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Kaitlin has painstaking passion for pointillism
August 1, 2020

Pointillism is an artform that involves creating works from small, distinct dots of ink or paint, applied in patterns to form an image. The term itself was coined by art critics in the late 1880s to... Read More

World Cup winning Black Fern Sosoli Talawadua enjoying being back in Whanganui helping grow women's game
August 1, 2020

After spending the past eight years chasing her rugby dream in Hamilton former Black Fern Sosoli Talawadua is enjoying her time back in her hometown helping grow the game. The eight-cap hooker... Read More

Whanganui sport
August 1, 2020

HOCKEY The Wanganui Premier men have the chance to advance in the Manawatū Premier Men's A Grade competition on Saturday, but need to find the back of the net. The 12-team competition has been... Read More

Whanganui Cancer Society shop pops up on Victoria Ave
August 1, 2020

The Whanganui Cancer Society has opened its annual Daffodil Day pop-up shop with volunteers selling a range of goods donated by the public with the goal of raising $20,000. The store, in the old... Read More

Whanganui District Council's new Youth Committee 2020
July 31, 2020

Wowweee check out our new Youth Committee! 👏🏼🔥 Was awesome to have 9 new members sworn in by Mayor Hamish McDouall on Monday. Congrats to Louis Devine & Charlotte Hardy - our new... Read More

WHENUA takes out House Quiz 2020!
July 31, 2020

On Friday 31 July we held our annual House Quiz, where we saw 76 teams head over to the Jubilee Studium for the afternoon to rack their brains with some classic trivia. It was an amazing day with many... Read More

Leading women artists confirmed for Whanganui's Sound Valley music festival
July 31, 2020

Three leading female New Zealand artists will join the line-up for Whanganui's Sound Valley music festival next year. In the second announcement of acts, festival organiser Lost Art Events, run by... Read More

Athletes take change in stride
July 30, 2020

The Whanganui Athletics Committee met on Monday and reflected on how much the world has changed since we last met on Monday, March 2. Three days after that Whanganui meeting in March, I was in... Read More

Community to come together to get loud for their locals!
July 30, 2020

As part of their campaign, Jigsaw Whanganui have put out an open invitation to their event on Saturday, 1 August 12-2.30pm, at Majestic Square, Whanganui. The event is free for everyone to attend - a... Read More

Whanganui Premier netball: Mixed fortunes for newcomers to club comp
July 29, 2020

Netball Whanganui's Covid-19-delayed Premier competition is underway with mixed results for the competition's newcomers. The 2020 season will be run in a shortened six-team format, with one... Read More

Everyone's got a dream job in Mr Sandman
July 29, 2020

Mr Sandman, the Sharyn Underwood School of Dance big stage production, was delayed by Covid-19 but will rock the Royal Wanganui Opera House this Saturday and Sunday. "I just made the story around the... Read More

Soulful Whanganui High School singers are Smokefreerockquest winners
July 25, 2020

The winners of this year's Whanganui Smokefreerockquest competition in the solo-duo category have been announced and duos from Whanganui High School and Ruapehu College took the two top spots... Read More

Whanganui High School win Whanganui Smokefreerockquest Solo-Duo
July 23, 2020

This week the winners of this year's Whanganui Smokefreerockquest competition in the solo/duo category have been announced, both winning a prize package from the Rockshop and going into the national... Read More

Hot chocolate and cakes at Majestic Square to encourage election enrolment
July 23, 2020

Representatives from the 14 person strong Council Youth Committee and the Electoral Commission organised an event complete with hot chocolate and cake at Majestic Square on Wednesday from 7am to 9am... Read More

Sharyn Underwood School of Dance performing ‘Mr Sandman’
July 23, 2020

Sharyn has been putting on dance recitals at the Opera House since the mid-1980s with recitals every other year since 1995. Her recitals are great spectacles showcasing the talents of her students,... Read More
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