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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🎊 Whanganui High School News - November 2020 🎊
November 30, 2020
Congratulations to all our senior students and thank you to all whānau who were able to attend our various award evenings over the last few weeks. 👍🤩 ▶️️ VIEW the celebratory November...
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Dancers bring classic Christmas tale to the Royal Wanganui Opera House stage
November 28, 2020
Students of the Shirley McDouall School of Dance will perform Tchaikovsky's perennial Christmas tale The Nutcracker at the Royal Wanganui Opera House this weekend. School principal Melissa Tate said...
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UCOL Taster Workshops
November 27, 2020
Taster programmes for students from UCOL.
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Former WHS student, Milly Mitchell-Anyon to open Swine Gallery in old bacon factory
November 27, 2020
Art curator and critic Milly Mitchell-Anyon had planned on moving to the United States this year, but after the outbreak of the global Covid-19 pandemic, any overseas plans were quickly shelved...
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Bible Friends Concert at Christ Church Anglican on 1 December
November 26, 2020
Bible Friends is a Christian group for people with an intellectual disability. Every year at Christmas the group puts on a concert, which includes carol singing and a play. This event is put on for...
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Shirley McDouall School of Dance performing ‘The Nutcracker’ Ballet
November 26, 2020
The Shirley McDouall School of Dance under Melissa Tate will be performing Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker this weekend, 28/29 November, with two hour performances, including a 15 minute interval,...
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Whanganui's Richie Dibben and Taupō's Scott Moir are motorcycle racers on a mission
November 26, 2020
Whanganui's Richie Dibben and Taupo's Scott Moir will be two men on a mission this summer, both united and opposed and on the same battlefield. Dibben won the Supersport 600/Formula Two class on debut...
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Twin turbo athletes
November 26, 2020
Identical twins have been the source of countless studies including many on athletic performance. Over the past two decades, Whanganui has benefited from the outstanding performances of the Spriggens...
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Covid blues gone for city's choir
November 25, 2020
After a year waiting for the Covid-19 pandemic to go away, the Wanganui Male Choir is ready to give its next concert The Covid Blues Are Gone on December 6. For this concert, the choir is covering a...
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