Another warm afternoon in Whanganui let to a hot night's action at Fast Lane Spares Oceanview Family Speedway on Saturday. The first titles of the season were decided at Oceanview, while at the same...
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'You are my yellow rose': Whanganui man seeks his high school sweetheart
November 23, 2019
A Whanganui man's search for his lost "love" has led to him taking out advertisements in newspaper classified pages, hunting for his "heart". Gene Pitkethley placed the advertisement to try to find...
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Whanganui young artist scholarship entries on show this week
November 23, 2019
Entries for the 2019 Fine Arts Wanganui Young Scholarship Award have officially closed. For the third year, the Fine Arts collective is running the contest, **won by Mikayla Baldwin in 2017 and by...
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Rivercity Speed Skating Tour in Whanganui this weekend
November 22, 2019
Local favourite Andrew Jones will be looking to seize his opportunity when the Wanganui Skating Club runs its tenth annual St John's Club Rivercity Speed Skating Tour this weekend. Speed skaters from...
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Whanganui's Chris Sharrock has success as NZ junior world champ badminton squad assistant coach
November 21, 2019
The flight of the ball consumes Chris Sharrock's sporting life that spans two popular codes - badminton and cricket. The Whanganui-born sportsman has just completed a successful stint as assistant...
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Speed Skating racing this weekend
November 21, 2019
This year marks the 10th anniversary running of the Wanganui Roller Sports Club’s Rivercity Speed Skating Tour and the St John’s club has been the principal sponsor and supporter from the...
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Rowing star Niamh Monk off to US
November 20, 2019
**Talented teenage Whanganui rower Niamh Monk is an old head on young shoulders and has her academic and sporting careers locked and loaded over the next four years at Indiana University in the United...
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Offering her time to help women
November 20, 2019
**Volunteer of the Month is Pétra Allen, who works for Women's Refuge Crisis Line. ** Sandra Rickey, Volunteer Whanganui manager, presented Pétra with a certificate, volunteer logo badge and a $40...
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WHS team have qualified for the Ki o Rahi Nationals Tournament in April 2020
November 19, 2019
Whanganui High School competed in the regional Ki o Rahi tournament over the weekend. The team came 2nd and have qualified for Nationals in Waitangi, April 2020. We also had 4 team members who made...
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WHS Head Students 2020!
November 19, 2019
As announced at the Year 12 Prizegiving on 6 November 2019, below are the Head Students for 2020! 🤩 Congratulations to our future leaders! 👏👏
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Creativity to fore as UCOL art and design students prepare final shows
November 16, 2019
The design and art departments at UCOL Whanganui are hives of activity as bachelor students complete their final works for the year. Third-year students in the visual arts, fashion and design media...
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Machete Clan: Behind the Whanganui rap group streamed by millions
November 16, 2019
Born out of the local house party scene, a group of Whanganui musicians have built an empire which now sells out shows around the country and garners millions of online streams. Machete Clan started...
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WHS Champion House 2019: TEAM WHENUA!
November 15, 2019
And the Award for Champion House 2019 goes to... TEAM WHENUA!!! Congratulations to all students and staff of Whenua House! It has been a hugely successful year full of many amazing events and lots of...
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Madison receives UCOL Accomplishment Award
November 15, 2019
Congratulations to Year 13 student, Madison Austin who was awarded the UCOL Accomplishment Award for the student who has made significant achievement in 2019. She was awarded a certificate and $100...
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Labour Party to select Whanganui candidate for 2020 Election
November 14, 2019
Whanganui Labour Party members have now had the opportunity to meet and question the two prospective candidates to represent the Party at the 2020 election. The candidates are Steph Lewis, the...
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