Jacob Hiroti now Level 4 qualified Arborist
November 10, 2020
Jono Nixon and Jacob Hiroti, who started with us approx two and a half years ago have finished their apprenticeships and are now Level 4 qualified Arborists based in our Wanganui branch...
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Oceanveiw speedway news
November 10, 2020
Inclement weekend weather forced a number of speedway cancellations over the weekend, but Fast Lane Spares Oceanview Family Speedway wasn't one of them. Despite a cold southerly wind and the threat of...
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Callista awarded 3rd in the NZ Chinese Calligraphy Competition 2020
November 10, 2020
Congratulations to Callista Booth-Richards awarded 3rd place in the New Zealand Chinese Calligraphy Competition 2020! Callista was in the Secondary School Non-Native section. Her prize was a...
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Stella Warner, top woman player of the year for Whanganui Women’s Federation League
November 10, 2020
Congratulations to Stella Warner (year 12-whenua) who received the top woman player of the year award for Whanganui women’s federation league at the central football awards this year! Awesome work...
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Big Bang Adventure Race 2020
November 9, 2020
On 7 November WHS took 1 team of 4 to the Big Bang 6-hour adventure race just out of Levin. The team had to be at the start line by 8.00 for a 8.30am start, which this year was in behind Shannon. The...
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🏆 WHS PASIFIKA AWARDS 2020 🏆
November 6, 2020
The 2020 WHS Pasifika Awards was a colourful, joyous occasion celebrating our Pasifika students. 🎉 It was hosted by our Heads of Pasifika for 2020, Dennihe Edwards and Jacob Brown, who did a...
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Whanganui police are backing Movember to support men's health
November 6, 2020
Members of the Whanganui police force will be seen with more facial hair this month, but it is not because they are slacking off on their shaving routines. They have signed up to participate in the...
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Off to the Finals of the John Prestage Junior Debating Competition
November 6, 2020
After a very successful year of debating, our Kowhai team has reached the finals of the John Prestage Junior Debating Competition. The girls won the semi-final against Collegiate School, in a limited...
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Jazz each Saturday afternoon at Lucky Bar
November 5, 2020
Whanganui jazz star, Angela Crawford, has been promoting jazz and live music in our town for many, many years. Her latest project is to cultivate an audience for cool jazz on Saturday afternoons this...
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Local Focus: New travel agency opens in the middle of global pandemic
November 5, 2020
Whanganui's Flight Centre office closed this week, although 40 still remain around the country. It's a sign of the times, but the service will continue in Whanganui with two long-serving employees...
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First round of the Athletics Regional League in Hawke's Bay
November 5, 2020
On a blustery spring Hawke's Bay day, Tayla Brunger captured the perfect legal tailwind of 2 metres per second to record her first legal sub-12-second 100 metres, stopping the clock at 11.96s in the...
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Sew what? WHS students show outfits
November 5, 2020
After spending the year perfecting their designs, students at Whanganui High School wouldn't let the cancellation of a prestigious fashion competition stop them showing off their designs. With the...
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Youthful exuberance in Peter Pan show
November 4, 2020
These three lovely young ladies are all in the cast of Peter Pan the Pantomime. They certainly seem to be enjoying themselves chatting and singing together when they’re not on stage where they’re...
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Sound Canvas proves a triumph
November 3, 2020
REVIEW Not a single seat in the Royal Wanganui Opera House was filled for Brass Whanganui's second Sound Canvas show on Saturday night which, on any other night, would surely have been a disaster for...
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Tobias and Sophie come 2nd at Salsa Competition held in Christchurch
November 2, 2020
Congratulations to Tobias Perkins and his dance partner and former student Sophie Perkins for gaining 2nd place in the Youth Couples Section, Salsa Competition of the South Island Latin Championships...
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