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...
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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 π 1st place Solo/Duo π AND taking away ALL other 7 awards π WOOHOO, nice one guys!...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Whanganui sport
August 1, 2020
HOCKEY The Wanganui Premier men have the chance to advance in the ManawatΕ« Premier Men's A Grade competition on Saturday, but need to find the back of the net. The 12-team competition has been...
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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...
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Whanganui District Council's new Youth Committee 2020
July 31, 2020
Wowweee check out our new Youth Committee! ππΌπ₯ Was awesome to have 9 new members sworn in by Mayor Hamish McDouall on Monday. Congrats to Louis Devine & Charlotte Hardy - our new...
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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...
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