Shea returns from USA Drift Champs
September 23, 2019
My name is Shea Robinson and I am a team leader for Team DMNZ (Drift Motorsport NZ). Team DMNZ is a husband and wife couple, Drew and Jodie Donovan who professionally drift all over the world. I...
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Latin festival builds bridges across Pacific
September 21, 2019
The Latin American and Spanish Film Festival (LASFF) wraps up in Whanganui next week with a final screening at the Davis Theatre. English subtitled films from Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico,...
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Movie Night Take 2!
September 20, 2019
SHREK 2 coming to you on the big screen! The Cultural Prefects present a final movie night on Thursday 26 September (week 10) at 6.15pm - 8.30pm in the Hall. ALL FUNDS will go towards a portable sound...
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Brass Whanganui superb at the Shanghai Tourism Festival 2019
September 19, 2019
🎷🎺 Brass Whanganui at the Shanghai Tourism Festival 2019 in China. Year 10 student Luke Squire and former students Sarah Wright, Ethan Mancer, Jonathon Greenwell, Hamish Jellyman, Dale Jellyman...
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Ngā Manu Kōrero Nationals 2019
September 17, 2019
From the 10th to the 12th of September 2019, Manawatu/Horowhenua hosted the annual Ngā Manu Kōrero National Speech competition held at the Regent in Palmerston North. Whanganui High school was...
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Whanganui's fond farewell to Ed Boyd
September 17, 2019
Ed Boyd's wife Hinemoa and his children are mourning the loss of "a beautiful man" and Whanganui mourns with them. More than 1000 people gathered at the Whanganui War Memorial Centre yesterday to...
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Whanganui business TradeZone winner
September 16, 2019
A Whanganui family-owned and operated business is celebrating its team's efforts after winning the TradeZone group's overall retail award. McDonald Equipment/TradeZone Wanganui won the outstanding...
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Whanganui's Toby Brooke in Top 20 at World Champs
September 14, 2019
**It was a Top 20 finish for Whanganui's Toby Brooke at his first ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships in France, overnight on Thursday, NZ time. ** Part of a nine strong New Zealand team,...
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Squash: Whanganui Club wins Central Districts Champion of Champions crown
September 14, 2019
Whanganui with their CD club title. Back left, Shandon Scott, Matt Ratcliffe, Kees Robbertson, Sam Power, Nigel Ward (manager), Shane Stone. Front, Pauline Slovak, Ngakuria Osborne, Kent Darlington.
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Jack racing in Cambridge this weekend
September 13, 2019
All the best to our WHS cyclist Jack Overweel as he heads to a NZ U23 Camp/Races this weekend in Cambridge to help prepare him for his National Track and Road Champs at the end of this month and in...
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Long-term wish to represent Whanganui electorate
September 12, 2019
It was seeing poverty in Afghanistan in 2011 - then poverty back home in New Zealand - that jolted Tim Easton out of his comfortable public sector desk job. He has put his hand up to be Whanganui's...
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Lucy on her way to the NZSS Swimming Champs
September 12, 2019
All the best to Lucy Sommerville who is on her way to Hamilton for the NZSS Swimming Champs! 🏊🏊 Good Luck Lucy!! 👍
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Congratulations to our new Student Trustee
September 12, 2019
**The Whanganui High School netball girls have made history and won the opportunity to stamp their class on the national stage after finishing third at the annual Lower North Island Winter Tournament...
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Black comedy on stage for festival
September 11, 2019
On Thursday, October 3, as part of the Whanganui Literary Festival, Repertory Theatre is presenting opening night of The Dignity of Risk ,a black comedy, directed by Kerry Girdwood. It’s about three...
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