creative Entrepreneur Award for success in the face of adversity. Tobias received the $3000...
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Arlo Johnston - 2nd in the NZ Amateur Dirt Jump Nationals 2020
December 7, 2020
Well done to Y11 student Arlo Johnston who came 2nd in NZ in the Amateur Dirt Jump Nationals in Taupo in the weekend. Also to Leo Roberts who competed and rode well in the weekend. Awesome work Boys!!...
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Jury Cup Rowing results
December 7, 2020
A great regatta in the weekend for our WHS rowers representing Aramoho Whanganui Rowing Club. Our Novice rowers excelled themselves in winning some races. All crews did well throughout the weekend in...
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Taylor Barrie is currently doing an internship with Bay of Islands - Fullers GreatSights
December 7, 2020
Internship Story – Taylor Barrie Interacting with dolphins, whales and other marine animals is just another “day in the office” for Adventure Tourism Management student Taylor Barrie. Taylor is...
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Whanganui sport: All the action from our cricket teams
December 5, 2020
Round six of the Coastal Challenge Cup club competition is split this weekend with Horowhenua-Kapiti teams taking on club sides from Wairarapa. Next weekend the remaining Whanganui teams, Whanganui...
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Losing a loved one: Why the Māori way is a good way
December 5, 2020
Growing up in Whanganui, my weekends were often spent delicately balancing my scrawny legs on a ladder, with a bucket of soapy water and scrunched up newspaper, cleaning my Nan's windows. I always...
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Hair stylist Sam Su'a returns to Whanganui to open The Studio
December 5, 2020
One of New Zealand's most sought-after hair stylists has moved home to Whanganui and is setting up shop. Sam Su'a was born and raised in Whanganui, but left at the age of 19 to pursue a career as a...
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Whanganui surf lifesavers reporting for summer patrol
December 5, 2020
Surf lifeguard patrols will begin at beaches at Castlecliff and Mowhanau from next Saturday and volunteers are keen to push a water safety message as the summer days heat up. There are familiar names...
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Whanganui's Boxing Day special is the Cemetery Circuit motorcycle races
December 4, 2020
The Christmas rush may be over by Boxing Day, but nobody in Whanganui will be showing any signs of slowing down. Let's just hope the police are looking the other way on December 26 when motorbike...
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Athletics update by Alec McNab
December 3, 2020
Less than one hundredth of a second separated 20-year-old Sam Tanner from a share of the Cooks Gardens 1500 metre track record on Tuesday evening. Tanner who joined the illustrious list of Cooks...
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River City Speed Skating Tour a teaser ahead of the nationals in Whanganui next month
December 3, 2020
The cream of New Zealand's skaters were eager to perform at the 11th annual St John's Club River City Speed Skating in Whanganui at the weekend with the national championship just a month away at the...
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Kowhai team winners of the prestigious John Prestage Debating Competition 2020
December 2, 2020
Whanganui High School Kowhai Team - Proud Winners!! On the first day of Summer our Kowhai team took on Fielding Agricultural High School in the finals of the prestigious John Prestage Debating...
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Whanganui police show off Movember growth after month of no shaving
December 1, 2020
A group of Whanganui police officers are sporting impressive moustaches after a month of no shaving during November. Constable Caleb Watt recruited 20 colleagues from all Whanganui police workgroups...
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2020 Winning House : WHENUA!
November 30, 2020
In 2020, Whenua House excelled through the hardships of Covid-19, achieving a lot of success despite the circumstances. As leaders, we felt pressure to continue our winning form from 2019. There was...
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