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Whanganui High School vs Hawera High Exchange great contest
August 11, 2020

Great Sports Exchange yesterday against Hawera High at Whanganui High School on Tuesday 11 August 2020. WHS were overall winners of the exchange winning 8 out of the 11 sports played. Results:... Read More

Back to back regional Rockquest wins for In Business
August 10, 2020

Local rock band In Business, made up of students from Whanganui High School and Cullinane College, has taken out the top spot at the Regional Smokefree Rockquest for the second year in a row... Read More

WHS Results - Dance NZ Made 2020 Regionals - Groups
August 10, 2020

(Photos taken by Kate Regan) Wow!! What a night. **We were so proud of the heart and soul our amazing students brought to the stage for Dance NZ Made 2020!! ** RESULTS Year 9-10 2nd Place Triple H... Read More

WHS Results - Dance NZ Made 2020 Regionals - Solos, Duos and Trios
August 10, 2020

**(Photos taken by Paris Munro) ** **What a stunning two nights of dancing from our WHS dancers! ** These are photos from the first night of Solos, Duos and Trios. There are some more photos to come... Read More

Covid prompts iwi register revamp
August 8, 2020

Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui has started a campaign to ensure that the details of all 11,000 people on the Whanganui iwi register are up to date. The Kaitātari specialist team has been set up to... Read More

Rugby player wins hearts and scores himself $5000
August 8, 2020

For former Whanganui rugby representative Daniel Kauika, his "second chance" at a rugby career was everything he hoped it to be and has given him the confidence he can make it to the next level... Read More

Whanganui High School Annual Ball 2020
August 8, 2020

The Whanganui High School Annual Ball had the students enter an elaborately decorated ballroom at the Whanganui Racecourse on the evening of Saturday, the 8th of August. The night began with a... Read More

Whanganui High School Rocks at 2020 Smokefreerockquest Regionals
August 8, 2020

Smokefreerockquest Regional results are out - CONGRATULATIONS!! WHS ROCKS!! 1st and 3rd place Band section 👏 1st place Solo/Duo 👏 AND taking away ALL other 7 awards 👏 WOOHOO, nice one guys!... Read More

Whanganui's Nika Steele competing with fellow make-up artists on new TVNZ reality series
August 6, 2020

A Whanganui mother with a passion for creativity will be competing against aspiring make-up artists from around the country on a new online show. Nika Steele is one of nine contestants on TVNZ on... Read More

Ewen Stratford and Quay Artists Exhibition opening on August 12
August 6, 2020

Quay Artists started about two years ago with about six artists. The inspiration came from those who had done a Community Education course with artist, Pauline Allomes. It has grown, mainly by word of... Read More

Ex-Whanganui writer Rose Lu to read work at Anthonie Tonnon's Opera House show
August 5, 2020

Author Rose Lu will return to the scene of her teenage escapades when she features in musician Anthonie Tonnon's "variety show" at the Royal Wanganui Opera House this month. Lu's book All Who Live On... Read More

Sky high memorial to share her late sister's dream
August 5, 2020

Jumping out of a plane at 15,000 feet was not something Athena Jones-Collings had planned but she's now done it in honour of her late sister. Her older sister Jazmine, who died in a crash at Waitotara... Read More

Review: Mr Sandman a triumph
August 5, 2020

Mr Sandman A Sharyn Underwood School of Dance production Saturday, August 1 at the Royal Wanganui Opera House Reviewed by Paul Brooks Take almost 90 dancers, a committed team of choreographers,... Read More

Ucol matching students with work providers
August 4, 2020

UCOL has launched a website to connect its students with businesses and organisations that can provide work placements. And the tertiary education provider says it could be a lifeline for employers... Read More

Jigsaw Whanganui promotes community organisations' work amid Covid 19
August 3, 2020

Whanganui residents made their way down to Majestic Square on Sunday afternoon to groove to some music while also promoting social equity. A free concert called "Get Loud For Your Locals" was hosted... Read More
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